For reasons beyond the ken of mere mortals, the public schools are closed for the third day in a row. The streets are clear, but apparently, the sidewalks are too icy for the kids to get to school (but not too icy for them to get to the sledding hills).
This school has not been closed, but our scheduled has been lax and abbreviated. Not that my kids can’t make 20% less work take 20% longer to do.
My neighbor just called about something and then asked me how I was making out with house-bound kids and all. We got off on a tangent about the weather conditions under which we went to school back in the day and laughed over how we sounded just like our parents. I realized after she hung up that she was struggling a bit to maintain sanity under adverse conditions: two rowdy active school-aged boys home for three days straight. Of course, for me, that is my normal, everyday life. Of course, also, for me, I let go of my sanity ages ago.
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Michelle-my daughter decided to do her school work for today last night after dinner so she could have a “snow day” like the rest of the neighborhood. She is my self-motivated student… my other student, my “do we have to do school today” son decided to not take a snow day last night and opt out of doing school in the evening hours. Today, you would think that he has to sit on hot coals and have fire ants crawl all over his body. He is very angry that his sister does not have school and he does… there is a lesson in there somewhere for him to learn, but I do not believe he is getting it!
It must really be hard for parents to adjust to having active kids home all day when the parent is used to them being at school. I think that the only reason that it doesn’t bother me (as much – there are moments!) is because I don’t know any different!
I hear ya, sister! We have had so many sub-zero days (what’s bad about that global warming thingy, again?) that I have finally gotten a membership to one of the local community centers just to maintain my sanity. Actually, they have a homeschool program so I might look into it for the kids fitness, but mainly, I’m there for me. I just plop the kids in the “play place” and they watch eachother while I work out. It’s awesome. Then it’s back to reality and boring old schoolwork. I’ve heard that next week is going to be downright balmy (in the 20’s) so we’ll at least get out and ice skate on the pond and go sledding. Minnesota is GREAT. EVERYONE SHOULD LIVE HERE. (sigh) Can you tell I’ve also let my sanity go a looooooong time ago?