Forecast

I've become conflicted about this "snow day" stuff. You see, as a former child, I understand quite well the thrill of the snow day, and believe me, I still share in that excitement. We've had at least one snow day every week this year so far — if I were still eight years old? I would have thought this was the best year ever. He loves going to school, but the snow day is like an unexpected (well, mostly unexpected) gift.

As a parent, though, I don't seem to get too much done these days while my eight-year-old is home. Not that he isn't able to entertain himself, but his interests have become more and more ambitious with age, and often involve taking an old toy apart, either to fix it or just to see how it works (or worked). So I get called in for frequent consultations. It hampers my productivity, which, in turn, kinda nags at my conscience.

Tomorrow could go either way. There's lots of snow expected — but it's expected to end by daybreak, which should allow plenty of time for the roads to be cleared. But then, we had an unexpected few inches yesterday morning, and then an unexpected few more during the day today, so who knows?