Living here in NY is a lot different than my childhood in Utah. While in Utah we have lots of snow during the winter, I can count the number of days on my hand that we had a snow day and didn't have to go to school. I am pretty sure it was maybe 2 times, possibly 3, and that is from K-12th grade. The snow there is usually very dry and fluffy, no ice and a well supported snow removal.
Well living in NY is a different story. 1st, everyone gets bussed even if you live right across the street from school. I think that is one of the biggest differences and 2nd is all the ice we get with storms. This winter Mason had 3 snow days and he loved it. And I have learned that there are traditions that kids do the night before a potential snow storm to make sure that it is an actual snow day. Mason came home with a few ideas but I asked my friends on FB to make sure that we knew them all and had fun with all the kids doing them!
The kids wore their pajamas inside out and backwards (Mason even insisted that Oliver do it!) They held ice in their hand and ran around the table 3 times then threw the ice in the toilet for a flush. We threw salt outside the door and they slept with a pillow under their pillow. I have no idea who came up with the ideas but Mason loved it and it was fun to do it together.
Now here's hoping that we have no more snow days, I am done with winter!
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