Snow Day

Snow days are not what they used to be.

It used to be that snow days meant going out to shovel snow and then getting outside with the kids to make snow forts or snow sculptures. Now, it just means shoveling snow and hoping that the one kid left in the house might deign to come outside and play in the snow with me.

In some ways, it is a disappointment when he says no. And in some ways it is a relief.

On our last snow day, Thing 3 said that it was too cold outside. He was also feeling a bit un...