Snow Day

So, with all the snow days lately, I thought I'd talk about my favorite this year. Why this year? Because that, for the most part, I was sick during the rest of them. Also, this one's fresh, and it really was pretty fun.

My day started at seven. I awoke to find that I had been blessed with a 2 hour delay. After realizing this, I stopped getting breakfast ready and returned to my slumber. For about twenty minutes. My Mom nearly knocked down my door and asked why I was sleeping. I explained the delay to her in various half-awake grumbles, to which she replied, "Well get up! There's no use in just going back to bed!" After I assured her I would, she left me to my own.

Half an hour later, after being rudely reawakened, I got ready for my day. Exactly after I finished my Cap'n Crunch, a brilliant red bar flashed on the TV screen, announcing that I didn't have school. I told my Mom about this triumphantly(she laughed and thought I was lying) and promptly returned to bed.

Around eleven, my Dad and I both woke up and got ready for work outside. So began the great winter dress up! First came the insulated Carhart overalls, than a pair of work boots that Santa would be proud of. After donning the matching Carhart work coat, I topped the piece off with a hardy pair of insulated leather gloves. Thinking I was ready for anything, I walked outside and began my chores. One hour later, I learned that a ski mask would be nice and that my gloves weren't waterproof. It was fine though, as my gloves froze and my face went numb.

After all the obligitory chores, only one task remained: plowing the driveway. I know that for all the city kids reading this, big trucks come by and accomplish this for you. Not us hicks, however, we had to start the tractor, drive it into the pasture, and hook it to a large plow buried beneath snow drifts. Tough, but we handled it. As I walked back to the house, I came upon a large snow drift, taller than myself(I'm 5'8", 210 for all the ladies out there). Looking down at my armor of warmth, I figured "why not?" and crashed through the drift in a manner truly reminicint of the Incredible Hulk. A great way to end the day(until all the snow melted off in my bed), I collapsed into my Lazy Boy and enjoyed the last few hours watching one of my favorite movies(Disney's Hercules. Seriously, it's a good movie!) when I saw that tomorrow was a snow day too. I groaned and got ready to do it all again in the morning.