I love the chance to spend an extra day with my little ones because a snow day here, with school cancelled, means I'm with them all day. Hurray! Relaxed time with no schedule, cold adventures and hot cocoa warm-ups. It's a great bonding time, to be sure.
However, it also means I miss a day of work, a day of pay. My schedule and budget get thrown a little out of whack and an extra dose of flexibility is required. My - hasn't that been one of the greatest lessons in my life: letting go of my expectations and plans, being flexible, trusting that nothing has surprised God. Whew, it's tough though, for me.
So, for me it is essential to have a backup plan for childcare. I can budget to miss one day of work per month (assuming I'll have a sick one, a field trip or something). But we are going on day 2 of a snow day and I've already missed work for a dental appointment this month, plus there will be the Christmas holiday. I have agreed with a high school junior who knows my children from church that when she is out of school for a snow day, she will come to my house. We are in the same school district, so it works for us and I am relieved to know there is a plan in place and I'm not floundering at the last minute for fill-in childcare.
Then I can enjoy some of the white stuff before heading back to the grown-up world!
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