What to do on a Snow Day

I am sick today. And I sit here with a box of tissues, a bottle of hydrasense and a clove of burning garlic shoved in my aching ear. I am too sick to do anything but have random thoughts and watch boring shows on TV. Daytime television is bleh. There is more snow coming. “When the snows fall and the white winds blow…” the bus ain’t coming cause school is closed.

For Moms:

1. Make a huge amount of hot chocolate. Pour in a bottle of Benadryl. Give them as much as they like, they’ll all be out before you know it.

2. Send them outside and offer a ‘ten’ for every igloo they make. They’ll stay out of your hair the whole day. Then give them a dime for every igloo. What?

3. Send them over to Grandma’s. That is what parents are for. (Be sure to move to Florida after they get married and have their own kids.)

For Kids:

1. Make your own hot chocolate.

2. Offer to make breakfast and let Mom go back to sleep.

3. Clean the house while Mom sleeps.

4. Take care of younger brothers and sisters while Mom sleeps.

5. Make chicken sandwiches for lunch, feed everyone, then clean up the kitchen while Mom sleeps.

6. Make Mom the best cup of coffee/tea ever and serve it to her on a tray with a flower in bed.

7. If you can’t manage all the above, take all your brothers and sisters and go over to Grandma’s. Stay there.

Any more ideas for the next snow day?

(All pics courtesy of moi taken on Feb 8)

February 12, 2013September 16, 2013 by Khaula Siddique Categories: Canada, Family, Home, Humor, Life, Random ThoughtsTags: Family, humor, kids, Snow day 10 Comments

10 thoughts on “What to do on a Snow Day”

I want to hear more about the clove of garlic. Seriously, does it work?

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khaula mazhar says:

Feb 16, 2015 at 11:22 pm

I have had some pretty bad earaches and the hot garlic does provide relief. (You should see a doctor though to make sure it is nothing serious.) Garlic is a natural antiseptic, so if the earache is just because of a really bad cold, I use it.

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Reblogged this on khaula mazhar and commented:

Yesterday was a snow day (yay!)so I am reblogging this one. Also I am still in the “depths of despair” about the ugly truth about writing and still don’t feel like writing.

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Hahahahaha – I could comment similarly on so many of your recentish posts as I scrolled down your homepage, but will stick with this one. There’s a bit of genius in each of those suggestions. Of course we would never put alcohol-laced medicine in our kids’ hot chocolate… 🙂

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