Yesterday during breakfast (after watching the news) ...
The oldest began .... "There is apparently quite a snowstorm coming to New England, with forcasts of 12" of snow in some areas. Can you imagine that, Mom ?" (and it DID come indeed http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/13/winter.storm.ap/index.html according to the news THIS morning.)
"Why don't we pack up some warm clothes and go to play in the snow ?" they began to chime, one by one. "We could stay with Aunt Chris, and play in the snow. Please ?"
I said "I do not think Maryland is supposed to get the full 12" of snow, and we have school to think of."
They had another idea. "We could stay with Auntie Iddgy in Pennsylvania to play in the snow. And we could leave on Friday afternoon and come home Sunday so we wouldn't miss any school days. Please ? "
I said "Auntie Iddgy's house is just an hour north of Aunt Chris, and I do not think she is supposed to get the 12" of snow either. And DadToCherubs has to work."
Not to be dismissed, they continued with "Well, we could go to Connecticut and stay with GranAnnie and GranDan or Uncle Brian - surely THEY will get the 12" of snow. We wouldn't miss school because it will be a weekend, and DadToCherubs can work from ANYWHERE with highspeed internet and all of the family in Connecticut probably has that by now. PRETTY PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE ?? "
So, after this plan I was running low on "reasons", except for logic. I said "well, we have to get our Christmas shopping finished."
They paused and looked at each other, and said "Let's just send everyone a giftcard in the mail - and then go to Connecticut to play in the snow." And two children followed that with "I will even give my birthday money that I have saved to pay for the gas for the trip."
After all of this "pressure" ..... I did have to VETO the trip, which was a very unpopular decision to say the least. I would say the children REALLY want to see some snow this year .... and that they are becoming quite desparate about it. HA !! None the less, we are staying put here at home to finish our Christmas preparations, not to mention that we have not driven in significant snow in YEARS and do not want to try during a near Blizzard. But we will continue to hope for snow here ... and will maybeeee go to find some later this winter when we go to NewEngland for our planned visit.
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Not an inch of the snow has melted yet, so your chances are pretty good of finding quite a bit of white stuff when you do finally get up to NE. I just love the schemes of children--so unhindered by reality, or laws of nature, or anything trivial like that :0)
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