Apparently I need to get out more. Literally, that is.
I don’t need to get out more generally; I just need to agree to go outside this weekend.
Why? Because the dreaded ‘s’ word has been uttered.
Snow.
Apparently it’s arriving across the whole of the UK this weekend, so some newspapers say.
I’ve reacted with a ‘s’ word of a different sort.
And IJ wants me to go out and play in it. The snow, that is.
Thankfully it isn’t here yet. Hopefully it never will be. But IJ is frustrated at my lack of enthusiasm for taking her new plastic sledge outside and giving it its very first run on the slopes.
I would be excited, of course, if we were holidaying in the Alps.
The reality is that I travel from Nottinghamshire to London for work every week. And British Rail can’t cope with leaves or rain let alone snow.
So I’m a tad apprehensive.
‘Are you absolutely sure it’s going to snow?’ I asked IJ.
‘Yes’, she said. ‘I Googled it.’
‘Did Google say it was going to be highly disruptive?’
‘No, Google doesn’t know anything about that.’
Hmmm. They might soon.
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hahah, and it’s at times like this that I’m pleased the hardest thing I have to get to in the snow is the local shop. Which I could get to by sledge. If Ihad one. *Note to self Buy Sledge*
Yes, buy a sledge, because sod’s law means we’ll have a heatwave if you do.
Aww so hope we get snow x
As long as it stays in your part of the world, Susan, and doesn’t move south! x
ha ha ha – I LOVE snow as well – BUT only if they close school so we can all enjoy it! NO fun going down a hill on my tod!
No Super Amazing Mum. You’ve miss-read the title. You’re not supposed to mention snow! But if I get stranded in London I’ll come round to yours and we can go sledging!
you know it is bound to snow because I haven’t brought a sledge.. even tho my three have the same expectation as IJ and insist I buy one everytime we see them.. but i always forget.. don’t want to drag sledges round town.. don’t come back later type of thing.. and so for this reason yet again when it does snow my children will curse me for not having a sledge…
This is the first sledge we’ve ever had, which is why IJ is so keen to use it. I’ve never bought one. Like you it’s not the sort of thing you want to carry around town, but Granny appeared one day with this one! I’ll have to bring her round to use it.
I can’t tell you how much flak I’ve got today for not taking DD out in the snow. I love looking at it but hate being out in it!
You have snow? I always imagined it to be sunny in Israel. I absolutely hate being out in it too!
If it does come we won’t need Google to tell us about chaos. It will be all over the news!
Very true Julia. We’ll never hear the end of it!