school

Nephew [age 5]: Why didn’t I see you today? Me: You weren’t home! You were at school, silly! Nephew: [with mix of horror and disgust] I have to go to school until I’m 18!

It’s really cold today. I absolutely hate the cold. I like snow, however. More accurately, I love how everything looks with the snow, before everything has been plowed and shovelled and sanded. When I was small, I’d guess around 8 or so, I remember being told not to walk in the snow. “Stay on the…