Snow days

When I was in school they had not invented snow days. I think they are a good thing. I only lived six blocks from school which is not a great distance and the blocks were short but I can remember some days when it was so cold that my hands hurt. Parents picked up kids at school a lot but I remember one day that mother was busy and I looked longingly for a ride but none appeared. I probably would have gone outside if I had been home but this one seemed extra cold. Our mittens were generally on a string that went through your coat so if you had one you had both. I had both but it was sooo cold. It was great to get home. My sister, Helen, was in Junior High so only had to walk across the street but she gave me sympathy that day instead of telling me that she had walked home on colder days. She never walked home alone as she had my sister and then she had me. It is nice when you have company.