Snow

I woke up and got dressed as if it were any normal school day. Then I went to brush my teeth and as soon as I opened the door everything was really bright. I wondered why it seemed like the middle of the day. Then I peered out the window and saw something beautiful. Snow, lots and lots of snow. I was really excited, but then I got worried for a moment. There was a chance they had cleared the roads and we would be going to school. I rushed downstairs to make sure we had a snow day. My parents were sitting on the couch having coffee. They said “No School!” I was relieved and psyched that I got to play in the snow. I immediately got my snow gear and went outside. I built a snow fort and made a pile of snowballs, ready to fire at my brother who did the same. Then he jumped out from behind his fort and I pelted him with snowballs. I kept hitting him but he kept running toward me. When he was close enough he started throwing at me so I decided to abandon my fort and run for it. We played for a while and then got out our sled and went down to the big hill next to the library. He went first and since he was so light he flew right off the sled and on to his face. Luckily, the snow broke his fall so he was alright. Then I got in the sled and went down the hill. I felt great to feel the wind at my face. Just as I was about to come to a stop I wiped out. I had forgotten to steer. I flipped right off the side and had the same fate as my brother, a face full of snow. When the day was over I we went home. When we walked through the front door the phone rang. My dad answered it and after he hung up he turned and said to us “Schools cancelled tomorrow.”

~ Doug C.