Snow Days

Living in Iowa, it is expected to have snow days during the winter season. Typically, the Des Moines School district will have 1 to 2 snow days during any given school year. Some years have less and some years have more, just depending on the severity of the winter.

This winter the Des Moines area has been hard hit with winter weather which has caused the Des Moines School district to cancel school 2 days in December and a whopping 4 days so far in January for a total of 6 snow days so far this school year. In the 15 years that I have worked for the school district, we have never had this many snow days. We will now to go school until June 16th (baring any more snow days).

However, given the extended forecast, nature is not working in our favor. We are aimed to be hit by another storm this weekend and then again possibly in the middle of next week.

Snow

We have been blessed with a string of nice, warm days last week. Temperatures ranged between 40 and 65 degrees. With the nice weather, the majority of the snow that we had on the ground melted away and it was starting to feel like spring. But, I'm in Iowa and spring does not start in February. Winter returned with a rude awaking this past Friday. We received between 5-7 inches of snow. The once bare ground is now white again and the temperatures are once again below freezing.

Once upon a time I loved winter. I use to enjoy playing out in the snow and doing various activities that snow offers. Now, I could honestly live without it. I still enjoy going sledding and playing outside with my children; but I honestly don't do that very often in the winter due to the fact that I get cold easily. I have said many times that I would move to a warmer location if it were not for the fact that the majority of my family lives in Iowa and that I really enjoy my job.

So, for now, I will continue to accept the fact that I live in a place that has winter for approximately 6-7 months out of the year, despite what the calendars may say.