Recipes for a Snow Day in Tennessee

Before I went to bed last night, I knew there would be no school today. So I crept into A's room, turned off her alarm and headed upstairs, hoping the girls would revert to Christmas Break wake-up times. No such luck. Here's our day via a series of recipes.

Recipe for Disappointment
1 part anticipation
2 parts excitement
3 girls who rarely get enough snow to play in
1 happy mom knowing school is called off before going to bed
3 early risers
2 daughters who look out the window, see no snow and dress for school
1 daughter who clings to all of the talk about a snow day and stays in her PJs
1 yard devoid of any white sprinkles



Recipe for the Cure for Disappointment
1 pink panther cartoon, watched from under blankets
2 glasses of orange juice for the 8 year old and 5 year old
1 glass of water for the 10 year old with reflux
2 cups of coffee for the mom
1 recipe of 2-Mama's Cranberry Muffins

1/2 c butter
1 1/4 c sugar
2 eggs
3 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder (I realize as I type this that I left out this ingredient - you couldn't tell!)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp orange peel
2 c cranberries

Preheat oven to 375.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add flour mixture alternately with wet ingredients.
Do not overbeat.
Fold in cranberries.
Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Recipe for Enjoying a Snow Day with No Snow
1 board book for K
1 or 2 Dear America series books for A
1 copy The Serial Garden for B
1 book for Mom
1 copy of The Iliad, translated for youth

Read books separately while mom finishes her coffee.
Listen to mom read The Iliad aloud with great excitement, from under blankets.
Sigh with deep satisfaction.

And finally, half-way into our Snow Day, snow arrives! So go and play in it while your mom tries to capture the magic of a free day with her daughters.