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steven l. and his stormtrooper daughter sydney enjoy their
day
in disney world. make it a
snow
day
or a geaux
day
, your choice by brandon foreman i am certain that everyone enjoyed the
snow
day
last month. i know my family sure
did
, but if you take a minute and think about it, what
did
you enjoy? don?t get me wrong, i loved the
snow
, but at the same time i
did
n?t like it. we must have gone through at least a week?s worth of clothes for each child because here in the south, we don?t have ?
snow
gear.? everything gets wet, and when you?re wet, you get colder, and then you freeze. then, you change clothes, of course. this is not a good cycle to keep repeating with three kids. not to mention all the trash that came into the house as the kids came in and out. the ice and
snow
also fell on the tile floor, which means?yep, you guessed it?running kids plus wet tile floor equals wipe out. like i said, we really
did
enjoy the
day
, but here?s the kicker?i think what i
did
enjoy the most was the concept of a ?
snow
day
? down south (to my family and friends up north, you have no concept of this). we all heard it might
snow
, but
did
we really think it would? especially like that? most of us probably
did
n?t, and when it
did
, we were all excited and for most of us, all plans for that fri
day
were changed. we spent time with friends and family playing outside and riding around looking at our community together, not sitting on a couch or playing video games. we enjoyed each other?s company and made calls to friends and family and
did
n?t talk about work or school. we talked about what our kids were doing in the
snow
and how much fun they were having. so, what does all this mean? well, for me, it is simple. we need to step back and enjoy each other and spend time together. most importantly, we need to do it more o?en and not wait on it to
snow
to have a
snow
day
. my challenge is simple?every so o?en, pick a
day
and wake up the kids and surprise them with ice cream for breakfast. take them out for a
day
of random fun outside or bring them to that new fun family place. just get out and make your own ?geaux
day
,? because that?s how we roll down south. ? a
day
in the life of dad pic of the month from the mouths of dads stay connected play t e a m da d ? being a father means you have to think fast on your feet. you must be judicious, wise, brave, tender, and willing to put on a frilly hat and sit down to a pretend tea party.? ? matthew buckley if you would like to read more of brandon?s adventures from a
day
in the life of dad, visit us online at brparents.com. 9 0 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | j a n u a r y 2 0 1 8
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