Cabin Fever

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Today marks yet another day that I have been relieved from the burden of having to wake up at 6:20 A.M., eat a quick breakfast, and drive off to school before the Sun gives its first light. Sounds wonderful, right? Not quite.

My entire family has a Type A personality, meaning  that we are very energetic people who don’t feel that excessive down time is relaxful. Even when we vacation to a beach, we can only stand sitting by the water for about an hour. We spend most of our time going on excursions, shopping, and playing mini golf.

Both of my parents work in education. My mother teaches in Raleigh County (calendar above) and my father is a principal in neighboring Fayette County. Since the silent blizzard has blown through, schools have been closed in both Fayette and Raleigh Counties. The first couple days were enjoyable. I had some work to finish up and enjoyed relaxing. As the week progressed, however, my parents and I were in dire need of entertainment. The roads were too bad to drive on and the snow just kept falling as it is still doing as I am writing this.

The most amusing part of this week has been my Dad. I knew he was hard up for entertainment when he forbid my mom and I from shoveling the driveway. Dad has been talking about retiring in a few years from education. After this week, I think he may put his retirement on hold for a few more years.

Overall, this has been an enjoyable break. I do not mind the time off, but I have a bad case of cabin fever.