Winter Blues

“I know we wanted some snow days, but this is ridiculous!” Todd Frank stood out in his yard and looked at the three feet of snow that blanketed the front area of his house. He and his friend, Paul, were out with their sleds, trying to find something new to do since they had been out of school now for two weeks due to the inclement weather.

“I know what you mean, Todd,” Paul said. “At first, it was fun getting to sleep in late, drink lots of hot chocolate, and play in the snow. But now,” he sighed, “well, I hate to admit it, but I’m starting to miss school.”

Todd nodded in agreement. “Don’t tell anyone, but I feel the same way. It’s bad enough with me that I’m even starting to miss my teachers!”

Paul laughed and said, “Okay, I promise. I won’t tell anyone you said that!”

The two boys kept walking, pulling Todd’s sled behind them. “Maybe we could make some money while we’re off school,” Paul spoke up. “We could offer to take people’s pets on sled rides for $1.00 each. Since people can’t get out and walk their dogs, they might be willing to pay for them to ride.”

Todd shook his head. “I don’t think that’s going to work, but it would be a good idea if we figured out a way to fight our boredom while making some money.”

Just then, Todd saw his neighbor Mr. Mundy shoveling the snow from his driveway. When he saw how hard the work was for his neighbor and how he had to keep stopping to rest between each shovel, both boys had the same idea at the same time.

Two hours later, when the driveway was shoveled and they had extra money in their pockets, they were both changing their minds about wishing the snow would go away.