From my Scrooge meanderings!!!
Four Canadian provinces have holidays today.
One, Manitoba, has named theirs after a convicted criminal who is being rehabilitated in the eyes of the public (Louis Riel). Not that other convicted criminals have not had holidays named after them (Christmas??). These types of holidays tend to have controversy surrounding them.
On the other hand, three provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, have named their holiday "family day".
Now, get this! We are in a country where "snow days" mean kids stay home from school — often with parents or possibly with sitters. The weather can be known to dip to below comfortable levels. No one goes anywhere — and even if they wanted to the car probably wouldn’t start. For the months of January and February you can expect the nuclear family gets to see lots of each other — more by accident than design.
So, now, by design, we are going to add another "family day" to the calendar.
Might be easier to call it a mental health day — at least you can do your own thing, lock yourself up, and get some rest. But, no, we have to call it a "family day." If the other family days in the two coldest months of the year haven’t already killed you, let’s try another one. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!!
There are good reasons for a February holiday. Let’s just not call it anything! Bah, Humbug!!!
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Hi, Brenda says it’s OBVIOUS that you have CABIN FEVER. How right is she??
When Ron read to me what he was putting in his blog, I said he sounded like Scrooge – so negative. I think that anytime a holiday is initiated for families to be together it has to be good. And in Saskatchewan, this week is already a week of winter break for the kids. Why not let parents enjoy a day of it with their kids instead of trying to find alternative care or miss a day of work without pay? As for my husband’s defense all I can say is that a) he is indeed getting cabin fever and b) he is on drugs and not thinking clearly. Hopefully both a) and b) will not last too long!
OK, so I don’t have much of a leg to stand on in this one!! Yes, family days are good. But, with so many snow days lately, is there ever a time when a family has been together so much that they get cabin fever?