Square dancing

I was out clearing the drive and front steps for the second time today, and one of our neighbors’ kids came walking up the driveway with his snow saucer. He asked if he could sled down the hill in our front yard—the kids are very polite, and they always ask, even though we’ve told them they don’t have to. Here’s a little excerpt from the conversation that made me chuckle.

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me: “Pretty nice sledding snow, huh?”

him: “Yeah, and it’s even nicer since school was canceled and I don’t have to go to gym class.”

me: “Oh, you don’t like gym class?”

him: “We’re doing square dancing, yuck!”

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I don’t have anything against square dancing or square dancers, but I’d rather sled, too.