Thursday, January 28, 2010

Pros and Cons of the Seasons

So, it snowed. And it snowed. And it snowed. Remember back in summer when we wished it would snow? And snow? And snow? Yea, me too. Well I wish it would stop. So here's to you, snow. This Pros and Cons guide of the seasons is dedicated to you, with love.

Spring
March-May
Pros
-Frolicking in the flowers
-A fair temperature allows children to wear t-shirts without being yelled at
-Perfect time for taking photos of your cat sunbathing
-Rain
-Green trees
Cons
-Allergies are at their max
-Ant hills
-Spring cleaning
-Children having the urge to go outside
-Children having the urge to take you outside with them

Summer
June-August
Pros
-Vacation
-No homework
-An unhealthy amount of sleep
-Not having to wear socks
Cons
-Boredom
-Friends leaving you behind to go on vacations
-Increased cases of planter's warts because of flip-flops
-Falling asleep at 3 in the morning
-Waking up at 3 in the afternoon
-Heat exhaustion
-Your cat will run away from you and your body heat
-Electricity bills rise
-No good television
-Everything else

Fall
September-November
Pros
-Pretty colors
-Leaf piles
-Cool, crisp air
-Halloween candy sales
-Really good television
Cons
-Increased cases of Lyme Disease from tic bites
-Raking
-Allergies
-School
Winter
December-February.
Pros
-Gives excuses to stay in bed all day with a Snuggie
-Snow days
-The coldness drives cats towards their owners
-You aren't burned to death
-The unmistakable chimney smell can be detected around every corner
-Sledding
-The Winter Olympics is a great opportunity to scream at the television or applaud at it. See also, the Super Bowl.
-The first snowfall
Cons
-Shoveling
-The coldness drives cats to their owners
-You freeze to death
-Because of insufficient amounts of oxygen, Carbon Monoxide poisoning increases from the incomplete combustion in chimneys
-Sledding
-No new episodes of Glee until April because of the Winter Olympics
-The second snowfall.
-The third snowfall.

And that, Charlie Brown, is what the seasons are all about.

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