Do Homeschoolers Have Snow Days?

This has been one of those Winters that will not soon be forgotten. We've had snow... lots of snow. During the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day I shoveled a good foot of snow from our driveway. Since then it's snowed so many times I've actually lost count... never a foot, but a couple inches here and there time and time again means more often than not there is something to shovel from the drive or scrape from the windshield.

This morning I opened my blinds thinking I'd see my neighbor's snow toilet (yes, you read that right... but we sorta get a kick out of it) a bit smaller than yesterday as I had thought the temps where on the rise. To my surprise the snow toilet and everything around it was covered in another 2 inches of snow. Are you kidding me? Not only that, but there's more on the way!

Now to my question... do you give your kiddos snow days? I wonder how many of you give your kids the day off when the neighborhood kids are out of school? I ask this recognizing that many of your kids may finish a days lessons before noon, depending on their age, what you're studying and how diligent they are about getting their assignments done. Last year when my kids were both homeschooled we took all day to get the job done. There were no half days to speak of, so we did occasionally take a day off. Usually at random.

I know homeschoolers who actually follow the same calendar as their local school, giving their kids all the same scheduled and unscheduled breaks along the way. Some do this just so their kids don't recent their situation. What does your calendar look like?