Snow

Over the weekend there was a huge snow storm. I'm glad it happened over the weekend because if it happened this morning, there would be no way I was getting out of my driveway.

Sunday morning I grabbed my shovel and went outside. My neighbor did most of the hard work with his snow blower. He took care of my sidewalk and entry to our driveway. He couldn't do my driveway because it is gravel. So I had the fun task of shoveling the driveway.

Shoveling the driveway was not fun, the snow was still coming down and it was very windy. I was outside for 1.5 to 2 hours and my hat, coat, gloves, wind pants were coated with ice. The snow was fluffy but very heavy. I have tendinitis in my left wrist and it started to hurt during the shoveling. I switched hands with the shovel a couple of times to give my wrist a break. While I was shoveling with my right hand it felt awkward, but it did help. I stopped shoveling the driveway when my left wrist was stiff. I cleared out 3/4 of the driveway. I figured I would let my husband finish the rest later. About a half hour after I came inside, my neighbor who we share our driveway with, finished the rest. I was so pleased she did that. It was very helpful.

After the snow stopped that afternoon, my husband and I went out to clear off our cars. The process took about a half hour. Once my car was cleaned off, I backed it out of its spot to clear the snow surrounding my car. This morning, besides scrapping the frost off of the windows, it was very easy to get into my car and back out of the driveway and go to work.

Photo: Looking down the sidewalk near my home Monday morning.