Snow Snow Snow and More Snow Feb. 2011

Well we got snow! They were labeling this as "The Storm of the Century". But I have heard from others who have lived in Michigan awhile this was nothing compared to the "Storm of '78". That must have been some storm! 

I can say that in the six years I have lived here this is the most snow we've gotten in that time. And of course it would be the time our snow blower would not work...you know that whole "Murphy's Law" thing! 

Aside from that it was still amazingly gorgeous once it was finished! When I got up in the morning and opened the porch door I was surprised to find the snow was actually right up to the door! And there are three steps from the sidewalk to the door.   
 I took this picture out the side window of the porch. I have always sort of gaged how much snow we have by how much is on the hedges. We had so much snow it was almost hard to distinguish where one hedge started and the next one began! It was awesome! It was also just a little bit chilly outside. Although not as chilly as other parts of the country, thank the Lord for that, especially since we were going to have to be out there soon shoveling the sidewalks, driveway and the cars out.

John was working his way to the back, hoping to get into the shed and give the snow blower another try. Of course with all the snow it took quite awhile to even get to the shed, and of course once he did the blower still refused to work.
 It was tiring but believe it or not it was fun to shovel...for an hour or two anyway! After that it began to get annoying...LOL I mean, come on, THAT is a lot of snow. It also made me feel bad for those around the country who actually got more than we did! We were going to just shovel what we absolutely had to, leaving the T-Bird surrounded by the mountain of snow. (above picture on the right). However, once we got the front steps done John found a note inside the screen door from someone who was interested in buying it for the motor. The front end was totalled last year so it's just been sitting. SO John had to shovel around it anyway so the person interested will be able to check it out.

 Once we finished most of the front walk, I of course had to take a picture of the wall of snow and how the front yard looks. I love the trees down the street covered in snow. It is so beautiful! I love the way it looks with snow on the trees and the ground, for the first day or so it makes everything look so pure and clean!

Our driveway doesn't seem THAT big until of course it's buried in two feet of snow! Add to that the wonderful mound of snow the plows always seem to push in front of the driveway and you have a couple hours of shoveling just in that area alone!

Carie got her first real taste of what it's like to live in Michigan during the winter months! Just when she thought she was going to be able to stop she found out she wasn't done yet! At one point, like 15 minutes into shoveling she told me, "This is tiring!" Can I go in now?" To which I replied, " Welcome to Michigan winters! Nope, you are going to help us get this done, and I can guarantee you are NOT the only kid in Michigan outside shoveling snow right now!"

Up until now she has been living in Washington state with her mom, they don't get quite the kind of winters we experience here in Michigan so I think she was pretty surprised, but does like the fact they had two snow days this week on top of not having school on Monday, she scored pretty good, only two days of school all week! That part she is liking, the shoveling, not so much! LOL