Digging Out

The week began quietly and there was a sameness about the first few days.  Mr P and I cleaned out the freezer, I made and froze a ham loaf and some banana crunch muffins using a recipe from Ina Garten.  There was a trip to the grocery store and then as a result of an upcoming weather forecast, Mr P decided to put a snow blower on one of our tractors.   (The other tractor already had a snow plow/blade on the front in preparation for winter weather.) From midweek on, the weathermen on TV were predicting the possibility of a big snow storm for the eastern half of the country.  Depending on the track of the storm, there could be 8-12 inches of snow or upwards to 24 inches here in our area.  The snow began falling about 2:30PM on Friday afternoon.  By the time we got up on Saturday morning there was a foot of snow on the ground and by 4:30PM in the afternoon it had accumulated to a whooping 29 inches. 

On Sunday morning we awoke and the snow now measured 32 inches ( which might be a low number since the snow may have compacted overnight after it finally stopped).  The eastern part of the country had been hit in varying degrees.  The official measurement of 30.2 inches for our area was a new record and the total we got in one snowfall is the amount of snow that our area would usually receive over an entire winter season. 

We began the joy of digging out on Sunday.  The neighbor's big front end loader made short work of the driveway and good old fashioned back-breaking shoveling took care of clearing the deck at the back of the house.  Today was spent "tidying up" along the edges of the driveway, etc.  We're really not sure when we will be able to take a walk down to the Puddle but I'm hoping to get a picture of it with all the snow on top. 

This week will be busy making preparations to pack for a trip we will be taking soon. I hope if you were in the path of this storm, you are safe and getting back to normal. Until next time...