More Than We Thought..

It was a white blanket of snow this morning when we woke. The snow marker already read 12 inches and more was expected. Buster had to go outside and the snow was up to his chest. He made one path and did his business and then rushed back inside. Several times during the morning it was hard to see across the street. The snow was really coming down and the wind was blowing. We had a nice relaxing morning and knew there was going to be a lot of work ahead of us. The snow seemed to finally finish around noon. So we put on our snow cloths and headed out side. I don't think it really registered how deep it was until you are standing in it. I took the shovel in hand and tried to find the front walk. Beth started up the big snow blower and made her first path. It was wet and heavy on the bottom, and was lighter on the top. As Beth worked on the driveway, I found the gate and opened it. The snow was up to my knees. So little by little, I worked on the sidewalk. I was finally able to make it to the spa landing. I then fired up the little snow blower and started removing the snow around the spa. I knew we would both need it tonight. The tarp seemed to be a good idea at the time, but with that much snow it was hard to move. I then found the broom in the garage and began removing the snow off the hot tub. And to my surprise the first brush of snow sent the broom flying into the yard. Great just great Elliott. Now I had to climb off the landing, work my way around the hot tub in 16 inches of snow, pick up the broom, and then climb back out of the snow. I made sure I had a better grip on it from then on. I had to make a big patch in the snow for Buster to pee or he would just go on the sidewalk. I then went to help Beth with the driveway. After 3 and half hours we finally finished. The final snow count was 16 inches and we felt every inch removing it. We are sore and stiff and still have to clean the house for the super bowl party tomorrow. We heard that the streets should be fine tomorrow, so the party is still on. Today's pictures are from the snow today.