I’ve spent the majority of the past 2 days watching the snow. Watching as the flakes ebb and flow in the wind… dancing, sometimes sprinting, towards the ground.
It’s stopped snowing, and the sun is shining and starting to melt the massive amounts of wet, heavy snow. We had 17-19 inches that fell over 32 hours and already the sun has reduced it a good amount.
Scott shoveled the driveway yesterday and because our house faces the south, the pavement stayed mostly clear from the warmth of the sun. So there is no need to shovel again today, even with the extra 5 inches that fell. Not that we have any reason or want to venture out today. We’ve been watching vehicles struggle on our road… most are suvs and trucks, so there’s no way our sedan would fare well. Hopefully, by tomorrow, the tracks will be well defined, and the snow will have melted a good amount more so Scott can make it to his robotics meeting.
*No sooner did I write this than there was a noise from outside… I was like, “Oh, the trash truck did decide to come today.” Um, nope… it was a PLOW. We’ve lived in our house 15 years. Our street has never, I mean never, been plowed.*
Yesterday, I did get some choring done besides watching the snow. Laundry. Which was made a bit more interesting with our flickering power and then no power for a short time. Our washer has a fun (said sarcastically) feature when the power goes out and a load has been running it will then finish that load after power is restored. Cool, right? The problem lies in the fact that the lid lock does not unlock after the load is done after a power outage. You’d think you could hit the power button, and it would reset… nope. You have to completely unplug and plug it back in again.
Our washer and dryer are in a tiny alcove that only fits them and nothing else. The outlet for the washer is almost at the bottom of the wall behind the washer. So, imagine me pulling a fully loaded washer out towards me, up onto the carpet (both appliances sit on the cement flooring, then our carpet starts after the appliances). Then, using the step stool to climb onto the washer, I tip and bend my body over the ridge of the washer, just barely reaching the cord to unplug and then plug it back in again. It’s comical. I did that twice yesterday.
I was able to make a batch of brownies, too. Because a snow day requires some sort of baking, right? Yep.
Today’s plans are to bake Scott’s birthday cake and do some cleaning. Although I’ve spent most my morning watching our giant tree shed the piles of snow from its branches. Priorities.
So here it is, past noon, I’ve watched our tree shed almost all its snow. Our deck railings have also seen most of the snow slide off them, too. But I have yet to do anything else today. Ok, maybe I’ll make lunch and then do all the things.
Happy cups today, my friends. Love & Light 💚☕️💚