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ellyssianTain't been updatin' much - but... another snow day! Just like last Friday. And last Monday. Aiii, there goes my personal holidays....
I'd work from home, but I still don't have the laptop - and unfortunately, Apple's OS 9.1 doesn't cut it for running any work related stuff.
Shoveled 2" last night, 6-8" today, on top of what ever was left from the 10" inches that fell over the course of last week. Still have to clear the top of the driveway off, taking shifts with Justin while I watch Brandon (who is currently napping.) For those of you who received more snow, please remember my driveway is somewhere between 300-400' long, and gravel, and anywhere from 15-30' wide, so even a soft fluffy skim of snow takes about 2-3 hours to clear (especially considering we have one shovel, which went into a coma last Monday, was revived after emergency surgery removed it's entire leading edge, and is currently languishing with a split front and center that has several pine needles and twigs jammed in it.)
Had a breakfast of Deeper n' EverTM scrambled eggs (12 eggs, 1 package bacon, 1/2 a block of cheddar cheese, tarragon vinegar, tarragon, chervil, fresh ground black pepper) between rounds of shoveling, and followed that up with a dessert of Vermont Snow (Pennsylvania snow topped with New Hampshire maple syrup) between more rounds.
A snow blower is in the budget in about 2-3 years. Has to be a two-stage (more $$) to clear the gravel. Of course, we need another load of gravel to top off the driveway - I'll have to look at the numbers and see if getting it paved isn't cheaper - the one quote for a truck load of gravel last year seemed to high to be believed and left me staggering in shock. Paving should make it quicker to shovel, and easier to use a snow blower on once we get one.
Just checked on the kids - Brandon is still out like a light, Rachel is walking around with handfuls of snow, and Justin is still doing some shoveling. I think he just might be nuts enough to try to finish the job so that he can play.
Took about 20 pics of the house and woods and kids today. That makes 3 rolls since late last year, when we found the still-packed-from-the-move camera. Have to get those over to Dan's for developing. Think I'll have to add a new category to the budget (maybe 0.25%) to save for a digital camera. I enjoy taking pictures - and I'm realizing how much I've missed it since we moved (and, of course, packing the camera in an easy-to-find spot that took us nearly 2 years to find!)
Snow forts are being constructed, Brandon's up, and so is Deb - long rambling update officially over! =)
I'd work from home, but I still don't have the laptop - and unfortunately, Apple's OS 9.1 doesn't cut it for running any work related stuff.
Shoveled 2" last night, 6-8" today, on top of what ever was left from the 10" inches that fell over the course of last week. Still have to clear the top of the driveway off, taking shifts with Justin while I watch Brandon (who is currently napping.) For those of you who received more snow, please remember my driveway is somewhere between 300-400' long, and gravel, and anywhere from 15-30' wide, so even a soft fluffy skim of snow takes about 2-3 hours to clear (especially considering we have one shovel, which went into a coma last Monday, was revived after emergency surgery removed it's entire leading edge, and is currently languishing with a split front and center that has several pine needles and twigs jammed in it.)
Had a breakfast of Deeper n' EverTM scrambled eggs (12 eggs, 1 package bacon, 1/2 a block of cheddar cheese, tarragon vinegar, tarragon, chervil, fresh ground black pepper) between rounds of shoveling, and followed that up with a dessert of Vermont Snow (Pennsylvania snow topped with New Hampshire maple syrup) between more rounds.
A snow blower is in the budget in about 2-3 years. Has to be a two-stage (more $$) to clear the gravel. Of course, we need another load of gravel to top off the driveway - I'll have to look at the numbers and see if getting it paved isn't cheaper - the one quote for a truck load of gravel last year seemed to high to be believed and left me staggering in shock. Paving should make it quicker to shovel, and easier to use a snow blower on once we get one.
Just checked on the kids - Brandon is still out like a light, Rachel is walking around with handfuls of snow, and Justin is still doing some shoveling. I think he just might be nuts enough to try to finish the job so that he can play.
Took about 20 pics of the house and woods and kids today. That makes 3 rolls since late last year, when we found the still-packed-from-the-move camera. Have to get those over to Dan's for developing. Think I'll have to add a new category to the budget (maybe 0.25%) to save for a digital camera. I enjoy taking pictures - and I'm realizing how much I've missed it since we moved (and, of course, packing the camera in an easy-to-find spot that took us nearly 2 years to find!)
Snow forts are being constructed, Brandon's up, and so is Deb - long rambling update officially over! =)
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