Living in the country has really been a learning experience. I've learned that we need to be self sufficient, because we have no neighbors, and it's "just us." We found this out our first summer here in the country when the lights went out. We had no water, no candles, and no batteries or flashlights, and dead cell phones. That only happened once. The next time the lights went out (and they did!) we had everything and more and it went smoothly.
We've had the same sort of thing happen with the snow...On Sunday, we had a big reality check!! This is a
In deciding what our next step would be, it was a big help that the Federal Government was closed today (Monday), and we didn't need to worry about Carl getting to work. However, I needed to be at my office to cover for our office manager who was going to be out. Fortunately, the "new girl" in our office (you remember, the one who drives me crazy & talks too much) only lives about 10 minutes from me, and I called and got a ride from her--Funny how her high energy and endless chattering about everything didn't bother me on the ride to work and home this evening...
Carl finished the job of shoveling the driveway this morning, and we have learned our lesson, the hard way...We will either be purchasing a snow-blower, or hiring someone to plow our driveway in the big snowfalls. My love of and hope for snow-days isn't going to change--I'm already looking forward to the next one, but I'll also be looking forward to not having a morning-after reality check!
the photos of those dogs are just so soulfull!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the eyes of Golden Retrievers..they just talk to you!
ReplyDeleteUntil I read that you got a ride with your co-worker, I was thinking that by the time you got your van out of the driveway, it was time to come home! Ha! I honestly don't know how you live in all that snow. I can't even imagine. Glad to hear you enjoy it so much. I get cold just thinking about it.
Berte
Sigh. No snow for us. Precipitation comes for us on Christmas day in the form of rain and 60 degrees.
ReplyDeleteyep you need to buy a snow blower.......mind you getting someone to plow you out is a whole easier...
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
It truly is amazing the comfort they bring, especially when they know we are anxious. Glad you were able to get to work!
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