Snowed in kind of snow day!

Well, today, Wednesday February 2nd, 2011 - it was a snow day! Not only in the northern counties - but literally southwestern Ontario was shut down! 

 

The day started, with me not making it into work. No further details needed, it was not worth the effort. It took Neil 25 minutes to do his usual 5 minute commute to work. There were points he couldn't seen the front of his car, and the wind was unreal. There was thunder, lightening and high winds. Crazy!

It kept snowing and snowing, Lynsey was home with me too today, and I kept thinking we should go tackle the driveway. We have three shovels, no snowblower. Then I kept thinking, well it's still snowing - better wait. Then I realized how much snow had accumulated in the driveway, I text Neil and said "should Lyns and I shovel yet" - he said "wait until I get home" RIGHT from the horses mouth, I will take those instructions! 

So I began to bake. Yes, I know the way to this mans' heart I am about to marry. Crunchy peanut butter cookies, and chocolate chip banana muffins. I love Anna Olson's "Sugar" cookbook, I actually inherited it from Neil's dear Nana, and I have used it a lot. It's really easy, but great recipes and although it's titled "Sugar" - the assumption would be bad news for a diet of any kind - but I like how it doesn't use large amounts of butter, or shortening. Anyways, sure enough as soon as he got home, he went right for the baked goods, and that got his tired looking face (from being called in at 4:30am) a little less grounchy. There you had it ladies, "the way to this mans' heart is through his mouth" - now who can tell me he's not marrying the right woman!!

 

Sorry, back it up for a minute - as Neil arrived home our neighbour' had "beached" their car at the end of the driveway. I think he must have run out of time or steam, or breath, because he'd been shoveling for a while and then all of a sudden, gave up and tried to head out. 

Here's the result, after about 30 minutes of "un-beaching" the car - they were on their way! It took Neil, another neighbour lady and the husband and wife accross the street to free the car! 

 

Then we ventured to Neil's parents, which by this time it took the usual 5 minutes to get there. This was about 3:30pm - we boosted the Neil's parents' van (aka the Italian pick up truck), meanwhile while the van warmed up we started into the back driveway at his parents house - tons of snow ladies and gentleman! Then we loaded the snowblower into the van. Then once back at home, we started into our own driveway, wow is all I can say - crazy! The end of the driveway, where the plow had recently been by was up to my sisters' cars' hood. 

 Here is my darling, happy as can be, why you ask (well first because he ate two peanut butter cookies, and a muffin) and second - because we were not shoveling - he was using motorized equipment to do a job, and that my friends - is much easier!!


Lennox was feeling the cabin fever today, all morning it was blizzard-like weather, at times worse - and she didn't stay our for long periods of time, not to mention I was not heading out to walk her or even get the mail. Once things settled down, around 4:00pm when we were snowblowing - Lynsey and I took her outback and played some ball with her. She absolutely loves any kind of fetch or ball. In the summer, she'd push with her nose a soccer ball around the back yard for long periods of time and bark at it, and it really was hilarious! It is a game for her, and she can maneuver a soccer ball just as good as a soccer player I bet! Now that the snow is here, she loves when we throw something into the fluffy snow and she runs, bounces and insists on finding whatever we threw (never takes her long) and as usual returns it to us, or at least close to our feet for another toss! Here is a small play-by-play.. 

 

Anyways, thats about how the day went post-morning snow-storm ordeal. 

Tonight, I am happy to report that after weeks of saying we were going to do this, but never really did it - Lynsey and I went to aqua-fit. After the whole days events, I was experiencing a tad of cabin fever and so I actually suggested we head into Orangeville for the class. My friend Julie and I did this class when I lived in Hamilton, and I really enjoyed it - and once again, I loved it. I am sure we'll feel a bit achy tomorrow - but I love that it's low impact and I feel great that I am doing something. I do not enjoy the extreme scent of chlorine, even after rinsing off, the wet hair in the winter, or the chilly feeling afterwards - but boy does it feel great! 

And in closing, I hope the snow is done for now - So SNOW no sitting on the fence and thinking about starting again! We've seen enough of you for this week. Thank you mister weatherman for all of todays events - I truly could care less if we ever come into contact again!


Ps/ Well one good thing to come out of today, the the albino groundhog, Wiarton Willy says she'll be an early spring!