We have endured "The Big Storm". It was the third largest recorded snow fall in Chicagoland history. Thankfully we had plenty of warning and all went well.
I tried to get the yardstick in a place that had not experienced drifting. The measurement of almost twenty inches is what we got on Douglas Road.
This is shot looking east across our front yard. Our shrubs look very miniature.
This is a shot of my hydrangeas. They managed pretty well.
Seth geared up for three and a half hours of snow removal. Yes it really took that long. We kept the snow blower going and two people manning the shovels.
This is a shot looking through my back screen door window. Lots o snow.
There was quite a bit of drifting in the driveway. Those are Maurie's footsteps. We couldn't get out of the back door so he went out the front door and around into the back yard. His quest, filling the bird feeders and putting corn out for the squirrels.
Our front walk, after the shoveling. This was the first area to get done.
Seth in action.
It was exciting to watch the snow arc over and blast into the minivan.
The snow in this shot soared so high it went over the car and landed in the long bed.
The first run was monumental.
All the way out to the street and then back again.
It's bad form to snow blow your snow into the neighbors yard. So he repositioned the nozzle and blasted the car again.
Meanwhile, Rachel was progressing in her work on the back porch.
Look at that huge pile of snow she moved.
This is what it looked liked when we had been working on our project for about 40 minutes. Both Rachel and Seth thought that working on the blizzard clean up crew was better than going to school. Yes, both of their schools shut down for Wednesday and Thursday. Soon after this shot I put the camera down and we got to work. Maurie was not able to help because he was suffering from a bad, I mean bad as in excruciating, pain in his side. We know that it is not kidney stones. He is back at the doctor's today to find out more. In fact he just walked in the front door. The doctor had some blood work done and he is supposed to go back in two weeks. I know Maurie is disappointed. He wanted answers.
We have endured "The Big Storm". It was the third largest recorded snow fall in Chicagoland history. Thankfully we had plenty of warning and all went well.
I tried to get the yardstick in a place that had not experienced drifting. The measurement of almost twenty inches is what we got on Douglas Road.
This is shot looking east across our front yard. Our shrubs look very miniature.
This is a shot of my hydrangeas. They managed pretty well.
Seth geared up for three and a half hours of snow removal. Yes it really took that long. We kept the snow blower going and two people manning the shovels.
This is a shot looking through my back screen door window. Lots o snow.
There was quite a bit of drifting in the driveway. Those are Maurie's footsteps. We couldn't get out of the back door so he went out the front door and around into the back yard. His quest, filling the bird feeders and putting corn out for the squirrels.
Our front walk, after the shoveling. This was the first area to get done.
Seth in action.
It was exciting to watch the snow arc over and blast into the minivan.
The snow in this shot soared so high it went over the car and landed in the long bed.
The first run was monumental.
All the way out to the street and then back again.
It's bad form to snow blow your snow into the neighbors yard. So he repositioned the nozzle and blasted the car again.
Meanwhile, Rachel was progressing in her work on the back porch.
Look at that huge pile of snow she moved.
This is what it looked liked when we had been working on our project for about 40 minutes. Both Rachel and Seth thought that working on the blizzard clean up crew was better than going to school. Yes, both of their schools shut down for Wednesday and Thursday. Soon after this shot I put the camera down and we got to work. Maurie was not able to help because he was suffering from a bad, I mean bad as in excruciating, pain in his side. We know that it is not kidney stones. He is back at the doctor's today to find out more. In fact he just walked in the front door. The doctor had some blood work done and he is supposed to go back in two weeks. I know Maurie is disappointed. He wanted answers.
5 comments:
your kids are great, working like troopers at a natural disaster. i hope you had hot chocolate afterwards.i also hope everything is well with maurie.
That looks like Idaho! We had school cancelled here two for two days but not for lots of snow but for very cold temperatures, -30 in Island Park. This weekend it's been snowy but it hasn't put down quite as much as you guys got in your storm. Good for the kids for helping on their day off. THank goodness for snowblowers!
I'm so glad I'm in California. I went to Disneyland on Thursday and fro day. I'm sending happy warm thoughts your way. Soon I'll be home in cold and snowy weather. Glad to see how much moisture you've been getting. I hope maurie soon finds out what's wrong.
That looks like the storm of the century for you all. I will expect to see you all looking muscular after all that shoveling.
I was hoping all was well. I left a message on your phone and did not hear from you. I figured you were just overwhelmed with the snow. I am now truly glad to see that you all survived it. It is snowing here now. It will not be the storm of the century.
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