They said it would be an historic storm, the likes of which we hadn’t seen in years. And it was a biggie.
There was the excitement that always happens here with any weather event. The Captains eagerly watched the weather networks for updates and always had the latest information. We got out candles and flashlights and I promised to wake them up in the night if the power went out.
Dawn brought an abundance of snow – and a sick Captain Alpha. Nemo and the flu were not the ideal way to start a Saturday.
It was one of those days that were just blah, you know?
I was tired from too little sleep, worried about Alpha and not looking forward to shoveling the driveway.
After lunch, I put on the oldest, most mismatched clothes in my closet – the way I do on one of those blah days – and got ready to go.
It was scary out there.
The snow had piled and drifted in front the door, I had to muscle my way out.
Shovels wouldn’t cut it. It was a job for the big scoop.
It was deep and heavy.
I worked. I pushed. I heaved that scoop up over snowbanks and dumped the snow. Then I went back and got some more.
It took an hour to clean the walkway, steps and driveway. At the end I was tired, a bit out of breath – and feeling quite proud of myself.
I was thinking:
I was on my last pass of the driveway when I heard the grumble of the snowplow round the corner.
No. Please.
I stood there helplessly as this happened:
I might have cried a little.
In the end, we managed to dig out. I got a good workout. And Alpha woke feeling better the next day.
So, in hindsight, my blah day wasn’t so bad after all.
Did you get a visit from Nemo last weekend, too?
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OMG, I think I may have thrown myself in front of that plow to get it to go around my driveway.
We have been really spoiled with a mild Canadian winter this year and I’m afraid we’ll pay for it with millions of mosquitoes in the summer…
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I just sorta stood there in shock as he drove by. I knew it would happen, I was just hoping that he wouldn’t leave so much snow behind him.
Wait did the plow guy just block you back in? That SUCKS! We didn’t get anything. We live on the Eastern Shore and snow is far and few between. We have a lot of wonderful redneck neighbors who, for a 12 pack, will plow you out in a hot second (we learned that 3 years ago when we did get slammed with 2 feet- so fun!)
Good job though, you are quite the shoveler!
I have had a bit of practice shoveling this year. Thankfully, most of the time it has been a much smaller amount – much easier to manage.
Yikes! You look really cold. We only got 12″ inches here. That sounds kind of naughty, but I’m talking about the snow — as you know.
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I was pretty cold by the end of it. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Eek! We were hit with Nemo too, but nothing like this! We only had maybe 2 inches.
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Nemo certainly brought lots of snow here!
Oh, man, that’s not cool. Glad you made it through! I’m down in North Carolina, so we had nothing going on here, but several of my family members in the northeast posted lots of lovely snow pictures
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I am compelled to take snow pictures, too. The world looks so different covered in that much snow.
Oh no, I hate when that happens! We got over 2 feet of snow where I am and it took a combined total of 10 people-hours of my husband and I and two of our upstairs neighbors digging out our driveway, sidewalk, and cars. Thankfully the rain and warm weather has helped to melt some of it (now there is just ice everywhere….fun!)
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Yes, we are experiencing the same thing. You’re right, the ice is no fun! At least we can play in the snow.
I would have collapsed in a dramatic heap and let the snow swallow me up. But I am dramatic like that. I think you are most definitely Queen of the Universe for what you did with that snow. Go you, for REAL.
We didn’t get hit with Nemo here in Ohio. Just a ton of creepy wind that sounded like The Nothing was coming for us. (Sorry for the obscure 80′s refference
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We had some wind like that last week – whistling around the house and knocking over our garbage cans. It was weird!
Oh wow. that snow. I just. I don’t know if I’d make it as a Canadian
Well played Universe indeed. I just love that picture of you with your jacket pulled up 
I’d be so bundled I’d probably have a difficult time moving my arms and legs. I’m a wuss like that when it comes to cold. heehee.
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Luckily we don’t get big amounts like that very often. But yes, we do have to bundle up quite a bit in these winter months.
Oh my Lord, I am SO SORRY!! That is just the WORST ever!! Seriously, I would have cried, too!
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I was pretty discouraging! But I had to sort of laugh, too. What else could I do?
Ugh I hate when the plow comes by and ruins all your hard work.
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It’s just the worst, isn’t it?
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Oh no! At least everyone started feeling better, and you didn’t lose power right?!
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No, thankfully we didn’t lose our power and everyone was feeling better the next day. All in all, it wasn’t too bad.
Only rain here in the Pacific Northwest — Were you wearing mittens when you flipped off the snow plow? Dude, that’s rough!
I was too stunned to do anything – I just stood there watching and said, “Really?”
It was pretty discouraging. (But, thankfully, I could still see a *bit* of humour in the moment, too.)
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Oh my gosh, Kim! I would’ve been crying, too. I hate shoveling snow, but I’ve only had to do it once so far this winter. I could NOT believe the pictures from that storm! I’m glad everybody’s doing better. And you probably have some ripped arms now (if you didn’t already)!
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Every body is doing much better now. I did get a lot of exercise over the weekend, but ripped arms? Not so much. (But at least they didn’t let me down!)
When I was a kid the snow plow ALWAYS dumped snow after we shoveled. And it was the hard hard kind. I feel your pain.
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It was a big job, for sure – luckily that doesn’t happen too often!
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I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for you! I don’t suppose you can just hibernate til it melts? (Yes, this is coming from a SC gal!!)
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While I was pretty discouraged, I couldn’t help but laugh, too. What else could I do, right? Luckily, these big storms are pretty rare for us.
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I hate when the plow comes by and ruins all the good work that you just spent so much time doing! That’s the worst!
No nemo for me, though I have to say I though Nemo was the worst name for a winter storm!
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It really is a strange name for a storm – which is so very un-Nemo-like.
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I’d count that as a week’s workout.
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Good thinking – it was *a lot* of snow!
Thankfully that storm missed us. I feel like we always get a blizzard around my birthday in March, though. Guess I have to keep waiting to see if it happens again this year.
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We tend to get a late storm or two here, as well. The weather has been so unpredictable this year!
That made me tired just reading about it and seeing the photos. And it made me COLD. Lots of snow is beautiful from the inside of a warm house. It doesn’t sound like you lost power thank goodness.
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I love looking at a snowfall from a warm house! (With a cozy blanket and a cup of tea, preferably.)
But no, thankfully we did not lose our power.
Well, living in Florida thank God we don’t have to deal with snow or snowstorms or any of the like. But we do have hurricanes and I can’t see myself throwing my body in the path to see if it would go around me or my town. We have our Hurricane Preparedness routine and it keeps life real. Thanks for reminding me why I love Florida in the winter! (sorry) Followed you from sharefest.
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Each storm presents their own challenges – it is always best to be prepared. I am used to the snow – part of winter in Canada. But thankfully, that amount at once is unusual for us!
I HATE when those dag blasted snowplows come and do that! Do they take some kind of great pleasure in screwing you over like that?!? Grateful to be living in TX. No more snow worries. ALthough I dreamt that it snowed here last night!
Still it’s wonderful to be in tuned with the Universe, huh? =)
I am not sure – he must have seen me standing there with my big scoop shovel in my hands! Thankfully that amount of snow at once is unusual for us! Thank you so much for stopping by!
We’ve had a very mild Chicago winter, but were hit with a blizzard two years ago, so I know how it feels to dig out and have the plow come by!! I love the picture you took of yourself, bundled up and ready to go!
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It is a very discouraging feeling! And, yes, on winter days like that, bundling up is a must!
I refuse to move any further north than we live EVER because I don’t want to mess with anything called Nemo that isn’t orange and cute and confined to a small tank.
And yeah, if you did that much shoveling, you’re definitely Queen of the Universe!
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Nemo should not be piles of white snow in my driveway. Nemo should be cute and orange and confined in a small tank – definitely!
That is the worst! If only there was some way to make sure that the plow wouldn’t block every car and driveway. We didn’t get any Nemo snow; and for now I’m grateful. Glad to know your little felt better quickly!
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Me too – it was just a 24 hours thing, thankfully.
And yes, if only those plows would not block driveways – shoveling would be much easier!
We didn’t get snow from that one… but we did get some this week. Our drive is a long, uphill, curvy one. You have to have 4 wheel drive to get up it. Occasionally a tractor will come by and shovel it for us, other wise, it just doesn’t get done.
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That would be a challenging drive to clear and navigate in the snow! Thank you for stopping by!