The storm of 2007

In 1996, we left the cold north country for the warmer south - so we thought. God seemed to place His stamp of approval on the decision when Winnipeg had 5 blizzards with a mountain of snow remaining past July. However, we have found out that the south is not so warmer. We experienced our first ever 2 1/2 day blizzard a week after returning from sunny Florida. What a shock!

Henry began moving snow on Thursday and was finally finished on Saturday because the wind kept blowing from the west and the north. For two days, I had my own abominable snowman. Everytime he came in to warm up, he had icicles hanging off his mustache and caked snow in his beard. Our north street had 15 foot snow banks when he was finished. Some people could not see their cars nor the front of their trailer until it began to thaw a couple of days later. As everyone said, "If you have to get a blizzard, March is a good time to have one. You know the snow won't last long."

This week, just one week later, we are having temps in the high 60's so we have lost more than half the snow. There are pools of water everywhere. I can hardly wait until it drys up some. Patches is sticking to the one remaining snow bank leading into the back yard from the steps off the back deck. She knows we don't like her tracking mud into the house. That'll happen soon enough when she has no where else to walk. Then we wipe her feet as she patiently lifts one foot after the other by the back door.