I've Always Loved Snow....Until Now!

During the third week of December the clouds began dumping snow on our little farm. Over the course of a few days it piled up about 18 inches on our driveway and formed drifts well over 2 feet deep in places. I have lived in Michigan for nearly two decades now and I have seen more than a few snowstorms. I always enjoyed the snow and it had little serious impact on me.

I was also aware that this was likely to happen at some point and had even begun dreaming about the tractor and grading blade that I would buy to deal with the snow. The problem was that the snow heaped on us right after we moved in and way too soon for me to deal with it!

I found myself facing my 980' long driveway with my little plastic shovel in hand. Of course there are plenty of people who would be willing to clear my drive for a fee but they wanted $75 to do it! Being both cheap and stubborn there was nothing to do but start shoveling.

On the first day I shoveled for 11 hours straight and only came back into the house for 20 minutes for lunch. The next day was a little better since I was able to clear that night's snowfall in only four hours. This went on for about another five days until the weather finally let up and gave me a much needed break. Sheesh!