The weather turned nicer after the blizzard, giving us a chance to do something with all that snow. Chrissy and I took the boys outside to build some snow men. We were still bundled up, but at least the cold isn’t pushing us back inside anymore. The snow is packing well enough to roll up into huge snow boulders. It was a...
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They’re calling it “Snowmageddon”. Well, I am, at least. A huge blizzard made its way to the Midwest and pounded us. Basically, we got a lot of snow. Two feet fell the first night, and then another two feet fell the next day. Swavek stayed with us for a couple of days, as opposed to having to drive all...
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It has snowed an awful lot this week. We’ve gotten about two feet of snow since the weekend, so I’m glad that we got the giant snowblower last year! Julie called to say that she wanted to take Aiden outside to play in the snow. It was crazy cold, but Aiden was bundled up in his snow suit. He didn’t look...
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I like to put out Christmas lights for the holiday season. The boys aren’t old enough to help me yet, so it’s usually just me out there, schlepping the half-dozen boxes of decorations out into the front yard. Traditionally, we’ll decorate for Christmas on the weekend after Thanksgiving. Which day? Whichever...
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My first official act of 2008 was to trudge outside to clear the driveway of the snow that had come down hard all night. The snow proved too difficult for my single-stage Craftsman snow thrower, however. It has plenty of power, a 5 HP Briggs and Stratton engine, but the green plastic body wasn’t up to the task. The ice scraper...
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