It's Only Just Begun

I'm dreaming of winter being over but really I know it's only just really begun. Overnight we were blessed with 15 cm of snow (6 inches) and that in and of itself isn't a lot. But when you combine it with what's already on the ground and hasn't been cleaned by our wonderful city fathers, it's a lot.
We have now had 100 cm (39 inches) since this winter began and I'm sure we have a long way to go. We thought last year was bad but this one is shaping up to be even worse.

Pretty though...

Meanwhile in Calgary where we spent two weeks at -25 praying for a Chinook, they now have one. It's +14 C there today and I'm certain my offspring is walking around in shorts and t-shirt.

And I'm still half blind in one eye and waiting patiently for my Tuesday appointment with the eye doc. I wake up every morning hoping it was just a bad dream and I can see, but it's not and I cant.

Yes, There Is More Snow

Looks like this might be it until Tuesday night when the next storm is meant to roll in. By that time we will be in frigid Calgary.



This is what I found when I tried to open my back door this morning. Where the heck are my garbage cans?

It is pretty though...

Snow-Mageddon!!

That's what the weather people are calling this blizzard. This is the first of three and so far we've had 20 cm today. The next one is expected to roll in Sunday night and I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how that one plays out. The last of the three is expected on Tuesday but so far it's meant t come in later in the day and our flight to Calgary is in the morning. I guess the one we had on Wednesday that dumped 10 cm doesn't count.

Steve was out first thing this morning cleaning the snow so we could get out and get some groceries. Good thing too, by afternoon nothing was moving on the street. Purolator made a deliver to this house today and promptly got stuck. He ended up backing up to get out of the street.


This is what it looks like right now and our neighbour Jim is out there with the snow blower doing the sidewalks and all the driveways. It's too dark now to take his picture but he's doing a great job.
One major highway was closed after a 25 car bang up and hundreds of flights have been canceled. We are nice and toasty and don't really have to go out. We do have a Christmas party tomorrow but I'm hoping the roads are clear. I do have snow tires on the old van so I don't expect too much of a problem other than where to park the old jalopy what with all those snowdrifts. On Sunday we are having our neighbourhood pot luck dinner but I don't have to go far, just next door. I think I might be able to manage that.

Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all storms will be over by Tuesday but I've decided not to stress, whatever will be will be. I have no control over the weather, sigh...