Thursday, December 20, 2012

Holy snow drift!  Good thing today was a snow day because I had a ton of snow to shovel.  This past Spring, we added a 45' by 12' patio in our backyard for a hot tub, which was our 10 year anniversary present to each other.  So this is my first winter of having the additional concrete to scoop, and let me tell you, it was horrible.  The snow drifts in the backyard that I had to dig through to get to the hot tub were at least 4 foot high.  In the back, I scooped a 4' wide by 45' section.  That is in addition to the front where I had to dig out my driveway, sidewalk, and end of the driveway after the street plow came through.  In the end, I have a sore shoulder and very sore back.  A snow blower might be in the works for next year.
I had plans of bringing all the kids to the Y once we were able to get out, but after all the digging, I thought it was a good enough workout and called it a day.  I also brought the kids sledding, but my energy tank was on zero, so while they were sledding, I stayed in the van with Bennet.  I usually hit the slops with the kids because it is a good cardio, but I did not have it in me today.  


Here is a picture from the deck off the side of my house.


Notice how high the snow drifts are.  I had to dig out all around the tub so I could access the clips for cover.

Here is my driveway.  It is not long, but the snow sure got heavy towards the end.

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