Snow

The first of October, I sort of moved to St. George to open the new store. The average temperature for October is 68 in the day time. When Novenber came and it was low 60's I was thinking that it was pretty crumby. It didn't feel Holiday-ish. In Dec. when Las Vegas got 7" of snow, the airport was closed and St. George got 2", I had to laugh because all of Washington county closed their schools for a "Snowday." What whimps I thought. (Leeds did get 13", so they're off the whimp list)

As the days got cooler and I actually had to wear a jacket to work, I still missed the snow and cold. The Christmas lights just didn't seem the same without the reflection on all the snow. "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas."

I have to say that when I came home on Christmas Eve, the snow was lovely and it was a joy to see it softly falling on the ground. As it got thicker, I just smiled. On Christmas morning about 8:00 AM, Scott and I went out and started to shovel. There were 8". Our drive way is 75' x 40' plus we have the cicular drive in the front. There is ALOT of snow to push. I normally do the sidewalk and the edges of the drive so Scott can see where to push with his little tractor(the John Deer). After 3 hours of snow removal and the snow 2" deep where we had already cleared, we took a break. We had 3 snow removal sessions that day and I was thinking how much I missed the mild and temperate St. George weather.

On Jan. 7, I called Scott at work and told him he could either give me instructions on how to use the tractor or I was going to shovel the whole drive by hand. I got the instructions and had loads of fun. Now, I know why he only likes to do it. There is a great sense of power to push 8" of snow 60 feet back at 20 MPH. Great fun!

I can't say if I am wishing for more snow....guess not. It's time to think about the garden. I am planning on learning to drive the big tractor. I think it could be more fun using a 5' wide tiller to smooth out 1/3 acre garden plot. Yippee-Ki-Ayh!

Scott's is just like this, but Holland Blue. His bush hogger is exactly like the one on this tractor. "She sure is a perrty girl."