We're getting unbelievable amounts of snow. On top of the 12 or so inches that we got on Thursday, today we've already gotten a good 10 more inches. And...it's still coming down hard. It's practically impossible to get out of my driveway. Bethel is the town right in the center of the weather map above.
Avery went out at about 1pm and shoveled the front porch. He also shoveled a path for the water and sewer delivery guys to get to our pipes tomorrow. About two hours later there was a good six inches covering the areas that Avery had shoveled. He went back out and shoveled some more, but the snow is just coming down crazy fast. There's no way he can keep up, but he is determined to try.
The snow is way past our knees now. It's crazy deep. Another weird thing lately is the temperature fluctuations. On Friday when I went to school it was 30 degrees and by the time school got out for the day it was -13. Amazing. Today it is pretty warm today. It's about 28 degrees right now. There's a snow advisory until 5 am tomorrow morning. We're supposed to get 8 inches today (I think we've already got that much, if not more) and expect 4-8 more inches tonight, then another 1-2 inches tomorrow. In this was happening in Ohio, school would already be cancelled for tomorrow and you wouldnt be able to drive on the roads without getting ticketed. Here, it's just no big deal. There's no talk of canceling school, people are still going out to the store and whereever else. Lots of people are out snowmaching!
Bailey is very loyal to Avery already. She has been outside with him almost all day while he's been shoveling. She certainly knows that he's her Daddy! Avery has done a really great job taking care of her. He does almost everything by himself. He has trained her and cleaned up after her. He feeds her and plays with he. He's been awesome with her. He loves her so much already. They are going to be a great team. Even though it's hard and a pain sometimes, I'm really glad I decided to get a puppy for Avery.
No matter what, that stuffed elephant is not far from her. She loves that thing! She is growing so fast. I bet she weighs 20lbs already. She's still super cute though. She learns quick and is so playful. Taboo is finally playing with her. I wonder how big she'll be by the time we come home for the summer.
Sunlight update: We're up to 7 hours and 24 minutes of daylight. Tomorrow will be 5 minutes longer exactly. 5 minutes! We're gaining 5 minutes a day now! Amazing! I love it! The sun is rising at 10:16 and setting at 5:41 today.
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Gosh, kind of a scary thought, the water and sewer attendants arriving on the same day. Open the faucet before you "wash" your hands!
I love looking at the pics of Bailey. I don't know what's needed more, a child with a puppy, or a puppy with a child! A great combo! Chandra's Holli, always has a toy with her.
Kathy
The sewer guy has to empty the sewer tank before the water guy can fill the water tank. The reason is that both tanks are only a certain size. The water tank is 500 gallons. Everyone has to have a sewer tank that is at least 200 gallons more capacity than their water tank. This is because almost all of the water, plus some extra "stuff" will end up in the sewer tank so it must be bigger. They empty the sewer tank and fill the water tank on the same day so that the sewer tank does not over flow. Yuck!
Where do you get your daylight information...I would love that link.
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