I have an official "Valentines Day post" for later - but for now - reality has hit. Mom called at 7 something this morning to tell me she'd heard on the radio that work was closed again. GOOD THING since the radio station I'm continuing to listen to (and work continues to have on the list) was definitely STILL not reporting the closure.
This is really exciting, actually. Another day at home...I can finish my scrapping...I can watch more episodes of Northern Exposure...I can eat some of the Izzie fest...it's a holiday...now it's a paid holiday for me. This is super!
And then I opened my front door. GOOD GRIEF. Apparently the drifting got a little worse than I realized while I was in dreamland. It took me 40 minutes to shovel out my sidewalk. (My first priority is always to the mailman.) I really don't have that big a sidewalk. It was just deep snow. And when I got to the side of the house where my driveway is, I almost decided to give up driving for the next three weeks. I've never had a drift like that in front of my garage. Granted, there are worse drifts in life. I've seen MUCH worse at Mom and Dad's during my growing up years. But those were the drifts DAD shoveled. This is the drift that Bekah shovels.
So snow day one was fun. The running around in jammies and watching TV and scrapping and all that. Snow day two is pure adulthood reality. I came in for sustenance, a big glass of water, and a chance to warm up. But I can already feel my back starting to stiffen up, so I'm headed back out to unearth the driveway.
Someone PLEASE tell me this can count as my exercise for today. If not, y'all are welcome to come over and laugh your heads off at my attempt to twist out some Tae Bo after shoveling!
6 comments:
You know it must be bad if IWU is cancelling! That never happens. Glad to hear you are enjoying your unexpected vacation.
I would say shoveling counts, but nothing beats Tae-Bo! Maybe if you did some crunches every ten minutes while you were outside...
Shoveling snow is DEFINITELY exercise, and your muscles will tell you that very thing tomorrow.
Happy scrapping!
Deb - Hey!! Thanks for stopping by! Are you enjoying your days off too? I was SHOCKED that we got two days out of the deal.
Does collapsing in the driveway from too much shoveling count as a crunch? If I get back up and collapse again in a minute? :)
Skyepuppy - I don't think I have to wait until tomorrow. Who knew I had THAT many muscles? I think it's time for a very hot shower....
Want me to send some of this your way so you can get out of work too?
It took me 1.5 hours to shovel my entire driveway and "drifts" today. I still can't really get out my front door but I can get out my garage good enough :)
I heard on KI you were cancelled. The news I got was I am back to work tomorrow :( that made me sad haha
Shoveling most definitely, without a doubt, counts. Twice, I think, since it takes so dang much effort to put on all the layers, boots, coat, hat, gloves, scarf...I'm tired just thinking about it!
How much snow did you get?
Phats - I got the same news you did about tomorrow - RATS!
Christina - I never heard our official inch count, and it's so hard to tell because of the drifting. I shoveled some areas that were a good 2 or 2 1/2 feet high, but i know we didn't get that much snow. We got LOTS - how bout that? Did you guys hear a final count up in your neck of the snowdrift?
Thanks for letting shoveling count. I definitely feel it tonight!!!
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