Blessings with SNOW...so much snow and it’s COLD

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Blessings!

It started ...long story lol




 After a much appreciated, dry drive from Chicago to Grand Rapids, west Michigan got a generous and for the most part, normal dumping of snow. It was refreshing to see the brown/green landscape nicely covered by a few inches of snow. But, as so often happens, this snow covering did not last long and things were back to brown and messy  in a heartbeat!  This happens every year.

Our snowblower would not start again and this first snow was a warning.  I kept hearing Arie say that we should bring it in to be repaired. He took no action...lol!

A few days later the temperature dropped and the snows did too! Record (below 0°) low temperatures and record ( 16-17 inches) amounts of snowfall!   Everything looked so clean!!  The roads were cleared and passable  relatively quickly, but schools enjoyed a lot of snow days- first due to the “storms” and then because of the low temperatures.  Some businesses lost a few days too.  

Then, last weekend another “storm” and many activities and church services were canceled. 




We finally did bring the snowblower into the shop and so did the rest of the world, so it took quite some time to get it back.  In the meantime, we chose to be housebound most of the time. The gas fireplace in the back room kept us warm and snug, we had sufficient food and lots of books to read. 

Arie and Nathan did do a fair amount of shoveling the old fashioned way but we were happy to get the snowblower back. I’m always impressed by how quickly and efficiently the snow is moved! We are blessed!




A sunny day - so beautiful!





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