looks can be deceiving.....

It's like looking at a postcard. really.
The view from each of our windows is amazing. It reminds me of postcards I have seen, each scene pretty and lovely in it's own way.
Until....you poke your nose outside the front/back door and the blast of freezing cold air hits you a smacker in the face. Not so pretty and lovely, I tell ya. I only ventured outside once today and that was to dump some garbage in it's container....the door squealed and yelped as I opened it, the container crackled and snapped as I pushed open it's lid....I, twinkle toes, danced over a few large mounds of snow....I'm sure I heard my neighbor laugh as I did so...but,
yikes...that is snappin' freezing air out there. The neighbor was out shoveling the snow, it was packed down so hard that it was coming out in blocks not nice shovel-fulls. Igloo's.....hmmmm.

Today, I cleaned the house ....put away all kinds of junk, throw out all kinds of other junk and made up a pile of stuff to recycle....so, today was not a wasted "snow" day....very productive I must say.

Our neighbor on the other side of us...owns a snowblower. He was using it this afternoon to clear his driveway....the snow "blower" must have been faced towards our house for a time...as it seemed as thought the storm had begun again.....bang, splatter and the pitter patter of pelts hitting the side of the house gave me pause. ...it did not last long, he must have realized he was 'smokin' little snow pelts at the house as it quit as quickly as it started. I wonder if he would like some homemade cookies or cash to help out a neighbor and clear out our driveway?.....maybe we will ask....will see.

Good luck to those who have yet to shovel....it's hard work and tough sluggin'. So take it slow....unless you have a neighbor who has a snowblower and likes homemade cookies!!!!