AAAAAAAAA!!!! We are snowed in!! This is our second day of being snowed in and we hope the nice man with the plow comes by soon! The first storm the other day was a freak and unpredicted storm, and this one we knew about and prepared for. But we didn't prepare for this much snow!
The storm started on Friday night at around 9:00 PM, and the wind was howling again, we could hear the wind gusts coming before they hit the house! The sreens were rattling and the snow was scouring the house when we went to bed. When we woke up the next morning, the wind was still whipping through and the snow was swirling at the windows. I looked out, and noticed that either I had misplaced it, or someone had stolen our driveway during the night!!
It was all I could do to get the vans cleared out. There is another 300 feet of shared driveway to the road, plus the rest of our own driveway. Mike hasn't found out about who plows the driveway, and we are still snowed in!!! We didn't lose power this time and I was prepared ahead of this storm. We measured 40 cms of snow on our deck!
Mike ventured over to the neighbour and he told Mike he has called the man with the plow, but hadn't heard back yet. The road has not been plowed yet either..so there are not many getting out at this moment. 
This is Devin's hut! The snow is too deep for him to wade up to it right now!
The poor birds were flying around looking for their breakfast, so I dug my way into the house and came back out to get the feeders cleaned off, so they could have something to eat. The blue jays made themselves scarce this moring so the juncos, mourning doves and chickadees were happy!
I spent a productive day making soap, which is harder now than when I was at my other house as I do not have the right space to set things up in. So it was all trekked up to the kitchen which was off limits part of the day. I am not going to be doing soapmaking as the business it was when I moved - it is just small batches for friends and family. That should be a bit less stressful!
The kids were in and out most of the day, only coming in to dry their mitts and hats, and get warmed up. Off they went again. You would think they would have the driveway shoveled by now......
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Our second Maritime snowstorm
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Hi Ellie,
We got hit with this snow as well! Our driveway is still not cleared out. Andrew worked all weekend, and I found it real difficult to shovel the snow ~ it was so wet and heavy (plus I wasn't feeling all that well) so the snow still sits in our driveway. We have a path shoveled out to the road, where the van is, but other than that it is still full! Oh well, the rain over the next couple of days will clear it away!
Is soap making difficult? I think it would be neat to learn how to make it. I have had some homemade soap in the past and it is wonderful!
I hope you are having a blessed day!
~ Kim in NS
Hi my dear friend...sorry it has been a while since checking in...I sure wish we would get some of that "white stuff". Does sound like you are all cuddled in together and safe..that is wonderful.
Love all the goodies you received from your swap partner...reminds me of ALL the amazing things you sent me last year...the beginning of a beautiful friendship:-)
Give greetings to your entire gang for us.
Connie
Thank you Ellie for the beautiful post...it's true I too feel like I could do more, even though we have already adopted three...it still feels like it's not enough. But I don't say it like I'm anything special, or that I just adopted because it was the right thing to do....we adopted because God placed it on our hearts for more children...we always wanted a big family and birthing children was not an option after our three girls were born...so adoption was the only alternative...but now that I have my three adopted children, I want to have more. Yes, the cost is enormous and that is what's keeping us from adopting the other two boys...not sure how God is going to work that out. But I hear from so many that if there wasn't such a high cost, they too would adopt. So dh and I have decided to "try" and start a fund to help others with their adoption fees...I have no idea how we are going to do it considering that I DO NOT do fundraisers...I cannot ask for money or stand around waiting for funds...this MUST be a God thing because HE created me and knows what I can and cannot do...or maybe he's calling me to be a "MOSES" and then bring an "Aaron" into my life...not sure:-)
So far in my fund I have $700.00 from all the things that I have sold on Craigs List...I have decided that everything that I sell will go into this fund. So we will see what else God has for us. I will be praying for you as God leads your family..who knows, but the first thing is that you are willing...that's what God is looking for willing hearts, then let him do the rest and watch Him move....."If you want to walk on water, you must get out of the boat!!"
Have a wonderful day my dear friend.
Connie
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