Laowai

We got a big, big snow on Sunday. The snow started before noon and just got stronger and stronger into the night. We shoveled the driveway twice but by morning you couldn’t even tell because there was so much drifting. The snow was above my waist along one side of our driveway. When I went out I said “Oh my goodness”. Luckily the girls had a snow day because it took me (and a couple high school boys) all day to get the snow shoveled off the driveway. It reminded me of the amount of snow that they get up at Michigan Tech. 

Bea’s best friend and her parents joined us for dinner on Sunday and I told her “if school is cancelled while your friend is still here you can invite her to spend the night”. Well, they were about to put their shoes on and go home at about 8:30 when all our phones rang with the message that school was cancelled. It was like a miracle had happened for the girls – nothing compares to the exhilaration of finding out you are getting snow day.

Even though my back and my arms are all tired and noodley from shoveling – I love it. The mounds of snow that accent the end of every driveway. The feeling of bleached white clean that is everywhere. The sound of big snowplows rumbling along. And the sunshine – the sunshine – yes – I’ll take a few more days like this.