Blizzard in the South

Sad, bent-in-half tree number one.

The snow will not stop falling. It just keeps coming and coming and coming. It is not light fluffy snow. It is wet, heavy snow.

Yesterday I shoveled our driveway twice. Being a "northerner" I'm dead set on keeping up with shoveling. I know I shouldn't shovel because of my arthritic elbows, but Christopher had to go to work. Plus, if we get the 20 plus inches we're supposed to get, we'll never be able to get to our house EVER AGAIN.

We woke up this morning and it is still coming down. We have probably another six inches from what we had last night. Christopher is out shoveling the driveway right now. All we do is SHOVEL. I refuse to go out today while he's home from work. :-) He gets angry with me for shoveling anyway because of my elbows so I suppose I'll let him have this round all to himself.

Thank goodness we have the Jeep. During the December 19th storm our only 4WD vehicle was in the shop. We couldn't get ANYWHERE. Christopher was able to get to and from work last night which is a blessing in itself. The restaurant is packed on snowy nights because most places shut down and there are so many houses within walking distance.

We currently have a tree leaning against our house. Poor buddy is at about a 90 degree angle and just laying there. Yesterday my neighbor told me that someone called him frantic because a huge cedar had snapped and fallen on her heat pump. What in the world? THIS IS VIRGINIA.

Poor buddy - he's a goner.
The mound of snow on the right used to be bushes that reached up to my window.

Today I think I will lie in bed and read. I got over 60 invitations addressed yesterday so I feel on the ball. I really wish I had postage so I could start to stuff them, but oh well - thus is life.

Happy snowstorm to everyone! Stay safe and warm. :-)