Snow Doom

As many Wisconsinites know, we had a major blizzard this past week.  I think my muscles are still recovering from attempting to lift shovels full of snow up over my head and over the massive snow drifts.  Snow removal began with some giggles and the taking of many photos.  After a hour, the giggles were gone replaced with huffing and puffing.  I did take a few more pictures.  Three hours into the snow removal, the huffing and puffing continued along with some choice words I would mutter every few shovel-fulls. Exasperated and running out of steam, I stumbled into my house ready to call my mom and whine. She must have read my mind.  As I came in the house I had one phone call from my brother, which I missed, but could hear him on the answering machine.  The next call was my mother.  "Are you done shoveling yet?", she asked tentatively.  I responded with a curt,"no!"  She offered to come in from Mukwonago to help me shovel.  I asked her to hold off until I called my brother back.  When I called Brian, he immediately offered to come help shovel me out.  He and his wife, Amy Jo, had already finished shoveling their driveway.  After they arrived, Amy Jo and I tackled my sidewalks and got them done in no time!  Needless to say, without Brian's and Amy Jo's help I think I would still be shoveling!

My back door.

The path I first tried to make- nowhere near my sidewalk.

My brother Brian.

Amy Jo next to a drift.