Sunday, March 29, 2020

Home Building VI - Shoveling Snow

Digging - it's what we do for exercise in Wyoming!  I shoveled for about 2 weeks straight.




 I got to dig 3 ft down, using previous phone pictures to triangulate the spot of  5 pipes so we didn't accidentally hit them with the snowblower.



 Our method got more evolved with sleds (above) and the snowblower method (below).



 And then I found out the electric company needed space for a bigger generator and of course that was covered in a few more feet of snow so I got to dig some more!
 

So much digging that even the moose came to supervise.


Once it warmed up a bit, we tried to divide the iceberg up method.  This resulted in more dangerous ice the next morning, although the kids would've been happy with an ice skating rink.


DONE!
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Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!