Day 83: Tractor to plow the snow

Hi again,
Today I am quite thankful that we have a tractor to plow the snow. Over the weekend we got quite a huge snow storm that apparently dumped close to a foot of snow except because of the wind it blew into knee high drifts (and higher) making the driveway impossible to get through. We also have quite a large driveway that would take forever to shovel by hand-trust me! lol So we are so thankful to have a tractor that my dad can plow the driveway so much faster. It was kind of interesting to watch though because even the tractor had a hard time in a few spots with the packed snow. lol I just keep thinking how long it would have taken to do by hand and it makes me so incredibly thankful for that tractor. Now if we can only find back our unfinished skating rink... lol I tried to walk there to guage how deep the snow is and the drifts on top of the ice are easily knee deep. On the plus side, somehow the one corner of the ice isn't covered-the wind must have been blowing just the right way to keep the snow from settling in that spot. So we have a starting point. lol
I should mention I am also so very thankful that this morning the snow finally stopped and the sun actually came back! It is crazy how much you miss the sunshine after just a few days with out it! So for now the driveway is cleaned off and the snow has stopped and the sun was out and all is good. lol Well except for the cold snap now which is not fun-today it was feeling close to -30 and it is supposed to stay that way for awhile. Plus more snow is in the forcast for later this week. It must be January! lol