Snow! Snow! Snow!

 

We got the first snow right after Thanksgiving and it seems like we go a few days of nice weather and then more snow.

Ringo likes it well enough!

And I'm sure glad I got the heat track mats out when I did! 

This little guy wasn't quite ready for the first snow

He didn't bring his snow boots and he didn't pack his snow pants and hat. Luckily, I had one of ben's old hats, and some littler knit gloves and he had his hiker shoes, so it wasn't terrible. 

Here's what he does.....

Goes out and eats snow.

I keep telling him he's not a dog, but still, he loves to eat snow. Watch for that yellow snow though Dilly Boy!

And don't call DHS on me either-he always pops out the door without a coat on......and yesterday it was in PJs and slippers!

It was only about 20degrees out, but he wanted to go out so he took off FAST! Well at least he had Grampa's hat on!!LOL!

I had to chase him around to the back of the house before I caught up to him!

There we go, all outfitted correctly!

Out eating snow with Ringo. 

I 80 Shopping & Snow-of Course!

Cabin Fever has set in, so we masked up and headed over to Williamsburg, IA for the I 80 Shopping Spree. DD went with me! Love to spend a little time with my girl.

Lots of stuff to see! So many beautiful quilts and fabric!

And they served food and had the signature cocktail too! They're all fancy! I also took the display Nolting long arm for a quick spin. Hmmmm, I am in lust for sure.

I didn't take a picture, but here's one from the Nolting website. It was such a nice relaxing time-easy to keep our distances and of course masks!

And of course the snowblower broke down. My faithful old workhorse up and died on me.  SO Hubs bought this beauty.

It's an Ariens-Made in the USA. Kind of pricey, but those heated hand grip-WOW!!

I took her on the maiden voyage to clean up a few snow piles out in the driveway.

It worked very well. It's a lot heavier than my old one. It's all metal-no plastic on the chute at all.

Unfortunately, I think we'll have a few more trips down the driveway before it's time to store her away for the summer.
 

Kind of Like Groundhog Day...it Keeps Coming

 

It seems like the snow keeps on coming every few days. Unfortunately, the snow blower broke down on Thursday!! YIKES. Hubs called and the repair shop would get it in right away. 

I drove it over to North liberty, in the pick up, it's also zero degrees out...brrrrrr. If you drivr over the Forever Green overpass over Highway 380, you can see that traffic was backed up for several miles. 

Looked like a parking lot out there! Anyways, I got the snow blower dropped off.

Then I get to shovel the ramp...... again.My electric heat tape on the top landing does seem to be working pretty well. But when it's really deep like this, it loses the battle.

The dogs like it out in the cold and snow.....

But they would rather be indoors when the temps are this low! 

But good news the snowblower is fixed! I picked it up on Monday, and we only had a little bit, maybe 2-3" of fluffy snow, so we'll see if I need it before the weekend or not!!

More Snow

I don't think I have ever had so many snow posts before! My best friend Snowblower and me were out this afternoon.

 Ah my pal, snowblower! I'm so in love with you!

Ah, such fun times. NOT! But at least it's not shoveling!

Snow, Snow, Go Away....

 Before me and my friend Snowblower went to work.

BLAH! I'm so tired of moving snow around. Me and my friend the snowblower walked over to our friend's house, 3 blocks away, to snow blow her driveway. I thought there was just too much snow to shovel at her house. Boy am I glad snowblower walks him self! Time for a little nap now I think!

Enough With the Snow Already!!!

So I guess I don't have to remind anyone that it's still winter in Iowa, huh!

 

ME! ME! ME!

 I just ran the snowblower and look it's already drifting in.....wahhhhhh!!!

So, as cold as it's been we also have a lot of snow.
Ya know, every time I write "a lot" I always think of Mrs. Luensi, my 9th grade english teacher. She always said "When you go to the big peoples' school remember a lot is 2 words." Because back in the day 9th grade was the last year of Jr. High and you went to High School in 10th grade.

So, anyway,Hubs bought us a snow blower for our Christmas/Anniversary and I LOVE it! It's taken a little bit of getting used to, I don't fling snow in my face too much anymore, but what a great power tool! If you would like a few tips on snow blower usage just leave a comment. For example, remember to close the garage door before you blow snow in that direction......