Knowing we were getting snow overnight, but not knowing about the delay, I set out a second set of clothes to shovel in and woke up an entire 15 minutes early. This 15 minutes came in handy as it took about three hours of shoveling to clear the main drive of the 8 1/2 inches of wet, heavy snow that we had by then, using the lights from our house to illuminate the dark driveway. I barely had time to shower before I had to leave.
I contemplated not going into work as our road wasn’t plowed, but decided to trust Mera to get us out. Our trust was well-founded as she got us through the deep snow (with snow blasting over the top of the windshield) and up the hill—although we were almost thwarted by a driver who nearly ran the stop up there.
There were another three to four inches when we got home, with more coming down. It was easier this second time as the snow was fluffy and light, but we took the opportunity to work on some of the now-hardened areas that we didn’t finish in the morning. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to finish because not only did it get naturally dark, but our house was (and is still) out of power.
We went to St. Elias for dinner where we met with Chloé and broke the bad news about our lack of power to her. While she has been ecstatic about the snow, she was really less than happy about the power ... especially when she discovered that it also means no water.
While the inconveniences are certainly inconvenient, and Janelle and I are both hurting from our exertions, I’m still much happier with the snow than I was without it.