I began this post and uploaded the pictures on January 28th. That was a solid 2+ weeks ago now.
Still, the snow keeps coming, and I find the areas of snow needing to be shoveled to be MORE than enough to allow for my 'exercise with a purpose' New Year resolution. And, in that resolution's defense, I will admit that I've noticed two benefits already. #1, I can toss Tucker, who's built like a brick sh*t house very solidly, into the truck with much more ease than it's required in the past. #2, one of the most disgusting places to have cottage-cheese-fat-dimpled-skin (the upper arms - ugh!) is actually firming up, I do believe! And just in time for short sleeves & tanks. Those days really are just around the corner. I promise. It is kinda humorous . . . or aggravating, depending on your perspective: down by the lake, there is hardly NO snow (including the property my folks call home).
Okay, despite good intentions, my eyes are c-l-o-s-i-n-g. But, it is 1:28 AM, after all. Where DO the days go??? Muuuuust sleeeep. I'll be back tomorrow. Ahh, later today, that'd be. :)
What is that "thing" in the last picture to the left of the shoveled path? Looks like the bottom of a floor lamp?
ReplyDeleteOh! Ha! Enlarge the picture, and you'll see that it's my favorite snow shovel. I see what you mean, though!
ReplyDeleteThe dark spot at the bottom left of the image is where the 3 gallon bucket of hot, hot water (that I was taking to the poultry) spilled the day that I tripped and t-h-o-u-g-h-t I was gonna make it to the end of the path without falling . . . but didn't.
Maybe that is the secret to her workout success?!
ReplyDeleteIt must have been in the air last night, because I was finishing a blog entry and emailing a friend at 1:20 a.m...when I should have been sleeping. But really, who could? We are having some major church issues lately and it has really been heavy on the hearts of a group of us. Much insomnia. And being on my own, always hit me harder at night when things were quieter...all except my brain, which would kick into high gear. Perhaps I should go for the shoveling routine. I do think the correct shovel is part of the answer to this being a good workout.
Karen Sue, you know, when Tom did the bulk of the shoveling around here, I never paid much attention to shovels. A shovel's a shovel, right?
ReplyDeleteNO WAY!!!
I now have My Favorite Snow Shovel, my Shovel For Cleaning In Front Of The Garage Doors, and my Poop Scooping Shovel. Oh, and a new discovery yesterday: the Shovel I Hate!
Hmm, maybe I should do a post about them all: their pros & cons. (How sad would THAT be?!) Anyway, thanks for reading & commenting . . . and sorry about your church troubles. :(
LOL, Mama Pea, the lamp is so she can see when she is shoveling at 1:30 A.M. when she should be sleeping!! Wow, you certainly have a lot of snow! The pics are beautiful, and snow shoveling is certainly alot of physical exercise!
ReplyDeleteErin, hardee-har-har. What can I say? I'm a night-owl! What I realized, though, is that I do need to take a more recent picture than these to show that we have way more snow even now!
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