Digging out again

It snowed last night, again. Only about 10 cm, but it is enough. Already. OK? I have nowhere left to pile it! Our small yard is hedged with huge snow piles. The edge of the driveway is like someone parted a great white sea. We seldom see a snow plow down our side street.

Sigh. I am Canadian. But I am not a fan of snow. Yes, I am complaining but what I wouldn't give to get out the jogging stroller, go for a nice long walk, and let the little people of the posse roar off some energy at the playground! Did I mention that we don't normally get this much snow? I'm sure I mentioned it. Maybe many times. Already. OK, I'm done.

Winter is Officially Here

Looking outside this morning to about 15 cm of snow I think that winter is officially here. We have been battling the most outrageously cold temperatures here lately too! It has been hovering between -11 C and -20 C! With the windchill it has been averaging around -18 to -24 C. I realize that this is balmy for some regions of Canada but this is unusual for the relatively moderate climate of our part of the country. We are usually (un)lucky to get a few centimetres of snow 3 or 4 times a winter. We rarely end up with a white Christmas but looks like we will have one this year. Now where did I put that snow shovel?