It has been such a mild winter that we almost forgot what it was like to have a big snowstorm. That all changed last night as the predicted "blizzard of 2021" hit. Although it wasn't quite a life changing event, we did get six inches of snow in a relatively short period. Thankfully, it all happened on a Saturday night, so no one had to get out in the morning. Doug was able to start on the driveway by 9 a.m. and our neighbor joined in to speed up the process with his ATV which was very much appreciated.
Cal stayed at Grandma Jane's last night and adopted Grandpa's approach for shoveling - drive over the snow and flattened it until he could get out of the driveway. It worked well until he got stuck. It wasn't quite as bad as the time Grandpa got stuck in our yard, but it did take Cal fifteen minutes to get out.
The snow did change Meg's plans. She had wanted to go to West Lafayette today and see Nick before heading back to Bloomington. The weather postponed that, but she didn't mind as it gave her one more day at home. Meg was ready to go back to IU, but not quite ready to say goodbye to home. We were glad to have one last day to play Mario Kart and watch a few more Seinfeld episodes with her.
The next two weeks are supposed to provide more winter weather with snow showers and below zero temperatures. As much as I have grown tired of the Indiana winters, I appreciate the fact that it arrived late this year. At the end of the next round of winter weather, we will only have four more weeks until spring with warmer temperatures and brighter sunshine just around the corner.
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