forgotten

Bombarded with the many things required to get rid of rogue cancer cells, and remain cancer-free, can make you, the person you, your inner core, feel forgotten and lost.  It's up to you to speak up and remind your caregivers that you are still an individual, that you are still you, under everything.  And that you will remain long after the cancer is gone.

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Snowing so hard that the camera wants to focus on the falling snow instead of. . .

. . .the beautiful frozen horse.  It snowed most all day today, Second time I had to get out the snowblower this week.

Out for a drive

After blowing the driveway we had to get out and look around.  Love the bright berries buried in snow. :)

Check out this sign, it looks like the snow is trying to push it off the building.

I think soon the sign may just say "Bug", lol

And Hallmark's Gold Crown appears to say "Cold Crown" and emphasizes the fact with some dangling icicles.

Just one of four piles in this parking lot.  I know, the day was still dreary so it's hard to tell, but the pile is already as tall as some of the nearby buildings and this was our first snow!  All through the winter you will find these piles in each parking lot, getting added to each time the lots are plowed.

Clearing the driveway

When we moved to Wisconsin, it seemed that Dennis was always gone when it snowed - he worked wacky hours, still does, and it just so happened the timing of his work and the snowfall coincided.  So, I was the one left shoveling the drive-way.  It's funny, back then we still had 5 teenagers (4 boys!) living at home, but it was mama who shoveled the drive.

Then, the first time he was home when it snowed, get this, he ran out and bought a snow-blower!  Wimp! lol  I must say, I love the snow-blower!  Often, I'm still the one clearing the driveway, and I don't mind at all, in fact, I think it's a lot of fun - yeah, I'm weird.

Doesn't the blower make the edge of the snow so nice and pretty?  I love how it leaves the sides so neat.

And look how far it blows!  Amazing and fun!

Haden can't resist helping out with a shovel.  Love him throw too!  Impressive!  I guess you could say he has lots of experience by now, lol.

The only thing bad about using the blower, even without wind, you get a good amount of snow back on you.

And, it's a lot less exercise than using the shovels.  But still, it's fun!

Uhoh, I better get out of the way!

Haden was a little too slow, oops.

But it's all good, see he's smiling.

Hosted by Cecily and Rachael

The morning of the blizzard

I'm not sure what the total was for the night, I'm sure we got at least 8", although our yard had more like 10" from all the drifting.

The crow is more buried. lol

I love how the snow piles everywhere!

The wind must have really blown across our patio!

The swirl on the roof, makes me think of the curl on a baby girl's head. Maybe I should climb up and stick a bow in it, lol.

Come on birdies, come and eat, oops, maybe we should clean the feeder off first.

The snow plows had been by before we went out, about 8am!  They sure are on top of it!  So, the guys cleared our driveway, photos to come, then we ran out to Starbucks and to look around!  What a glorious morning!

Watching and Waiting

I couldn't resist popping out at nearly midnight to snap a few photos of the progress of snow. :)

I love how the snow flocks everything.

I love the lights make stars.

Mr Crow is getting buried.