Today’s adventure? Snow removal and stuffing replacement.
When I came home last night {about 9:30 pm} the snow was falling hard as ever. And it kept falling all night. And all morning. When it had finally let up I made a move to go out and shovel…only to find that we had received nearly a foot. 10 inches to be exact. But where snow drifts are concerned, nothing is exact.
I have one word for all of that: Woof.
This was the absolute hardest shoveling I’ve done all season. So heavy, so deep. I only cleared what I needed to get my car out and a single shovel width path down the sidewalk. I know, that’s the cheap move. It took nearly an hour and my sweatshirt was drenched in sweat by the time I came in. I think I may have hurt my back a bit too. It was seizing up all afternoon. Yuck.
Since Derek left I have really been fine, but I did miss him fiercely today. Not in the sense that I only want him around to do the heavy work…that’s not it at all. Instead, because I really felt his absence today. Our routine was unable to go on. If he was home, he’d have shoveled last night, then again early this morning. He doesn’t do it because I nag him to. Just because he enjoys taking care of me. And it’s a way to allow him to care for me.
Bummer.
So I came is sweaty and gross and bummed. Then 15 minutes later I heard a snow blower unusually close. I looked out and found my sweet neighbor Henry clearing my driveway. Even the stack of snow I’d piled on the unused part of the drive.
I needed to leave so I went out and thanked him. He assured me it was no big deal and that the work wasn’t too much for his heart. {He had a heart attack in the fall…but is the time that refuses to quit working for even a minute.} Your prayers are being felt my friends. This isn’t the first time divine intervention has stepped in right when I needed it most. Your prayers are getting me through this time.
As for my second adventure: AKA the first project of spring…well, take a look.
I spent the rest of my down time today replacing the stuffing. In fact, I’ll be completing that task as soon as I finish writing you tonight. {I should really get back on a schedule for writing…but that’s an adventure for another day.}
Tomorrow I’ll show you how to repad a naked chair. Until then I’ll be cleaning up the mess I’ve made.
Amy
