It is hard to capture in pictures how much snow we have received this past week. It is just unbelievable! We have never seen snow like this.
It has given Ken lots of opportunities for service as he shovels snow for our apartments, as well as many of the neighbors. He has made many friends doing it.
There was so much snow, there simply wasn't anywhere to pile any more with the small snow shovel we have. Knowing the snow plow would come, Ken threw the snow in the street. When the plow did come, he climbed right up on it and gave the drivers inside a bag of goodies. That had them literally eating out of his hand! He would scoop and throw snow on the road as fast as he could. They would clear it, go work down the street, then come back and clean up what Ken had thrown. They did it several times.
This is an empty lot across the street from us. It's hard to tell the magnitude, but that is a huge mountain of snow.
On the mountain are some crows in the neighborhood that Ken has been feeding.
Every morning, the first thing we do is look out to see how much snow fell overnight. Sometimes it's over a foot. After the first huge blizzard, we realized we didn't have the proper equipment. As soon as the plows got the roads clear enough, we went out and purchased knee-high snow boots for Ken and a big scooper shovel so that he could get the snow across the street. He has spent many hours shoveling.
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| Ken in his new boots with his new big scooper shovel. |
6 comments:
That snow came, true to their word! Quite a life-style change for two St. Georgeites! That neighborhood is never going to want Ken to leave; what kind acts to plow all of that snow away, bit by bit! He looks so cute in his new boots! But I am not a bit surprised that you have found such good ways to make friends. It is the best thing you could be doing to represent the Lord and his teachings. What truly great missionaries you are!
WOW you do have a lot of snow! Is that normal? Do they get that much every winter or is this an unusual year? Ken is so good to shovel snow for everyone and with that little shovel! Your mission continues to be a grand adventure and you both are great!!!
The picture of the snow on top of the car, with a corner of it cleaned off really captures the amount of snow. That is INCREDIBLE! Does Dad like shoveling? I love it, but have never had to do that much of it.
They tell us that this is LESS snow than usual. So I guess we're lucky. I think Daddy does kind of like shoveling as it gives him exercise. It is a life style change, but I like it most of the time.
I was going to say that Ken is definitely getting his exercise. Shoveling snow is hard work. I love seeing the pictures and seeing Ken's friends on the snow shovel. What a grand adventure you are having.
And here I was feeling bad about moving to Denver and experiencing a Colorado winter!!! We've got nothing on you guys. That is a TON of snow!!
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