The Minnesota Farm Woman

We ended 2010 with about a foot of snowfall with drifts to nearly four feet. David got up early to clear the driveway so I could get to work.  As is usually does, our snow blower stopped working before making it out of the garage. We have one snow shovel and one 10-pound farm shovel which scoops about a cup of snow at a time. Guess which one I got to use? It took nearly an hour for the two of us to clear enough snow to make it out of the driveway.  When I got home from work, I tried to shovel my way through the drifts to get to the chicken coop, but that was nearly impossible. Searching the garage and basement for the snowshoes, I tried to reach David on the cell, each time getting cut off. Finally reaching him, I found out where he stored the snowshoes. Yup. You guessed it. In the storage area next to the chicken coop. I left plenty of food and water the day before, so my chickens will be fine until I shovel my way through later today.  We are starting 2011 with another 5 inches of white stuff covering our tracks from yesterday.  I think I will sit by the fire with a second cup of coffee and think about it.