It's 9:30 in the morning and the snow is still coming down. Nick's preschool teacher called us this morning to let us know that school has been canceled for today and I sent a note saying that I would be working from home. The snow plows - bless their hearts - did their jobs last night and now there is like 3 feet of snow, ice, and slush at the foot of our driveway. David has been out there for the past 2 hours shoveling.
I say shoveling because we don't have a snow blower. I suppose it's another way of denying that we live in the suburbs - the not owning a snow blower or lawn mower. But, given that we're still in the Temp house, the thought of buying a snow blower when we don't have a garage to store it in just yet didn't appeal to us. Our time in the house is limited to a month - we'll be in our house by mid-March. I'm sure we'll have a snow blower and lawn mower before the last snowfall. Assuming, of course, that the last big snowfall that requires a snow blower happens after we move into our house.
I still miss living in the city very much, but I have to admit that there are things about living in the suburbs that I like. For example, getting the actual live preschool teacher calling to let us know that school has been canceled - not likely to happen in the city. And then there is the fact that I can call in and say that I'm working from home because my driveway has been plowed in. So, while I'm finishing up putting together a database to track testing issues the boys and David will be out in the backyard enjoying the snow.
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