December 30. We awoke to see our first significant snow. We had two earlier snows that weren't deep enough to cover the grass.
Our daughter, Sonja, called and offered to clean off our driveway. A little later, her daughter, Samantha, called with the same offer. We told them we weren't going anywhere so the snow on the driveway wasn't bothering us. We were supposed to get more snow and colder temperatures later in the day. It did give me a warm fuzzy feeling that they were thinking about us.
December 31 was a really cold day for our part of Ohio...3 degrees F in the morning, 13 degrees in early afternoon. The sun shone all day so the day looked pleasant despite the cold. By afternoon, we had stirred ourselves up to thinking about clearing off the driveway since negative temperatures were predicted for the next few days. The snow was the light fluffy kind that is easy to clean off with a snowblower. Since we have one, Tom started it up and I walked behind the machine. I didn't even get snow-covered because a couple years ago Tom bought a snow shield for the machine. The picture below is from at least three years ago when we had a wet clingy snow.
Later in the day, we watched football. Tom is a football fan...knows a lot of the teams, their weaknesses and strengths. After fifty-six years of marriage, I have learned a little about football. We watched our Cincinnati Bengals win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was a close game which made it exciting. There was only forty-four seconds to go when the Bengals scored the winning touchdown.
Because the Bengals won, the Buffalo Bills are going to the playoffs, That made Buffalo fans happy as well as the Cincinnati Bengals' fans.
Instead of welcoming in 2018 at midnight, we went to bed.
In the morning, I laid out what I needed to start the new year.
And a cup for my favorite morning beverage, green tea. (I'm waiting for the teapot to whistle.)
Our daughter, Sonja, called and offered to clean off our driveway. A little later, her daughter, Samantha, called with the same offer. We told them we weren't going anywhere so the snow on the driveway wasn't bothering us. We were supposed to get more snow and colder temperatures later in the day. It did give me a warm fuzzy feeling that they were thinking about us.
December 31 was a really cold day for our part of Ohio...3 degrees F in the morning, 13 degrees in early afternoon. The sun shone all day so the day looked pleasant despite the cold. By afternoon, we had stirred ourselves up to thinking about clearing off the driveway since negative temperatures were predicted for the next few days. The snow was the light fluffy kind that is easy to clean off with a snowblower. Since we have one, Tom started it up and I walked behind the machine. I didn't even get snow-covered because a couple years ago Tom bought a snow shield for the machine. The picture below is from at least three years ago when we had a wet clingy snow.
Later in the day, we watched football. Tom is a football fan...knows a lot of the teams, their weaknesses and strengths. After fifty-six years of marriage, I have learned a little about football. We watched our Cincinnati Bengals win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was a close game which made it exciting. There was only forty-four seconds to go when the Bengals scored the winning touchdown.
Because the Bengals won, the Buffalo Bills are going to the playoffs, That made Buffalo fans happy as well as the Cincinnati Bengals' fans.
Instead of welcoming in 2018 at midnight, we went to bed.
In the morning, I laid out what I needed to start the new year.
And a cup for my favorite morning beverage, green tea. (I'm waiting for the teapot to whistle.)
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