All in all, the Blizzard of '13 was a polite storm. It announced its arrival with enough warning to close schools and work on Friday. The snow started Friday afternoon and continued until Saturday afternoon, giving us two days to dig out and recuperate to be ready back on Monday.
Thankfully there was bare ground at the beginning
Four hours in
Eight hours in
24 hours in. Final tally, about 24 inches.
Cleanup complete!
As usual, the girls entertained themselves with princess and mermaid games
Grandma Joan was on hand to help make a chocolate mousse pie. It wuz good.
The drifts in the driveway went over four feet
The winter of '11 taught us to overcome our disdain of snowblowers. For our new house we bought a big blower only to see zero snow last year. This time it was worth every penny .
Icicles in Dad's eyebrows!
Grandpa helped clear snow and hold the baby
An early birthday cake for Caroline
The girls were light enough to crawl over the snow crust
We built a gigantic snow fort
Baby Tessie got outside, too
Clearing snow from the shallow roof on the first floor extension
For reference, the girls are about 5 feet off the ground!
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