So far, this morning, I've shoveled a pathway to the barn and to the paperbox. So far, no complaining about our overnight snow deposit. I won't call it a "dump," cuz it's pretty light stuff.
And, that's why I'm not complaining.
I just put that shovel into high gear---or was it I who was in high gear pushing the shovel-plow?
Whatever the case, it wasn't too hard to break a pathway to the barn or even out through the barnyard for the hay piles.
The barnyard was a bit more challenging because occasional piles of frozen horse apples would bring the shovel to a quick halt.
It was actually fun breaking trail this morning. We have about five inches and the powdery flakes are still falling.
Yesterday morning, the Schweitzer ski reporter told us radio listeners that the resort expects anywhere from 19 inches to 37 inches by the weekend.
So, they're in high-mountain heaven, for sure.
Here on the flat, we could have up to two feet before the temperature rises to the 40s on Thursday, bringing rain on all that snow.
One thing's for sure: we'll have a mess before it's over.
I feel this morning that we're doing some penance for the guilty pleasures we've enjoyed since Thanksgiving.
God and Mother Nature don't want us to get too cocky with all that bare ground strutting and endorphin overloads we've been enjoying.
There must be a special sin or two for such indulgences, right?
Even our gratitude doesn't hold water when it comes to dishing out one or more snow flakes for every sunbeam or here in North Idaho. Well, maybe it holds water---cuz we're sure to get our share before winter ends.
Anyway, we've had a nice run of enjoyable weather, so we'll deal with this segment and hope the calendar will guarantee spring when spring is supposed to come.
The nice thing about this snow is that we finally have some new material for picture-taking. I'll probably take the camera out later this morning and snap shots of our new winter wonderland.
In other important news, Bill and I each ate a Twinkie yesterday. I couldn't find Twinkies on the junk food shelf during an earlier shopping trip, but, by golly, Yoke's had 'em yesterday.
So, I decided to purchase a box, maybe freeze them, and when they're completely off the grocery shelves, pull one out, just to enjoy a taste of new nostalgia.
Our samples tasted mighty fine. I still can't understand why the company is going bankrupt.
Maybe a bail-out will save them cuz it seems to me that Twinkies are just too big to fail.
Even without chronic Cabin Fever this winter, I was excited to hear that "American Idol" is returning to Fox TV this week. Hard to believe that the show has become a staple in the "help us make it through the winter nights" lineup.
It seems like just yesterday I faithfully tuned in to every show during those first seasons, watching the likes of Rueben Studdard, Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkston.
My all-time favorite American Idol was, and still is, Carrie Underwood. There was never any doubt in my mind that she would make it big as an entertainer and as a much beloved idol.
One year during this show's decade-long run, I was really excited because a young lady named Katharine McPhee was competing. I'm sure I was not alone in this region, feeling a connection with Katharine, who finished the season as runner-up.
Her grandmother Gloria rode horses with my mother one summer. Gloria and her friends, Patsy and Tillie, were going on a vacation with their husbands to the Tetons.
They knew their vacation would involve a horseback ride or two, so they wanted to get their bodies and minds in shape for climbing aboard.
My friend and former student Patti called one day, asking we could arrange for some horseback outings for them. We had enough rideable horses at the time, and my mother was more than delighted to take this ladies on a few short trail rides.
The group became good friends, and we kept in touch with them for years. I still see Tillie occasionally in the grocery store.
Now back to Gloria's granddaughter, Katharine. I see that, after the Super Bowl, she will star in a new television series called "Smash."
Pretty cool, and again, it will be fun to watch, since we have a slight Sandpoint connection.
Well, that's enough "Snow News Is Good News" for this morning. I'm sure that tomorrow's posting may be a bit on the flakey side too---maybe even some pictures.
Happy Tuesday.
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