As Thomas and I were sitting at our breakfast table yesterday morning we were joking about the panic of this state of the upcoming snow. And just as we were reading that some people are without electricity, we heard our heater and electronic devices go into silence. We weren’t laughing any longer! So yesterday we spent almost the whole day without electricity and to our unfortune we only had firewood left for a few hours. It was a cold day and a really cold night. We had the dogs sleep in our bed, which is a big no normally, but to keep them warm we made an exception. The sacrifice was too little space to sleep and blankets that moved into the wrong directions all night. This morning when we woke up the juice was on again and my appreciation for it. It’s amazing how limited you are without power and when people are not available to work and clear the roads from heavy snow – everything stops. Next time I’ll go shopping my shopping list will look a bit different: More candles, batteries and food that doesn’t need to be cooked.
Today we went onto one of our nearby trails, not to run but just to check it out see how bad it is and let Merlin play. We were walking in snow up to our knees for over a mile and me wearing my heavy Sorel boots didn’t make it easier. Half way I regretted having gone too far into the trail…sweating and puffing a poor one-mile walk ended with exhaustion. A good butt workout indeed! As pretty as it all looks – I’m ready for summer or at least making the treadmill my best friend this coming week.
