And last accounts of Blizzard

Arms hurt from shoveling, as well as back and legs. Would have been less of a workout if the gym had been open! In true Colorado fashion by 3:30 the snow had stopped and the sun came out and the angels sang. Okay, no angels but we came in at 1:30 and had the cocoa and schnapps and by 3:30 those could have been angels singing, we just aren't sure!

After the shoveling was done. Nothing says "job well done" like a Guiness while sitting in a snow throne! - Don't be suprised to see this as a Christmas card some day!

Sun's out and the melt begins!

We'll add a photo of the basement flooding if the sump pump can't keep up with the melt!

That's a 6' fence at the back of the picture - probably our biggest drift.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Yes, more photos

Sounded like a fun idea to blog the blizzard - now it seems like a chore. Anyhow - never leave anything you've started unfinished - that explains the empty booze bottles! So started shoveling about 9:30, finished at 1:30 (with a few water breaks). Here you go.

Karl, looking like he's on steroids - which would have made shoveling faster!

Boris, laying in the middle of the snow - he's an odd dog
Jackie helping with task - though the snow came up to her waist in areas!
The split rail nearly hidden along the sidewalk
Mom's car - we had to put the snow somewhere!

Blizzard Day 2

Still snowing , nearly 28 hours later. Wind isn't as much, but the accumlation isn't over. Snow is coming straight down instead of sideways, although every now and again a period of sideways occurs. Have some photos from about 9pm and then some from 9am. I am currently watching the neighbor shovel out to go to work. Not very bright if you ask me. Arvada literally closed all roads last night. I'll post more from the outside when we venture out. Jackie has some serious snow angel plans!

Last night

Yes Virginia it is a Blizzard

Okay it's 3:30 and the photos are going to have a little something extra in them. Mom's car. She got stuck at 72nd and Lamar (about 1.5 miles from our house) - walked to our house in the blizzard. We finally got her car back here and her home safe and sound. So you can't gage on the fence but take my word we have drifts about 24" in the driveway. Stay tuned!

Front porch - no more steps ----------------- BBQ in drifts

Ladies and Gentleman, we have a blizzard!

Blizzard '06, December Doozy, Holiday Blizzard '06

The media has not decided what to call this one so I tried to get it all in. Yesterday morning Denver Metro area was pegged for 1-2" of snow because the "blizzard" was going to miss us. So as usual, that was wrong. Will keep an update of the blizzard as it progresses. Of course school was closed today and probably tomorrow which means with my sick day and Jackie's 2 days off (she's feeling good today) we have a long holiday break! woo hoo. Anyhow here are front & back door/window photos from 9 am and 12 noon. Hard to tell much differences but will put some up every few hours - so - if this plays out to be the storm of the century (6 years - could happen) we have a record. That and what else am I going to do. I can't go do my xmas shopping.

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Noon

Sick Day - Catch up on crap I never seem to have time for!

Last week of school before break, but Jax and I are home today because she has caught the crap that is going around. It's all those parents that send their kids to school sick so they can appearantly share the stress of having a sick child - they need slapped. Anyhow, I can either grade or play on the computer while she rests - so here I am.

Okay let's see, we last left you with 1 more tourney to go, 3rd place- didn't beat the kid she wanted to but finished 2nd in state in her division for sparring and 3rd in state for forms. We are very proud and she is too. No more tournaments until February if she chooses to continue down that path. She's practicing her Go ju she ho sho (that's phonetic because I don't know Japanese) in the white - it's a traditional Japanese form & gi, and G-pa & G-ma got to see her compete. It was a good day.

Jackie also had her beginning orchestra concert in cohert with the beginning band - I'm sure you can invision it. They had to select someone from the audience to teach a song to and she chose Grandpa Butch. I'm not sure you can invision this(or want to!) so I've added a small video. There is more but the camera was jiggling because I was laughing to much - and you couldn't hear the music over mom's laughter for some of it! We're Sorry Amadeus


We are all ready for Xmas - well the decorations & tree are up. There's still that shopping thing to do. But hey, we still have 7 days. School's out for break on Thursday the 21st so it will get done then. Looking forward to a few ski trips on break and doing a whole lot of nothing. If I don't get another update in, have a Merry Christmas! Maybe we can do a holiday video conference in the next few weeks. Feliz Navidad