So this morning as soon as I got downstairs I put some ointment on my arms, it also helps me breath; so I guess that is a secondary benefit. When I went out to check on the paper, third day with no paper, I noticed that the icicles were starting to drip and then freezing on the steps up to the front porch so I knocked down the ones that were directly over the steps to hinder the dripping.
Then after breakfast I put on my boots and went outside to take out the kitchen compost. Today when I tried turning the barrel I went slowly and when it started to slip I stopped. I figured that the outside of the barrel was coated in ice so I might be best to just wait until everything thawed out and then turn it a few extra times.
After I took care of the kitchen compost I decided to do some more shoveling. I shoveled off the back steps to the basement, and from the front sidewalk to the middle of the road and then scrapped the ice off the steps so that they would not be so dangerous.
Since I was too lazy to put on my long pants I was getting several strange looks from the folks passing by and even the mail lady made a commented. I am not sure if it was the snow or my legs that were the whitest, but it was a close call. I am not sure where my tan went but it sure went, my legs were relatively tan from being outside all summer.
It has taken me two days to do half of the driveway and it use to only take a few hours for me to do the whole driveway, but I just do not have the energy to do that much any more.
Right now both my arms are really sore; not just in one spot but the whole arm. I am glad that I am already on pain medication, as I am not sure what it would be like without it.
After eating lunch I took a little nap in my chair in the living room and did not feel any better when I got back up; well I could keep my eyes open but that is about the only improvement.
I did take a photograph of some of the icicles on the front porch, the largest one is two and a half feet long, I just finished measuring it.
Well it has snowed off and on a little today but it really has not added to the snow accumulation. The weather folks are saying that more snow is on its way, anywhere from a dusting to several inches, so it looks like it will be a while before we loose the snow.
The only really nice thing about all the snow right now is that we have not lost our power...so far!
I cannot think of anything else that might happen today so I think that I will go ahead and publish this.
