So This Is What They Call A "Noreaster"?

It's been snowing on and off all day. We got around another 10 inches on top of the snow that was already there. This is ridiculous. It's borderline stupid. There's nowhere else to put the freaking snow. The snow pile is now as tall as joe. Stupid. A giant tree branch fell down in our back yard and is about a foot away from having smashed our back window. It's still attached, just weighed down beyond its capacity. Stupid. Power lines are weighed down with over an inch of snow and ice. Stupid. There's somewhere around 10,000 people without power in Maine. Stupid. I just heard on the news that the governor of Maine is declaring a state of emergency in Maine due to the weather conditions. Stupid.

Okay, I've re-evaluated the situation, and this amount of snow is officially stupid. I've never seen so much in my life. And while I think it's beautiful, it's becoming unmanageable. Maybe if I were a kid getting snow days out of this situation, building snow men and igloos, I might be a bit more tolerant. But seeing as how I still have to go into work and carry on with my daily life and schedule....my patience is being tested.

Winter in Full Force

It's been snowing like crazy the past few days. The trees are weighed down to the point they've created archways over all the streets. The mound of snow next to our driveway is now as tall as I am...

Can it be spring yet?

Go Fish

Today was a bit of an adventure. Joe and Bryon have been spending the past few weekends building an ice shanty, and today we took it out on Eagle Lake. The sun was shining and it was actually a bit warm, but the ice was still almost two feet thick, so the boys dragged their collapsible shanty onto the ice and we went fishing.

We spent a good 3 or 4 hours just hanging out in the hut and sliding around on the ice. We didn't catch anything...but I think the fish were all having a secret meeting on the other side of the lake. There wasn't any live bait to be found around town, so we had to settle for lures. We added a bit of hot dog to one of the hooks and seemed to get a few bites, but nothing stuck. Oh well....we'll just have to try again another day!

A Walk On The Beach

Saturday was such a nice day--relatively speaking--Joe and I decided to take a drive to the park and walk along Sand Beach. It was nice to see the sun again and not feel as though my fingers would fall off the second I stepped out of doors. I hope we have more days like that in the near future.

Tiny Bubbles

Remember bubble baths?
I sure do. And I miss them!
This whole "shower chamber" thing is getting old...