snow removal

Our driveway has been one sheet of ice for the past two months. It's been warming up here lately (just above freezing), so we took out the hammer and shovel and went to work de-icing the driveway.

We had been working for about 15 minutes when our neighbor, Mr. Newbold, came over and spread rock salt over the entire sheet. Why didn't we think of that? Needless to say, the work went by a lot faster after the ice melted even more.

Corban was in heaven watching us and playing in the ice. I think he tasted every chunk of ice we broke off. I'm pretty sure he got his share of sodium that day. His hands turned a bright pink before his genius mother got him some gloves. There was water beneath the ice, so his pants were soaked up to his shins.

Thanks Mr. Newbold, for saving the day and our backs!