Land of the Deep Freeze

It has been a brutal winter so far. Since the begining of December 2008, we have had maybe 2 days where the temperature went above freezing. We have probably shovelled atleast 15 inches of snow in the past 30 days, today is January 9th.. One time the snowblower broke down and it took 3 days to repair. Luckily, with a little trickery, it cost only a few dollars to fix and it works beautifully.
The best thing about this winter so far is the boys helping out. They are out there with me cleaning the sidewalk and path to the front door while I am shovelling or using the blow dryer on the driveway. After all is done we'll have a snowball fight. The boys really get me good, covering me from top to bottom with snow. In return I drag them in snow and also pull the sled with both of them on it. Oh, the joy! We are looking forward to our ski trip to Wisconsin, atleast I am some time end of this month or early february.
I am heading to India to be with my ailing father and give a hand to my brothers and sister. he has been ill for a while and detiorating. God bless him, keep him in peace, good health, pain free and in good spirits. that is all I ask for. I will miss my honey and the boys. I will miss Lata's birthday on the 19th. There is a surprise ;-), the boys don't know about it either.
God bless and take care of my little family!