Let it snow, Let it snow

On December 8th, we experienced our first snow storm of the season. Once the storm was over, there was over a foot of accumulation. I loved it since Alana & I stayed home to watch the snow fly. Shawn, however, decided there was money to be made and thought he should head down to work in New Berlin. Well. After he snow blowed the driveway at 5am, he decided he should leave quick before the city's snowplows trap him in at the end of the driveway. Mind you, he is driving our brand-new minivan out into the snowstorm and through our unplowed street. Remember? A foot of snow? I had just finished feeding Alana when I get a call from Shawn saying he is waiting for the plow to drive by at the end of our street, a whole 300' away from our front door. It was making a pass and piled up a large amount of snow in front of the van. Alana & I watch from the bedroom window. We get a call 30 seconds later from Shawn to let us know he is stuck and cannot move. After making certain Alana is happy and safe in her crib, I get bundled up, grab the monitor, shovels & salt and walk down the middle of the street. After about 20 minutes of shoveling & pushing, Shawn is out and on his way to work. Knowing Alana was still asleep, I went to work with snow blowing the sidewalks but stopped when I temporarily broke the snow blower. What a morning and all by 7am. Oh well. It made for beautiful pictures!