Who ordered the snow?

    I have a daughter who loves fresh snow to cover all the exhaust-tinged yuck, and told her she would be thrilled when she saw what was waiting outside. She was, even when her brother and his best friend made an ill-advised facewash attempt.

    21 inches in parts of my yard. We notified the Florida relatives what they were missing. They didn’t seem upset.

    Ah, the joys of roof raking. That special feeling you get from taking your cardio via driveway clearing. And finally, the exhilaration when the clever man at the local hardware store says yes, he does have a match for that drive belt for your aging snowblower.

    17 days and counting …

    This post originally appeared on ourMidland.com, the online home of the Midland (MI) Daily News. Republished with permission.