GLOGIRLY: 15 Week Countdown – Week Two: Snowmageddon

Welcome to Week 2 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Simply click on over to HERE in case you missed the massive announcement final week. 

You might have heard in regards to the snowstorm within the Colorado mountains late final week. It was a BIG one! Actually, essentially the most snow we have gotten in a single storm since we moved right here. And one of many largest in a long time for Colorado. Would you imagine there was a lot snow the ski resorts really CLOSED?! It has been loopy city right here, that is for certain.

On the mountain home we obtained over FOUR FEET.  

So it solely made sense to decide on one in all our favourite snow conversations between Ellie and Waffles for at the moment’s put up, “Snowmageddon.” And since the snow is simply so unbelievable, we’re sharing a number of new photographs from the aftermath beneath.

ELLIE:  Mr. Waffles, ought to we go try all that snow and stuff, do not cha assume? Mr. Waffles??

ELLIE:  Mr. Waffles???

WAFFLES:  Sleeping, Ellie. Sleeping.

ELLIE:  You are sleeping? Are you certain?

WAFFLES:  Barely. 

ELLIE:  Barely certain or barely sleeping?

ELLIE:  The snow, Mr. Waffles. Should not we–

WAFFLES:  Zzzzzzz….

The notorious driveway! We had to herald the professionals to assist take away all of the snow. There was nowhere to push the snow so we employed a really courageous man with an enormous blower attachment to a skid steer. Whereas he was engaged on the street, an avalanche was triggered simply in entrance of our home. All is okay…however WOW!

Nobody goes to be strolling as much as our entrance door anytime quickly!

The bushes had been attractive, although some had been encumbered with over a foot of snow on the branches!

The view out in the direction of our deck. 

The view FROM our deck. There is a railing in there someplace! LOL!

This mound is about 7′ excessive.

That is Lengthy’s Peak in the best way distance. It is the tallest peak in Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park and at present coated in white. We will see it from our front room window.

Now we have a Starlink Satellite tv for pc on our roof for web. It is actually the one dependable excessive velocity possibility for the place we’re situated. It is made it trough numerous storms and climate occasions. The dish is even heated in order that snow will soften from it. However the 4-6 foot drifts on our roof was no match for it. 

Our neighbor Bob came to visit to help whereas Gloman braved it on high of the roof, clearing a path to the dish and unearthing it so it might as soon as once more see the sky.

Glogirly frolicked within the snow, serving to to oversee the operation.

Here is a view from the roof with Bob and Glogirly watching from beneath and offering ethical help.

SUCCESS! Now we have web as soon as once more!