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Snow Day
We awoke to 4 to 5 inches of fresh fluffy snow covering the patio and the tables on the patio. The patio light was turned on, which casts a yellow light at 5:00 am to check out the snow. Below is a picture taken then.
Just after 6:00 am while it was still quite dark I saw the lights coming down the drive of a big truck with flashing lights. Unbelievable it was the brand new dumpster getting delivered. With all of this snow Mark was sure that would be delayed. Once it was light outside I stepped out on the porch to get a couple snow pictures from our front yard.
Diane and I got to mom's at 7:30 am but on the way stopped to take a picture of the new blue dumpster. This one even has a lid. 
We are all rejoicing of this gift. Not only does it have a lid it is about half price of what we have been paying. Anyone out this way interested in learning about this new company ask Rachel, she found them. They are based out of Bloomington but are willing to come here. So thankful we live in America where capitalism works. GFL kept raising the price, closed the dump to competitors but that opened the door for other companies to step in and provide not only more reasonable service but hopefully more dependable as they just delivered AFTER a snow storm driving on a snow covered driveway!. In the past if the drive had snow on it our other company would not come and then the next week had the nerve to charge us extra as the dumpster would be extra full. When we reached mom's Berlica and Mackenson were hard at work shoveling.
Joan spent the morning cooking. She had a breakfast casserole, a lunch made and even dinner cooked for all of her company. Diane, Berlica and Mackenson helped carry everything to her van so she could drive it over to her house. Bill and Bethany's family were here for the Meister Christmas. I stayed with mom until Rachel arrived at noon. We enjoyed watching the birds while looking at the snow on the deck.
Sarah arrived to borrow the golf cart so she could borrow the sleds from Joan's house. School was cancelled for her girls and they spent the morning sledding.
Rhoda's also had a snow day and she sent the 2 pictures below.
When Rachel arrived I went to the barn to start cleaning. We have guests coming in tomorrow and the fridge needed to be cleaned, the dishes needed to be put away and all of the garbage hauled to the dumpster. Sarah arrived to help with that job. Mark plowed the drives with the skid steer then drove in to Hanna City to buy more diesel fuel. The game room was organized and another blue bean bag for the bag game is missing. Now there are only 2 blue and 4 red plus another red and white that doesn't match. The game really needs 8 bags, 4 blue and 4 red so when I got home ordered another set. Bill and Bethany brought Joshua, William, Daisy and Anni to the sledding hill to join Zion, Eden and River. They all had such a great time. 
It was a gray day most of the day but at one point the sky brightened a bit. I took one picture before the sky darkened again.
Crazy but the weather report for tomorrow is another round of snow starting at 7:00 am and dropping 3 to 6 inches. It is supposed to stop around noon and the company aren't coming until later afternoon so hopefully Mark can get the barn drives and parking area dug out in time. The temperatures are going to be dropping drastically. We will need to stock up on wood and more than likely burn both of the wood burners tomorrow.
