…the universe might be listening!
A short post this week, because if we take even a ten minute break from snow shovelling, it’s like we never even tried. Who was it complaining about no snow? Hmm…
Before the heavy snow arrived Tuesday overnight and all day Wednesday, we had enjoyed a couple of lighter snowfalls. Scout and I went out to play in the woods, happy to be there in less muddy and more wintry conditions.
Mrs. PC has been getting over a cold (she’s much better now) and was happy to have the children out from under her feet for a while. Reminded me of when I was younger, and we were sent out to play. I think the instructions were along the lines of “Look after each other, be back before dark, and don’t get arrested!” Instructions from my mother, not Mrs. PC, although my woolly hat, her scratchy voice, and Scout’s eagerness to get out the door muffled clear directions… Anyway, off we went, looking for trouble.
We scrambled up a few snowy slopes, mostly because Scout wanted to visit the troll house, throw a few snowballs, and see if they were hibernating. Trouble is her middle name. I think she also wanted to see if I’d slip over climbing the inclines to the troll house. Trouble, I tell you. When we get home, I’m telling mum…
We didn’t wake the trolls and I didn’t fall over – it was a controlled slide, Scout. We argued over what constitutes a fall, and we argued over if trolls really hibernate. On the second point, my clinching argument was asking Scout if she’d ever seen one in winter? Ha! Case closed.
No trolls spotted, no bad falls, playing outside without supervision or needing the long arm of the law – not too bad. If we include this past weekend along with the many previous decades of playtime, speaking for all four brothers, and also for Scout, I think it’s so far so good on the not getting arrested front. That’s possibly, like a Tory setting targets you can’t miss (but still screwing everything up), a low bar? Scout made me say that. I’m telling mum.
Right, on that “what story this week?” note, let’s leave it here, get back outside, and see if we can locate the shovels to restart digging operations!
Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
OldPlaidCamper 
A controlled slide!!! Ouch, say no more. 😁 Have a fabulous weekend PC and tell Scout to stay out of trouble and for Mrs PC to fully recover. Fun post!
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Thanks, Miriam! Mrs. PC is fully recovered, our weekend was great – so much snow now – and Scout will never stay out of trouble…
I hope your week is going well!
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Finally, winter made its own controlled slide into place, eh? Glad you guys had some snowy fun there in the northern troll dom. More to come, for sure.
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Thanks, Walt! Trolls continue to hibernate as winter takes over here – snowy fun guaranteed! Hope all is well with you, and you’ve got enjoyable outdoor conditions (if you’re ok with shovelling…)
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Winter hasn’t arrived in NB .it’s weird to be mid-January and walk on the grass. It’s snowing right now but going to go to plus 6 Celsius and change to rain. I hope that polar vortex stays out west. I’m enjoying a mild winter
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It’s been a see-saw winter for sure, but definitely proper winter here now.
Hope your week is going well, Kelly!
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Yes, winter has arrived here too. Brr. Doing pretty good thanks.
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Love the snowy photos and troll house adventure!! Found myself laughing at the fun of a snow day without a fall and all the close calls the four brothers must have had and wondering which one was the first to say I’m telling mum!! Glad to hear Mrs. PC is feeling better and that she had a few peaceful hours to rest. It finally stopped snowing and, of course, we finally had blue skies today when it was too cold to go outdoors. That’s a lot of snow to shovel, might be able to convince Scout to make a path for you after a few more snowstorms. Enjoy the week and hopefully another lovely winter adventure!🙂
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Thank you! We’ve had snow on snow, so much snow, and goodness, the shovelling. We share our short driveway/parking with a neighbour, and between us, it gets cleared quickly enough – they’ve four children, and my cunning plan is they’ll be teens wanting to earn a few bucks just as my snow shovelling days are behind me…
Hope you’re not too far behind with shovelling there, and your week is going well – no more storms in the forecast, unless that has changed since this morning!
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