I just shoveled snow on my little city driveway and sidewalks for 2.5 hours.  I’m going to go pass [...]]]> Echo Base Officer: “Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!”
Han Solo:              ”Then I’ll see you in Hell!”
           Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back

I just shoveled snow on my little city driveway and sidewalks for 2.5 hours.  I’m going to go pass out now. We’ve been promised a one day reprieve before the snows return on Sunday.

Update: After a lovely half-hour nap, Dad Windu and I went out for another hour and a half, to help dig out a couple of the neighbors after they got home from work. This is what I love best about this neighborhood. Everyone pulls together to help each other out. After she cleaned out her driveway, the lady across the street let our neighbors use her snowblower. Another neighbor parked in our driveway while he cleaned out his drive, and then he cleaned out the elderly lady’s drive next door to him. Padawan Learner, Dad Windu, several neighbors and I have been pushing cars out of the no-pass zone at the end of our street for most of the afternoon and early evening. The plows haven’t been through yet and our road is a complete mess of roughly 15 inches of snow. I hope they can get to it tonight.

Now I’m really tired, but in that good, work-induced way. I remember often feeling like this as a kid, after working in the barn all day. I’ll sleep well tonight.