The Snowed Out Guests Adventure

Monday's Shovelers and Windshield Wiper and the guest who couldn't get here . . .



We've had so much snow!! Matthew is wiping off the van (notice his concentration as he becomes a human windshield wiper and I'm able to capture this moment without being noticed).   Katriina and Brad shovel -- again! Each time we left to run an errand or visit a neighbor, we'd shovel.

Our friends from MN, visiting a grandmother an hour from us, were going to spend last night with us, after skiing and leave from our house for an 8 am flight 30 minutes away. They had quite the adventure along the way!

After leaving at 7 p.m., by 8 p.m. the highway was still closed and they were waiting for a snowplow with FedEx and others trying to get out of town. The snowplow ran off the road, so they waited for another one. It was too low of visibility to turn back now. Then they came upon a jackknifed semi and had to wait and wait for that to be cleared. Finally on their way, they remembered it was impossible to get to us w/o 4wheel drive.  I'd driven the car in the afternoon and was grateful for my excellent winter driving skills to get home safely.  Later when I went out, I took the 4wheel drive and was glad I had. The wind just kept moving snow into the roads!  We'd told them to call and we'd come get them from a parking lot. Brad drove around looking for a clear one and coudn't find one!! Instead, our guests never came, but just kept on driving to the airport once they got out! They arrived at the airport at 3:30 a.m. after attempting to leave at 7:00 p.m. for what should have been an 1.5 hour total trip. The good news? They are safe and they made their flight home for Christmas after experiencing what high winds and snow can do here.