Too Darn Cold

Too Darn Cold
I have never been a huge fan of winter’s snow and freezing-cold weather, but living in Pennsylvania I have two choices, shut up or move. I don’t like either option so I will continue to complain. I just came back inside after clearing my driveway. For the most part, cleaning my driveway wasn’t horrible because I pulled out my snow shovel yesterday morning. I had anticipated that I might have to drive to church.
I didn’t go out yesterday because our church services were cancelled. Too many folks were drifted-in and couldn’t reach the highway. The highway was for the most part snow-covered, passable, but not a delight to navigate.
The snow plows as usual had deposited eighteen to twenty inches of packed snow at the entrance of my drive. It was a chore to clear it away, but it could be much worse. If the compacted snow had frozen into an icy mass it would take more than a shovel to remove. Much of the time I carry the shovels filled with snow to the opposite side of the road. If I would dump it on my side of the road, the drifts would only become larger and the snow plows would end up pushing it into my drive anyway.
Yesterday and last night the snow accumulated to about twelve inches high where it didn’t drift. The drifts competed with the packed snow in my driveway to nearly twenty-four inches high. The drifts were difficult to walk through, but tossing the snow aside with the shovel made walking much easier.
I’ve always been paranoid about keeping my drive clear. When I was younger, I was always concerned that one of my kids would get injured or become ill and I would need to get them to a hospital. When I was older, I worked at a nearby hospital. I was never “on call” but sometimes would get called in to cover a “call off.”
There wasn’t much wind this morning, but the icy breeze certainly chapped my cheeks and the cold made my teeth ache. I was certainly glad to have finished that chore for today and I am back inside sitting in front of my computer and sipping a hot cup of tea.
My blood sugar was elevated this morning. It’s strange, each time when I go outside and do some chores or work, my morning blood sugar is more elevated than if I did nothing but make breakfast, take my morning meds, and eat. I guess I need to stop exercising.