With the weather remaining on the cold side, John and I have continued to do odd jobs about the house.  One task that we both dislike is cleaning out the freezer in the garage.  We thought this was a good time to tackle that project as we could empty out the freezer and not worry about the food items defrosting.  It didn't take very long to defrost the freezer, sort through and organize the food items, and then put everything back again.  We had really gotten the freezer pretty well emptied before we left for Texas last winter and are just starting to restock now.

 

John's also been organizing his wood carving supplies and took a day this weekend to made a nice wooden rack to hold his carving tools.  He also stained the table he made for Sara and only has lacquering left to do. I set up a card table in the den and have kept busy working on a new puzzle.

Though the weather has been quite chilly today, the past several days have been well above freezing and the snow has been melting very fast.  We went to town the other day and could see water running in the ditches.  So far our basement has remained dry, but water is running into the old shop.  Fortunately there is nothing of importance sitting on the floor.  With the snow finally away from the overhead shop door, John was able to get into the shop and check on his pickup.  After such a brutally cold winter, the battery was dead, so a new one is on the shopping list for tomorrow.  He should also be able to get the four wheeler going again.  Once the last of the piles are gone, he'll be able to use the four wheeler to grade the driveway.

Even though everything is brown, it is good to see the grass and driveway again.

The weather forecast is calling for another big storm, but we're hoping it stays south of us.  Our driveway and the gravel road are in excellent shape (much better than we anticipated) and we sure would hate to have to start over again getting the driveway clear of snow.