The blizzard that stopped Wisconsin

We had such a blizzard today that the entire state of Wisconsin shut down.  I mean I would expect something like that from a state like Tennessee, but when Wisconsin shuts down, you know it is one ferocious storm!!  So today while Ellie is in surgery, Ben & I were hunkered down at home.  Ben is not feeling very well today, probably partially exhaustion from the crazy hours we have been keeping this week and a wee bit of a cough.  He was asking me to lay in bed and read with him several times throughout the day and now at 4:51pm, he is already asleep. 

I realized that shoveling was going to be quite a feat for me with Ben feeling under the weather.  Typically we just take him out with us and he "helps" shovel or builds something or throws snowballs.  I called my neighbor, Chris, to see if she could turn me on to a neighbor kid who would do it for me, at this point I was willing to pay the big bucks to have it done, as it did not look as if anyone could actually get to our door anymore.  When I explained what was happening today with Ellie my neighbor and her partner, Kathy came over and snowblowed (is that what you say?) our driveway and front sidewalk PLUS shoveled out our car.   Not only that but when the snow started pile up again later on in the day, Chris came back for additional shoveling.  What a load off my mind!  Thank you so much Chris & Kathy for your assistance today, I don't even know how to begin to thank you!   

I still haven't heard an update from Thom yet.  That is what makes being at home harder, not having the minute-to-minute updates and actually being able to see how she is doing with my own eyes (I am afterall, from the "show me state").  Maybe he'll comment on this blog and then I'll know....