Angel Power

We lived in Winnipeg during the "storm of the century", so we'll always have that as a reference point for gauging snowfalls.

Even though the snow hasn't reached apocalyptic proportions yet, it still took almost 2 hours to drive the kids to school.

I went out at 8:20 to start shovelling, and we were driving by 8:30.

I was home around 8:45...well, almost home.

The van did a little slide step on the way into the drive, and I ended up getting a little too close to the snow covered back yard.

It had been hard enough to get out of the driveway, which backs onto the alley, but now I couldn't get the beast to go forward or backward.

Tires spinning just enough to make a pretty little ice well around the wheel...I was getting some good rocking action, but the elements conspired against me, and that thing was not going anywhere.

I considered phoning Mr. Arpin and requesting a contingent of grade 6 boys to come over with Micah to push his Mom out of the snow.

I considered leaving it there til spring.

I prayed  desperately for some angel power- push it please! From the front... from the back... from the front....

It took a good half hour, even with God's angel power.

After the van was unstuck, I spent an additional 45 minutes or so shovelling out the driveway, and part of the alley- enough to back out and get a running start at the street half a block away.

I hope.

I need a nap.

Thanks for the angel power God.

Thanks, Wayne, for being the angel.