Can We Talk 2

Rescued From the Ice

         Today one niece's husband and his son (age 14) from his first marriage showed up to shovel a path for me, not just the footholds I had made. It's a long path from the drive to my door. I had cleared the tires but not in front of the bumper or the driver's side.

         While they were working, the husband of the second niece showed up with his son (age 11 and small) but with a full size ax. He used the blunt end to break the ice around the car. The boy had his own short shovel and did a terrific job of moving chunks of ice.

         I have been outside chunking ice with a garden hoe and scooping up a pile when I had one. I worked a couple of hours each day until my back hurt and my fingers felt frozen. These males had the whole area cleaned and the car moved in no time. They did it out of pity for their wives' old aunt. But I'll take it. They did a great job.

         It's amazing how I felt the burden lifted from my mind.