February 8, 2003 - Shoveling

Jim is very fond of saying that as long as he lived on the East Coast, he was almost certain to get snow on his birthday. One of the big ones happened when he turned 16 (who remembers the huge blizzard in 1978? It kept him from getting his driver's license that day), and another big one was in 2003. For this one, we were staying at my parents' house, and when it came time to shovel the driveway, we made sure to get even the youngest involved in the task. Actually, the youngest was the one that enjoyed herself the most that day! Erin had her own little shovel, and acted as if she thought it was the most fun thing she'd ever done.  Can't say the adults felt the same way, but watching Erin enjoy herself sure made the time go faster.