The Great Blizzard of 2007 (oh no - it's only January 10th)

So right now Saskatoon and surrounding areas are currently in a blizzard. Not just a little snow - I'm talking about a full on blizzard. I couldn't see down the street even. After lunch Dawn at work came around telling people they could go home if they felt like they should.



This is what it looked like when we left work about 1:45pm this afternoon. In the second picture you can't even tell we are at the bottom of the bridge. In the third picture - we are on the bridge! The fourth pictures shows all the kids waiting to be picked up outside of Walter Murray School.




























































As of 3:00 today, the City of Saskatoon had closed roads IN the city such as Circle Drive bridge & Circle drive between Millar (north end) and College (by the uni). A ton of other roads were shut down - most of them I think were by open areas and areas by fields due to the snow blowing (67km/hr winds). Needless to say all the highways have been closed as well.

As of 5:00 today, more roads were closed in the city. I doubt we can get our car out of the driveway. Guess we'll see in the morning if I can get to work or not.


When I got home, I decided to bundle up and maybe shovel a bit so James could get into the driveway when he got home. The snow was light and fluffy but talk about a TON of it. Mostly I think I was just playing in the snow (but I really did do some shovelling).

Look at all that snow and blowing - oh I even built a snowman - no not the newfie, he was helping me carry my stuff into the house. I named my little snowman Max but those lips look pretty feminine so perhaps we will call it Maxine. Sadly, Maxine can not be seen anymore as she is COMPLETELY covered up by all the snow that has continued to fall and blow across our yard. Take care everyone - and keep warm!