Above:
Picture One: Our Shoveled Driveway
Picture Two: Me Doing A Side Kick
Picture Three: The Beauty of the Mountain
It's November, and it was our first snowfall of the year at Mt. Charleston. The trees and mountains were surrounded by low misty clouds and up high, Cathedral Rock looked like it had been sprinkled with sweet powdered sugar. The rocks, plants, hills and driveway were blanketed in a few inches of snow; deep enough to sled on but not quite as deep as it could have been- last year we had over three feet of snow, and even more in some areas! It was a not-quite-winter wonderland, except for the fact that the snow in our really long driveway was going to turn into treacherous ice overnight! That meant no driving anywhere- we wouldn't be able to go to get groceries, to go to my Shakespeare and Key of Liberty homeschool classes, and to go to the red and black belt class! As a surprise for my dad and so that we would be able to drive places-especially the red and black belt class- I gathered my younger brothers (Roman, Gino and Gabriel) grabbed some shovels and started to clear the driveway. Since our driveway is so long, it took over and hour, but we kept scooping and pushing the snow and slush out of the way, determined to clear it. I realized that not only would this be a great surprise and our ticket to town, the students for the Friday Taekwon-Do class would be able to park somewhere. Cheering, "Taekwon-Do Over Snow!" and talking of how great a surprise it would be, we finished the driveway. Perseverance and teamwork really pays off!
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