Like I have said before, this winter has been pretty wild here in Utah. We have been obliterating all the previous snow records and it doesn't look like winter is ready to stop here either. Thursday we are supposed to get another snow storm and then a couple more storms next week.
Yesterday was a pretty crazy day. We didn't have any snow here in my area, but we had to drive up north to go to an appointment for my wife and what was normally a 45 minute drive, it took us nearly two hours. Once we passed the point of the mountain in Draper going north, it was almost like a blizzard as we were driving. The freeway was crazy and there were car accidents all over the place.
I would hate to work as Highway Patrol here because people drive like idiots, especially in the snow. One accident we passed had three cars there were pretty much destroyed and they had firetrucks blocking three lanes of traffic. When we got next to it, EMS had a stretcher next to the car and they were cutting someone out of it. It was a pretty nerve wracking morning and by the time we got home, I was pretty tired and ready for a nap. It is crazy how much driving can exhaust you when the roads are really bad.
One good thing about all these storms is that it clears out the sky and we have really blue skies. Normally the skies are grey and the air quality is so bad during the winter, but these storms have been getting rid of all the pollution in the air so that aspect has been really nice.
My wife's recovery has been going really well. We had her two week post op appointment earlier today and the doctor said that she is doing amazing. He also told her that she is cleared to take a bath now that her incisions have healed up and she can even start doing some yoga again. It will be so nice to get back to our nightly routine of yoga or mobility work. My wife's body is so sick of resting all the time and not moving, so I am sure it will be happy to be able to move again and stretch. We just need to make sure she is going slow still so that she doesn't injure herself right at the finish line of healing.
I am pretty excited about spring to finally get here. I have a lot of work that I am planning for my backyard. I did find out that I will need to add at least one more apple tree in the back so that they can pollinate each other. I had no idea that the tree I got was not self pollinating. Oh well, that just means more apples in the future. I am hoping to get some berry bushes to plant along the fence line in the back as well. It will be so cool to be able to grow our own food.