Day 327

Day 327: If we weren't regularly communicating two winters ago you may or may not be aware that Lovely House had a little ice problem. In my first year owning my own home we enjoyed a beast of a winter in the Land of OS. Coming from the North as I do, I wasn't scared of a little winter. Growing up where I did I figured I'd seen it all. Well. I know that OS doesn't get the worst winters known to man, but I also now know they are not to be taken lightly. Home ownership has a different set of responsibilities too...in some cases you must actually *defend* your home against Old Man Winter by doing such things as raking your roof clear of snow and ice, a task I didn't really consider too seriously. I mean, come on: this house has seen more than a hundred OS winters. Surely it can handle this, right? Well one boatload of ice and thousands of dollars in damage later, I learned a hard lesson. Assume nothing. Thank heaven for dads, and especially for my Dad. My superhero father who, after the disaster with the porch, came to my rescue the very next day and spent more than eight hours literally chopping my house out of winters icy grip. Eight hours of dealing with ice dams more than a foot thick around the entire circumference of my home...eight hours chopping, chipping, melting and peeling my poor roof free to prevent any further damage. My Dad is a rockstar for all kinds of reasons: he has the Dad Jokes thing down pat, he worked impossibly hard while we were growing up so we would never be without, he's one of the best tennis and racquetball players I know, and he's always there when I need him (like how often I would miss the bus home from TO and he'd STILL come down to the bus stop late at night so I wouldn't have to take a taxi). Happy Fathers Day Dad!! May it be full of BBQ, pies, hammocks and A&W Root Beer. See you soon xo #FathersDay #LovelyHouse #luckyhotdog #365happydays

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