It seems that the theme here in Charleston, South Carolina is when it rains it pours – every day. We have been a little soggy to say the least. The flat roof on the back of our house has been a pain, but leaking seemed to leave my thoughts as we had a very heavy snow last night. I was only thinking of our roof falling in on us while we were sleeping. This is not the most snow we have ever had but it certainly was accumulating faster than any snowstorm I have seen since living here.

This snowstorm started while I was at work and of course everyone there was skeptical as to whether anything was going to stick to the ground. We get snowfall here, but it only sticks once every five years or so. I left my place of employment around 10Pm only to find my car under 2 inches of snow, and it was still coming down at 1-2 inches an hour. I dug out the the keyhole and handle on my car and worked my way in. I sat in the seat, put my lunch box and back pack away, and turned the key to start my car. – Click, Click, Click…Click, Click, Click, (the car had a dead battery) – I have to be honest, I don’t really cuss too much, but at this moment I cannot promise that I had a pure heart or mouth for that matter. After a few phone calls and much fussing (at myself) someone came and gave my car a jump.

We woke up in the morning to several inches of snow on the ground and a fallen oak tree (from the weight of the snow). To my surprise the roof on the house did not even leak (the snow was very wet), or fall in thankfully. Now What does all of this have to do with building you ask?…Well I built the first snowman made by my hands since I lived in Colorado – Just for you guys that don’t know, that is a loooooong time.

I often forget how beautiful snow is, it was great to have just a little day and a half glimpse of what South Carolina would look like if it were farther north. All that being said, it is also a blessing to not have so much snow that you have to shovel it all the time:).

Thank You for reading,
Luke Spencer

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