"Alice" - AKA "W" - Doesn't Live Here Anymore

It's the third day since the snow fell. In Milwaukee it was mandatory to clear off the sidewalks within twenty four hours or fines were levied. As with most things around here, nobody cares or it appears that way. The sad thing about it all is that for the last ten years, the length of the sidewalk in front of our son's house was not only sparkling clean after the slightest dusting, but so was the entire block. When our grandson became old enough the wield the 'ole shovel, he joined in with his father, and then started doing it on his own. Well, the family moved four hours away to Virginia a few months ago. It is obvious the new owners don't have that same sense of responsibility, don't even notice, or just don't care. Am I surprised? Not really. Just look around your neighborhood block. We miss them in more ways than one. I have a feeling the neighbors do too. 

We Don't Have a Garage, But We Have a Grandson

The last time it snowed, which wasn't all that long ago, we learned that our grandson shoveled out a lot of neighbors and cleared the sidewalks. Unfortunately he forgot about us. We don't need the sidewalks done because the condo takes care of that and the driveway, but our car no longer sits in a garage like it did in Wisconsin. So whenever the weather is foul, someone needs to attend to the car. We told him we thought he did a marvelous job with the neighbors, and that's what really matters. This morning we got a phone call. My husband answered it and the voice on the other end simply asked where was our car located on the block. Within five minutes the shovel and the broom arrived in the hands of our ten year old grandson, who cleaned off the snow in short order. It's a good thing he is off school today, and I'm glad I am off work to witness this good deed. Unfortunately for us, he will be moving away from our neighborhood this year to a place about four hours away. What will we do without him?