It's been a tough winter but....

I am officially sick of this winter. Yet I have no complaints.

We've had too much snow, too much ice and too much bitter cold but I keep getting these pictures of far off places like North Dakota from my email friends and I realize we're not in such bad shape after all.

Normally I don't mind winter too much. I have a good snow blower, a wood burning stove and an ample supply of firewood so I can handle pretty much anything Mother Nature throws at us.

There's no doubt about it, this year has been the worst ever in this area at least. Enormous amounts of snow, ice dams causing leaks in the house and extensive ceiling damage (a chunk of ceiling fell at 4 A.M. waking me up).

It's been a constant battle removing ice from the driveway and the forecasts call for more tomorrow and next week. There doesn't seem to be an end to it.

Yet, having said all that, I feel fortunate in that I am healthy enough to use the snow blower, load the wood boxes, chop ice and climb a ladder to the roof.

There are those who are burdened with the same things but because of poor health they can't do anything about it except impose on others or hire someone--which can be financially prohibitive.

So...let it snow. It will melt--some day. In the meantime I'll just continue to take things as they come thankful that I can.

What you've just read is an inkling of how most cancer survivors think.