Red Sky in Morning, Skoog Farm Take Warning

We are living in an area that is going to get hit with some serious weather starting a few hours from now.  It's already raining like crazy and the snow is like mush.  We may have winds up to  65mph tomorrow and the waves on Lake Ontario could be 25 feet high.  That's serious.

So we had this sky for just a few minutes this morning.

It faded quickly and turned to a dull grey.

Right then I should have know it was going to be a weird day.

After chores Little Wonder and I drove down to Country Max for grain.  If the weather gets bad and we lose power or deliveries can't be made, I wanted to make sure the horses have food.

Gary said he was having pain in his abdomen and I made him some chicken soup when we got back to the farm.  He also had some ginger ale preceded by Tums.  Nothing helped and this was beyond a bug.  So by 1pm we were at the Strong West Emergency Room.

We were released around 6:30 and he was sent to Strong Hospital for further tests.  Jenny and Scott took care of the horses, LW and Sid while we were gone.  Of course the boys chose to stand in the rain and Jenny took off their blankets to put on some dry ones.

They drove Gary into Strong (Rochester) and I'm holding down the fort.  He will be going on some strong antibiotics when he finally gets into a room.  Very busy there.

After they left, I had to close up the indoor and both run-ins and got soaked on the way.  Gave the boys a fresh flake of hay and some carrots before going back to the house.

Little Wonder was waiting for me on the porch so he would not get too wet.

I'm trying to get the blankets dry tonight as they are going to need them by tomorrow night.  We are going to have a high near 50 and then in the 20s for a week.  They are predicting power losses and trees coming down. Not looking forward to that and I will be tested, keeping the fire going, making sure the horses have water and emptying the wheel barrow.  Not to mention the driveway....if we get a lot of snow!!!!  Yikes. I'm sure Finn and Coop will help me.

Waiting to get more details from Gary.

Night all.

The Long Ride Home

This morning the snow felt like frozen sugar.

We all were up early as Steph and Bandit left for Kansas City by 7:30.  When she was almost out of Ohio, the temperature was 50 degrees.  Here we were stuck in the low 20s.

It's always hard for me to say goodbye, regardless of how old our kids are.

Out for chores around 8 and forgot my phone, so no photos until lunch time when I left for Brockport to run a couple of errands.  Got some very nice bedding.  Did a lot of laundry and a few things around the house.  Have to get things prepared for the next group coming in.

The house was very quiet and Sidney was not feeling any pressure from having another dog in the house.

It's so dark on these dreary days when I go out for evening chores.

Here's another perspective.....5:15.

No green light showing.

Dinner....whatever we could find in the frig,

Night all.

 

We Got Slammed

This morning was pretty normal.  A little windy....no snow.

Sidney ventured out to the barn and finally discovered that the nice, clean, furry bed in the feed room was pretty comfortable.  I hope he sleeps there more when he is in the barn.

Little Wonder needed his black coat.

Steph, Finn and Coop went in to see Kevin and Nana Pat around 11 and I drove down to Dunn's Furniture to buy a couple of twin beds that I want to make into a king.  When we moved to the farm in 1981 we had purchased a new queen sized bed for Steph and after it was delivered, we could not get it to fit up the stairs.  Gary took out the stairs, got the bed up there and rebuilt the stairs.  It has been there all this time, as we have to cut the box spring apart to get it down.  Well, I must not have been using my brain, 'cause it took me this long to figure out that we could make the change.  So, hopefully it will happen next week.  We have 5 bedrooms and with the kids long gone, the upstairs does not get a lot of use.  I will be very grateful if they can be delivered before Daniela, Ariana and Kurt get here next week.  Anyway, when I left the farm there was no snow and I did not wear boots.  By 1pm it started snowing like crazy, the roads were covered and the visibility was terrible.

As soon as I got home, I went out to put Buddy and Rebel in their stalls.

Rebel had gone in the barn and Buddy ended up under the shed roof.

They were more than happy to be in their suites.

Meanwhile back in the ranch....the fire was going and we were happy to be warm.

Fortunately, Steph was able to get Finn and Coop home and got back to the farm in spite of the blizzard conditions.

She wanted to get some exercise and went out to shovel.  It was too cold (felt like 4 degrees) for Bandit, so he watched from the kitchen.

Did a little laundry and took it easy until chore time.

Turned the boys out for a short time while I reset the stalls for dinner.  Plenty of warm water.

LW did not go to the barn with me but took a quick potty break when I was finished.

Bandit watched.

Naan bread pizzas for dinner.  Nothing fancy.

Hopefully we won't get much more snow.

Night all.