The Rain Has Arrived

Not too bad this morning.  The water trough wasn't even frozen.  Before going out to the barn I had done two loads of laundry after taking a shower at 6am.

Gary had an early appointment and then went out to lunch.

The other Gary and Darryl came over at 1:30 to play some music.  Next week we should have the full group.  Can you see Sidney?  Whenever we play, he tunes in.

I tried to do a couple recordings with my phone, but it was placed too close to me and everything sounded goofy.  Never played this one.  Don't laugh too hard.

It poured all afternoon and the snow started going away.  Fortunately (after they got wet) Rebel and Buddy landed under the shed roof and I put them in early.

I don't think I have recovered from all of the company yet.  We had a great time, but I was on so much for different things I did not get in enough nap time.   Daniela made it to Nashville for her game and Illinois lost by 1 point to Montana.  Ariana and Kurt got back to LV in the middle of the night.  They sure packed in a lot in just a few days.

I did manage to make a good, simple dinner.  Pork medallions, baked potatoes and a delicious salad. salad.

Crash time.

Night all.

 

So Long Highmark...

I woke up at 3:30am as Daniela was being picked up by Jenny at 4:00am.  She had a flight out of Rochester to Nashville.  Obviously, I am pretty tired as I did not fall back to sleep.

Chores as usual.  Not quite so cold.

Gary went to Brockport for coffee and when he got home Little Wonder and I went down to the bank.

Ariana and Kurt were getting organized for their trip home and had to take back the rental car they used to take everyone to the game yesterday.  They also stopped at Jenny's and went out to lunch before coming home.

I worked on a nap, and was not very successful.

I had a 3pm appointment with the massage therapist and boy did I need it.  Right after I left, Kurt and Ariana took off for the airport for their flight back to LV.

Home in time for evening chores.

I did not make a real dinner....just some leftover chicken and gravy on toast.  We did a couple loads of laundry and changed some sheets.  Now it is very quiet around here.  Daniela made it to Nashville and Ariana and Kurt are still in the air.

Here are a few shots that were taken at the Bills game.  They sure had a great time.

Talk about ironic....see that guy in the bibs?  When our crew finally found a parking spot....who got out of a car at the same time....Ariana and Daniela's cousin, who lives in Buffalo.  Over 80,000 people and they were right next to each other having no clue either was going to the game.

Word has it that this was a very emotional end of the evening with many tears, as this was the last game in this stadium....moving to a new one across the street next fall.  I don't think there is a team with more loyal followers than Buffalo.

Night all.

 

Shuffle Off To Buffalo

When there is no wind, the temperature is not so hard to take.

When I got back in the house after chores, Daniela was awake and getting things together before leaving with Ariana and Kurt to pick up Finn, Coop and Owen.  They were ready to head to Buffalo for a little tailgating and the game.

Jenny grabbed a few shots before the crew was ready to leave.  Buffalo was playing the Jets and at least three of these people were rooting for New York.

We had a very quiet afternoon and around 4:30 the game started.  It was the last to be held in this stadium and next season they will be located across the street in the new one.  The crowd was huge.  Josh Allen made a special entrance, but did not play in the game as they want to be sure he was not injured before getting through to the play offs.  They beat the Jets and will play in Jacksonville next week.  So far, they still have a chance to move on.  

We took a quick break to tuck in the boys and then watched the rest of the game.

Did not make dinner, as we had leftovers for lunch.  Cereal and a banana.  That was it for me.

Now we will see how long it takes for the crew to get out of the stadium, back to their van and through the traffic to get back home.

For the next nine days we should be between 32 and around 50 degrees on a day or two.  I'll take it.

Night all.