DEEP Freeze!!!!!

Burrrr..... While we may have missed all the ice and garbage that went thru the center of the country, we didn't miss the cold.

Our coldest morning temperature at 8AM MST, was -19, (that's 19 below zero) and that wasn't wind chill either. It did warm up a little bit during the daytime. I think the morning is was -19 it got up to -2.

The fireplace has been working overtime for about 2 weeks. That's OK though, it takes the pressure off the furnace that still isn't in tiptop shape. Can't find parts for it. Looks like a new furnace before next winter. At least it will be more efficient.

What was really fun was chipping out the water buckets for the lambs and horse every morning. The lambs weren't real bad due to the shape. Its an oval and not real deep.

The horse bucket is a different story. Its a 50 gal. bucket. One morning I felt like I was spudding a hole to go ice fishing. All I could get chipped out was a little hole about 6-8 inches in diameter in the center. I used a wood splitting wedge and hammer to get it done.

Next post I will include a couple pictures of Dusty and the Lambs, and a short story behind them. They are really a big part of our lives out here.

Till next time,,,

Cindy