ANOTHER SNOW DAY AND MORE SNOW FUN

G-son slept well after he talked a mile a minute for awhile last night until he just all of a sudden almost in mid sentence was snoring !!
He and pawpaw were already up this morning when my 8:00 alarm sounded. I got up and got another cold day started. It is 9 degrees this morning and more solidly frozen water pans !!
After breakfast hubbie and g-son were watching TV so I got weekly laundry started. It took me longer than usual to put last weeks laundry away because I stopped to talk on the phone to a couple friends but I got it done before daughter came over to spend the day.
G-son was very glad to see her. After we ate lunch they headed outside for some snow play !!!
Almost 4 months pregnant daughter couldn't ride the sled but they built forts and had snowball fights.

This boy loves snow !!!

His snow Angel !

He sledded for over an hour with the biggest smile on his face !!

Pawpaw helped make a ramp and he loved going air borne .

This was a beautiful afternoon but still very cold with the high only getting to 31 degrees this afternoon leaving most of the frozen snow on the ground.

I found some other nice photo subjects while I was outside .

Finally we all came inside and made some more snow cream.
We rested awhile and then daughter headed home before the roads re-froze.
Hubbie and I did chores and then #1 son's family came up for supper of left over soup.
I almost missed this gorgeous sunset tonight.

G-daughter thought it was really funny to have her pawpaw down on her level !!

Schools are closed again tomorrow with an optional workday. G-son wanted to stay here again tonight so he and pawpaw are playing games again. He thinks pawpaw is getting the hang of the games !!!

These cold snowy days have been really fun but each time I have to lug a bucket full of water up the hill to the chickens so they can get a drink of unfrozen water I long for those nice southern breezes !
This map of the next storm system that is moving across the country also makes me appreciate those nice southern breezes that are keeping that ice storm north of us !!

And sadly all the snow fun will come to an end very soon with these spring time temps but gladly I won't be carrying water buckets up the hill several times a day.

Thanking God for a wonderful blessing filled day and humbly grateful for the health he blesses me with each day.
God Bless and Good Night

SNOW DAY #2

Brrrrrrr !!!!!  A cold 7 degrees this morning made me want to snuggle down and wait for the sun to warm things up a bit but the animals had other ideas so my day began.
I carried a bucket of water from the house to the chicken houses since I knew their water pans would be frozen solid. I use some plastic feeder pans I bought to feed calves in years ago. These pans are old but they are very sturdy and even with slamming them onto the ground to break the ice from them they don't crack.
Feeding time takes longer on these below freezing mornings and today I really got chilled before I got back inside. Even with the bright sun shine and this glorious blue sky it was very cold .

I have been confused all day trying to figure out what day of the week this is. It doesn't seem like Sunday since church was canceled this morning.
Daughter sent me this pic of one of the secondary roads they went out on today and they are  really icy.

Annie and Tomtom were enjoying the warm sunshine today.

Hubbie and I made a crock pot full of vegetable soup for everyone today. Aa came by for an early lunch before he went to scrape snow and #1 son's family came by for a late lunch.
The kids wanted to play in the snow for a while but it only warmed up to 19 degrees so they didn't stay out long.

This is a really good snow to sled in as it is frozen and slick and the sled goes very fast.

Even in the yard the sled didn't even make much of a track in the solidly frozen snow.
G-son caught some air on one of the bumps in the driveway.

G-daughter took her first short solo ride and at first she looked not so sure but that little smile means she will be just as daring as her brother is.

G-daughter was the first one to get cold and want to come back inside. She had a tomato for a snack while she watched her brother through the back door.

When g-son came in he asked for me to make some snow cream so of course I obliged with a big bowl full.

This is a favorite of his and g-daughter who had her first snow cream today acts like it will be a favorite of hers also.

Daughter sent this picture of her and her fur babies out for a walk in their housing development.

Schools are closed tomorrow so we will get to have another fun day and the temps are supposed to get above freezing tomorrow afternoon at least for a while as all of WNC is still under a winter weather advisory for slick roads.

 G-son asked to spend the night with us tonight so right now he and pawpaw are playing a video game on the laptop !!!

 It is fun to listen to g-son laugh and say how hilarious the game is and how pawpaw really sucks at the game !!!!! And pawpaw said there is too many buttons to push !!!!!
A really fun way to end a snowed in weekend !!!
Thankful to God for the blessings of this day and praying for all the folks who must brave the slick roads tomorrow morning , may they all be safe .
God Bless and Good Night.

SNOWY SATURDAY

Woke to a winter wonderland this morning. It is actually still snowing as we got all layered up and ready to brave the cold 20 degrees and wind as we did chores.
It is beautiful even if it creates many problems for all the animals and us as we try to get food and water to everything .

All the hens would not even think about coming out of their houses so I put water pans inside their small houses along with extra feed. I left the doors open in case some of them decided to brave the snow.
Our total was  8 inches.

I wish it wasn't so cold out here so I could stay out and photograph more but after hubbie had a couple falls while he blew the dry fluffy snow from the walk ways and I slipped and slid a couple times on the ice under the snow  I decided it was time to come inside and look at the beauty through the windows !!!

I refilled all the bird feeders yesterday and wondered how long it would take to get all my feathered friends back to the yard. It didn't take long at all with the snow covering other food sources. There was about 8 Blue Jays around the feeders today . Usually there are only a couple. There was an abundance of all kinds of birds today feasting on my offerings.

Tomtom wanted to know why he couldn't come in the warm house today ???

It seemed funny to not be out sledding but it is so cold and the gusty winds make it look like a blizzard out there.
The road by our house looked really slick all day. Talked to #2 son who is a postman and he said he and Tif went to work this morning but no supervisors made it in to work so no one could out on a mail route so they were on their way home. he said the roads were worse at 10 am than they were at 8am .

Hubbie and I both needed a resting day and this was a good one as we just sat by the wood stoves and watched the flames today.

Annie kept a watchful eye on our wood supply !!!!  ????

This was the high temp for the day, 24 degrees !!!

This evening the sun was shining and the snow looked even more pretty in the lengthy evening shadows.

None of the chickens ventured out today except the Buff orpington rooster and I had to carry him back inside the house as he acted like his feet were frozen. I hope he is okay.
Old Roho the yard bird took over Flash's dog house for the day and I shut him in there tonight so he will be warmer. All the dogs are in the basement in crates. Annie was not a fan of going in there but with her bad hip and I did see her shaking earlier this afternoon hubbie carried her in there. The cat's crate will be brought inside the living room before we go to bed tonight so everything will be warm in the 5 degree plus -20 degree wind chill tonight.
We have had fires in both upstairs as well as downstairs wood stoves this evening and are just praying we keep our electric.
Thankful for the blessings of a beautiful snow covered peaceful world today. There is just something about snow that brings the love of God into clarity for me. God is good !!
God Bless and Good Night.