Freezing Temps and Wind Chills

So this weekend wore me out emotionally. These last two days have worn me out physically. I was not prepared for this snow storm and still need to get a few more things set up to make my life easier.

Least to say I spent three hours last night getting everything done. When the surrounding schools started closing I took that as a sign to head home. Luckily I did. The roads were fine the entire way home and I could/should have stayed. But I started doing chores around 3-3:30 and I didn't get in until 6:30-7 and that was without any breaks. All I did was pull horses into barns/stalls, feed, water, and try to set up a couple extra wind breaks since the wind was out of the east instead of the west.

Poor Jimmy and Longhorn seem to be getting the brunt of this storm. I was so worried about how cold they would get that I had Mike pull the truck out and pull the trailer around to act as a windbreak. I really need to come up with a better solution. I'm hoping soon to have Jimmy in with the big herd so that will help eleviate some of my issues.

But I've just come in from an hour of morning chores. I'm skipping work to take care of the animals. I believe the temp right now is 1 degree F. I wasn't inclinded to kick the horses out at 5:30 this morning in below freezing temperatures with wind chills at 20-30 below zero F.

I'm planning on going back out in a few hours to get the barns/stalls ready for tonight. Forcast calls for 10 below so I want to try and get everyone settled for the night a little earlier. Hopefully they will be able to stay warm. Luckily the wind is supposed to die down around 3pm today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will. That wind just bites right through.

I'm sure I'll blog a little bit more since I'm home. Maybe I can get some cold weather pictures (if my fingers and camera dont' freeze). Hope everyone is staying warm.