Good Bye Polar Vortex

We survived the Polar Vortex. Not without a lot of pain and suffering on my part but we survived. Next time I’ll remember to NOT put my hand on even a small piece of metal when it’s 11 below with a wind chill of 21 below.

I was late getting out to do chores last night so everyone was anxious to get in out of the nasty weather. This morning when I stepped out of the house, I was expecting a cold blast to take my breath away. It didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, it was still below zero but there wasn’t much of a breeze and the temps weren’t nearly as frigid.  The horses however weren’t quite ready to get out of the barn bright and early this morning. I think they wanted to stay in for a little bit longer (and I would have too had it not been for having to go to the paying job!)

I think we are now on the upswing of the cold front although it’s supposed to be almost into the teens below zero again tonight. But it’ll be the last night. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to get out to do chores until after the sun sets so I’m sure to have grumpy horses again tonight.  I’m still waiting for the days to get longer but so far it’s hard to tell just yet. I’m already starting to dream of this spring and summer when we have green pastures.

I’m afraid I’m starting to get cabin fever. Usually it doesn’t hit until some time in February but with the weather and the temps the way they’ve been this winter, it’s a wonder I haven’t gone stir crazy earlier. I think the holidays helped offset the cabin fever. But instead of getting cranky, I’m going to start focusing on the upcoming fundraisers. We will definitely have our Easter Fundraiser so mark your calendars for April 12^th. But that date is so far away, I’m looking at having another fundraiser some time in February to help ward off the winter blues.  We’ll see what I come up with but it should be fun and educational. If you have any ideas, please pass them along, maybe we can incorporate them in to the upcoming fundraiser. It’s all just brainstorming right now but I’m always interested in hearing your ideas.

So as we say good bye to the Polar Vortex, we can now say Hello to Winter Fundraising ideas!