Winter Wonderland

Just when I thought the temperature's might finally warm up a bit, I woke up to the snow falling down. I knew there was a chance of the white stuff, and I don't mind a little snow. I just don't want a repeat of what happened last year, 2 feet of snow for over 2 weeks. It was very difficult to get around and we were just miserable.

This last week I have spent my days bundled up as much as possible. All of us girls at the farm have been fighting to keep warm, which can be difficult to do when the temperature didn't get much higher than 10 degrees. I do have to say though, that the hand and toe warmers have been wonderful. I do not know what I would have done without them!! Every little bit of heat I could get, I used. The temps have finally climbed to the upper 20's, a total heatwave!! Who would've thought I would be happy to see the upper 20's?

Besides being totally busy at the farm, hockey games both Friday and Saturday nights, getting the house decorated for Christmas, going Christmas shopping etc, I have not had much computer time. I am hoping to get back to that this week!

I went out to see my girls today. Plus I had to get some picture's of the first snowfall of the year, and what better way to make my sister jealous then to do a winter post of snow!! She loves snow, as long as she doesn't have to drive in it, like most of us. And since she doesn't get much snow where she lives, I usually hog it all here, I figured what better way to brag to her about the snow, then on my blog!!

With the extremely cold weather we have had, the hoses are frozen solid. I know I was given tips on that last year, but neglected to share that info with my OH. So here he is filling up garbage cans, and driving them out to the horses pasture's to fill up the water troughs. It was a slow process, but it worked. All the horses now have full water troughs. Way to go OH!!



I walk up to see the girls. They were staying dry in the confines of their barn. My OH even bought them new treat balls yesterday! Talk about spoiled horses!



Sadie and Bailey get so excited when they see the white stuff falling!! They get to make tunnels in the snow! How fun is that!?!



Chance just turned 8 months old, can you believe it? She'll be a year old in 4 months!! Goodness, how time flies!



Chance's first snow! She was actually eating it, then making funny faces, but of course she wouldn't do it when I had the camera out!



The neighbor kids that live behind us were out screaming and playing in their field, so Chance was more interested in what was going on back there, then me. But she was being a sweetie, as usual! The other day, our halter trainer at the farm asked me how training a Mustang was compared to other horses. I told him that Chance is really smart, and picks up things very quickly. I said she was definitely smarter than my other 2 horses! If all Mustangs are as smart as Chance, I may have to re-think my career choice! Seriously!!



Bailey covered in snowflakes! Silly Aussie!



Last but not least, here is that cranky Appaloosa! I am pretty sure he wishes it would stop snowing. So here you go sis, a picture of your boy in the first snow of the season!



I am going to head back to my toasty fire that is burning in the wood stove, curl up with my monkey (Dakota) and a good book, and watch the snow continue to fall!

I know a lot of you have had extreme weather too, so I hope you all stay warm!