Thursday Nite

Thursday nite and wind is strong out of the south. The temperature has warmed up but it still feels cold because of the wind. Last nite it was down to 25 below and radio said it was 31 below with the wind chill. When I was out this morn the snow squeaked when ya walked on it. When it does that you know it is cold. Makes no never mind to me. It is all the same once the water freezes. At least it hasn’t snowed. Wind tonite is causin some drifting though. That’s the weather report for Cooks Creek.

Life here continues to move along. The girls are tryin to learn guitar. Seems like they got a little competition goin on who is doin better. Son is practicin his times table. Wife is makin a quilt for her Mom for Christmas. And I’m up here typin a deal that no one will probably ever read. Wife says to me at supper, do you have to blog tonite. I says Its not like a job, you never have to blog. Its not like you have to shovel the snow or feed the animals. It’s a hobby! Sheesh! Anyway that filled up some space. Let me tell ya all about the quilt the wife’s makin. Kind of neat really. Wife’s Grandma (her mom’s mom, who was 102) passed away last year. Wife asked if she could have all her old clothes. She has made a quilt out of them for her mom and is stitchin stuff on the quilt. Her grandmas name and birthday and such. Should be somethin once it is finished. It is goin to be her mom’s Christmas present. Sure do hope her mom likes it.

Got a fire goin down stairs but the house is cool because of the wind. It is really a howlin out there. One more day then the weekend and I can get some stuff done around here. Days are so short now it is dark when I get home from work. Can’t do much outside. Horses have been doin their best imitation of a beaver. They have been chewin wood like crazy. Destroyin their shelter and corral rails at a wicked pace. Got the idea to spray the wood down with diesel fuel. Seems to have helped big time. We have been rationing their hay but think we are going to put a round bale in the corral on Sat. and let them have at it. Started feeding them more grain too. Have to be careful on how much ya give them though. One of the mares has lost weight big time. May have worms. Going to have to deworm her again. Did it once this fall already but the signs are there she has them again.

The craziness has started in the stores. Man, I hate going in them places. Rude people pushin and shovin, scratchin their heads tryin to figure out what to buy with money they don’t got. What a mess. We are doin somethin different this year. Got to admit we were one of those people in the stores last year. This year all gifts have to be small & inexpensive or better yet home made. I have put my request in for all home made gifts. Even gave them a list. Home made bisquits and ginger snaps topped the list. I am really hopin for the ginger snaps. ( I know the wife and girls read this deal once in awhile, nothin like hedging your bet eh) Handful of gingersnaps, a hot cup of coffee to dip them in and some bluegrass tunes comin out of the stereo. Man, don’t get better than that. Unless you have two handfulls of gingersnaps. The hotter the better (the gingersnaps, not the coffee). Have a 30 lb. turkey in the freezer. It was the biggest one we raised this year. So big no one wanted to buy it so we will put it to good use, that is for sure. Got to get a real tree this weekend too. We have one of them plastic ones but everyone agrees if we are goin to do this the old fashion way ya got to have a real tree. The girls and wife were makin a list of bakin they are goin to be doin for Christmas. Wife tells me we need to go to town for the makins. Now that is a trip that is necessary.

Man I can still hear that wind a moanin. Poor horses don’t have any shelter because the shelter we built naturally protects them from the North winds. South side of the shelter is open. Next year I got to get the barn finished. Standin stalls are first thing to do as soon as the frost comes out of the ground. Wife and daughter just came in from feedin the horses. They are a laughin so it can’t be that bad out there. Man, we got it good. I’m goin to close this deal down. Everyone stay warm and remember to treat everyday like its your last. Good nite.