1/5/18

If you want to change the world go home and love your family. Mother Teresa

 Strong NW breezes will become 15 to 30mph winds today. The currant temperature of 15 will drop to zero this afternoon and - 8 tonight.  Cloudy tomorrow with a high of -1, WNW winds and a low of -14.  Sunny Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 6 and a low of 0.  1-3 inches of snow showers Monday with a light SW breeze, a high of 20 and a low of 16.  Mostly cloudy with a WNW breeze, a high of 31 and a low of 5.  Sunny Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 19 and a low of 9.  Cloudy Thursday with a SW breeze, a high of 31 and a low of 24.  1-3 inches of wintery mix next Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 27 and a low of 10.  1-3 more inches of wintery mix next Saturday with a NNE breeze, a high of 20 and a low of 9.  Pleasant weather for January the week of the 14th, cold but no below zero and no storms forecast.

     Darel rested yesterday from an early morning "event".  His words were slurred when he first woke up but totally clear by nine.  His pulse remained very low.  He kept us posted on what the storm was doing as it came up the coast to us.

     Andrew and Gayle got to where they were going on the outer banks.  There was lots of snow, it took some shoveling.  Monday's high is forecast to be 56.

     Morning care of the hens was no problem.  Gilbert helped me get out to take care of the hens mid afternoon.  I gave them their evening scratch then, I knew I wouldn't be able to get back  back out at six.  The temperature was high enough so their water wouldn't freeze.  If I find a few frozen eggs this morning I'll cook them and mix them in their warm mash tomorrow morning.  There were lots of birds at the feeders until the storm started.

     Our lights never even blinked.  Now there is the work of getting the cords picked back up.  We had over a foot before we got that last round of snow last night.  The drifts are up on the windows, so much wind i have no idea how much we got.

     Have a good day, Sally