12/7/24 On this day let us all pause to reflect upon the supreme sacrifice made by so many Americans at Pearl Harbor and during the grim struggle which followed. Let us reaffirm our dedication to the principles of freedom and justice, the cornerstones of our Nation.

A few clouds, calm, 6 degrees.  Some clouds today with a WNW breeze, a high of 23.  Cloudy with 1-3 inches of snow tonight, a gentle east breeze, a low of 10.  1-3 inches of snow tomorrow morning with a WNW breeze, a high of 34, a low of 17.  Cloudy Monday with a NE breeze, a high of 29, a low of 21.  Snow to rain Tuesday with a NNE breeze, a high of 34, a low of 32.  Icing possible Tuesday night with a steady light rain.  An inch of rain Wednesday, another inch of rain Wednesday night is forecasted.  A brisk WSW breeze Wednesday with a high of 49.  A light SSW wind Wednesday night with a low of 36.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a strong west breeze, a high of 38, a low of 16.  Sunshine Friday with a WNW breeze, a high of 30, a low of 16.  Partly cloudy next Saturday with a west breeze, a high of 33, a low of 25.  Cloudy next Sunday with a west breeze, a high of 37, a low of 31.  Possible showers Monday the 16th with a NNW breeze, a high of 40, a low of 31.  AM rain/snow showers Tuesday the 17th with a WNW breeze, a high of 39, a low of 27.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a NW breeze, a high of 37, a low of 26.   Snow showers Thursday the 19th with a north breeze, a high of 34, a low of 27.  Cloudy Friday the 20th with a NW breeze, a high of 36, a low of 25.  Morning fog, PM clouds Saturday the 21st with a NW breeze, a high of 35, a low of 24.

     I got a call from Alaska yesterday.  Baby Josephine is in the hospital with covid.  She has two heart defects, defects that are very common in downs syndrome babies, so she is very fragile.  When she is a few months older the doctors hope to correct both defects with surgery.

    The forecast was correct, yesterday was cold and very windy.  The greenhouse came through unscatheed.  The sun was shining so it was 52 degrees inside the greenhouse which probably helped.  Wind was getting under an overlap on one of the greenhouse.  Jay went out and trimmed it off.  The wind was so powerful as it got under the plastic he was afraid it would rip out the fasteners.  Doug spotted the problem when he was feeding the cows,  The fan to inflate the plastic got here about four Thursday.  The plastic will be much safer when it is inflated.

      The blower wasn't working on the get together room pellet stove.  When Bekah lit it the room filled with smoke.  Jay had to quickly clean out the pellets.  Jay called his Dad who told him there was a fuse that protected the stove when there were power spikes and outages.  Jay checked, sure enough it was blown.  I went to the hardware store and got three.  A new fuse was put in the stove and  the blower came on!  The girls were in town Christmas shopping so just Jay and I were here.  Jay couldn't go to the hardware store, he had to be here to start the generator if the power went off.

      It is cold but the sun is shining and there is no wind.  May God bless you on this day, Sally

*On this day let us all pause to reflect upon the supreme sacrifice made by so many Americans at Pearl Harbor and during the grim struggle which followed. Let us reaffirm our dedication to the principles of freedom and justice, the cornerstones of our Nation.