2/9/25  Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just don't give up.

A few clouds, calm, 15 degrees.  Partly cloudy today with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 27.  An inch or so of snow late tonight with  a north breeze.  A low of 1.  An inch of snow tomorrow morning with a NNE breeze, a high of 22, a low of 2.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun tomorrow with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 26, a low of -1.  Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a stiff WSW breeze, a high of 27, a low of 6.  Sunshine Wednesday with a north breeze, a high of 20, a low of 0.  5-8 inches of snow Thursday with a NE breeze, a high of 18, a low of 9. Another inch Thursday night with a NW breeze.  Partly cloudy next Friday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 22, a low of 3.  Mostly cloudy next Saturday with a NW breeze, a high of 30.  1-3 inches of snow Saturday night with a NNE breeze, a low of 8.  3-5 inches of snow next Sunday with a stiff NNE breeze, a high of 19.  1-3 inches of snow Sunday night with a stiff north breeze, a low of 8. Cloudy Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th with a NW wind,  highs of 17,  lows of 0.  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 19th with  a high of 21, a low of 1.  Partly cloudy the rest of the week with brisk NW breezes, highs about 27, lows 11 to 8.

   I'm sure you have noticed the loop comes pretty late some mornings.  That is because there is no news. Cooking, cleaning and laundry aren't newsworthy. This time of the year keeping things going seems to be all that we get done.  The days are getting longer so I need to collect eggs and feed the birds earlier.  If we don't collect the eggs a couple of times in the morning some get broken.  The hens all think they need to lay in the same nest and get to squabbling.  I like to make sure there are plenty of seeds for the little birds.  They get up earlier than the jays, grosbeaks and doves.  By the time the big birds get up the little birds' crops are full and they fly away to some place quiet and rest.  The wood cook range and the pellet stoves are not set the thermostat and forget stoves.  They need to be cleaned.  Ashes need to be stirred up in the cook range, the ash pan emptied every few days.  I get up first so I get it burning hotter to warm things up.  The new pellet stove has a thermostat so I don't have to adjust the setting.  Bekah and Jay's stove needs to be turned down when the sun starts shining in the windows.  Usually it doesn't need to be turned back up until I get up in the morning.  Some of these windy winter days the stove gets turned up more!  The little seedlings need to be tended every day.  Bekah does that.  This week Bekah is working at the kennel.  Heather, Jay and Maegin are all working at the florist.  Valentine is a busy time for the florist.

    There is a lot going on in this world to pray about, also lots of sickness around.  Everyone seems to be on the mend in this family.  There are also many things to give thanks for.  May your day be blessed, Sally