12/4/25 Today take time to remember the quiet birth in the stable in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago; and give thanks.

Cloudy, breezy, 26 degrees.  Cloudy, strong west breezes, high 33.  A WNW wind tonight, low 1.  A WSW breeze tomorrow, Partly cloudy, high 19, low 3.  CloudySaturday, a gentle SSE breeze, high 26, low 16.  Partly cloudy Sunday, a NW breeze, high 29, low 8. Partly cloudy Monday, a N breeze, high 17, low 2.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, a WNW breeze,high 21, low 14. Cloudy Wednesday, a SWS breeze, high 31, low 20.  1-3 inches of snow Wednesday night.  Snow showers Thursday, 1-3 inches, a NNW breeze, high 31, low 17. Partly cloudy next Friday, a WNW breeze, high 27, low 14.  Partly cloudy next weekend and Monday the 15th, brisk WNW breezes, higs 25, lows 14.  Partly cloudy Tuesday the 16th and Wednesday the 17th, WNW breezes, highs 25, lows 15. Snow showers on Tuesday.  Snow Thursday the 18th. 

    I made a Walmart order yesterday and picked it up using their pickup service.  My part of the order was the things we needed to finish decorating.  Maegin's part was totes.  Bekah needed more two quart mason jars for milk.  I will be using Walmart's pickup service again.  The lady who bought my order out was very thoughtful and pleasant.  Thanks to using the service I had enough energy to get groceries at Hannaford.

    Bekah and Jay put the tree up yesterday.  Jay cut a slice off the bottom.  A fresh cut allows the tree to take up water.  It did, Bekah had to refill the stand first thing this morning.  She placed a table top  humidifier behind the tree.  She set the tree up early last year the same way.  When they took it out after Christmas it still wasn't shedding needles.  It helps that it wasn't cut until the day before they picked the trees.

  Jay wrapped the beehives yesterday.  The forecast says we don't have to be concerned about them being too warm.  Today I will tighten up the chickens' part of the barn.  Balancing enough ventilation and keeping out the cold is a challenge.  I'll make sure they always have dry bedding.

   May your day be blessed, Sally