A Soggy Dusting

We woke to a soggy dusting of snow today. Tonight it is supposed to start in earnest so I hauled some extra firewood to the house so that we can use the wood cook stove for additional heat. The critters are all fed and happy. While at the barn I transferred some hay bales so that I would have a better idea how much hay is left. It looks like there will be plenty to get all the animals well into spring, and then some. Next winter there should be one more cow to feed (unless Pretty Baby has twins!) so I will need to buy just as much hay next year. I will feed out this present barrel of grain to the 2 cows and that will be all the grain they will get until next winter. Thank-goodness! That grain is expensive, but the alternative is to feed higher-protein alfalfa hay and it would cost more in the long run to do that. When dad milked cows he fed them alfalfa hay and grain, every day.
   This afternoon I'm going to L.C.C. to get my food handlers' certification so that I can work part-time in the food service industry -- or so I hope.
   I expected to hear from my attorney yesterday, but did not. That's O.K. though, as it makes no difference to me whether or not these titles get transferred anytime soon. This whole issue with moms' estate is working out better than I could ever have imagined. Thanks Mom!