NH Homesteader's journal

[baymule]

Sure that's not Texans in a "snowmeggedon" of 2"?

 

[NH Homesteader]

And it snowed. Fun... it's freezing and I have to go do chores. I don't want to! Lol

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's craziness...is it normal to get snow before Halloween? I could NOT do what you do....nope, just couldn't do it. We were in the 50's this morning and I was wearing layers, lol.

Hope you feel better!

 

[sumi]

We had hail today. DH was driving home in it and he said everyone was moving about 12mph. Every fall people forget how to drive in winter... the first few storms are interesting. Oh wait... they're like this....
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My sore throat is back. Again, no other symptoms (except a migraine today) and no one else is having any issues. Ugh!

This looks like Ireland every time we get snow. Or ice. Last winter they told everyone to just stay off the roads and then, as an extra precaution, insurance companies said they will not cover vehicles during the heavy snow, period. You out there? You're on your own. Sucked for the guy that crashed into a pole in front of my house...

 

[sumi]

Shetlands are really small and slow growing so you might be underwhelmed with them for meat. We will raise some to butcher but we don't mind the size , easier to handle!

That sounds good. The two sheep we butchered in the past (please don't ask me what breed they were, I have NO idea ) gave us decent carcasses, but I won't mind smaller. It's just me and DS.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Kind of normal, I mean it'll melt by this afternoon. It wouldn't be normal to have snow that stayed though. None of the critters were thrilled to get out of bed this morning, lol. Pigs love their hay bed! The dogs went nuts playing though. My 8 year old mutt is lazy in the summer and the second he sees the white stuff he's like a puppy again! Love that dog!

We lived in Connecticut and were shocked that even for a New England state, everything shuts down when it snows! Up here, life goes on regardless. They lower the speed limit on the interstate and cancel school, that's about it!

 

[NH Homesteader]

I hate chickens. They're beating up the Orpington for no apparent reason. No other creature I know of is so nasty they try to eat their friends alive. Ugh! I can buy farm fresh eggs for $3/dozen, I'd like to start doing that lol. Maybe DH wants another pig ... that's how I got rid of the turkeys lol!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

No other creature I know of is so nasty they try to eat their friends alive. Ugh!

They are truly cannibals...it's a good thing they don't weigh 200 lbs - they'd be eating US!

 

[NH Homesteader]

So true! Lol!

Going through hand me down clothes with DD1 today. So. Many. Clothes. DH's sister has two girls and has given us everything they grow out of. And I'm keeping things for 5 years between DD1 and DD2. Holy clothes, lol.

I think DH is getting full time hours so he won't have to make snow this winter! Yay! He might anyway just a little, he needs to stay busy in the winter or he gets bored and irritable, but he'll only do it occasionally. He wants to take his mountain paychecks and fix up our snowmobiles and 4 wheelers. We need to have some fun again, we've been too busy working and farming. Not that farming isn't fun, but we miss the other stuff we haven't had time for. Actually getting out of dairy goats will give us more fun time (and money, come on, goats are expensive! )

 

[frustratedearthmother]

goats are expensive!

I feel that pain...I just left the feed store...