[dreambeliever128]

It's snowing here again. We are suppose to get snow until Monday. I got up around 5:30 to the the boys off to school and I had to put them on the bus with the neighbors. I was going to go into town to get some groceries. I should have went yesterday. It wasn't snowing at 5:30 but by 6 we had over an inch with ice underneath.

This is the most snow I have seen in Colorado in one winter since I have been here, which is over 34 years. I'm getting pretty sick of it.

I usually don't go anywhere but today I really needed to go get some groceries.

We need to give the pigs a shot today and that's going to be fun. We had the vet out here yesterday and I had to help her take care of a sick one. I do what I have to do but I pay in the long run. My right arm and hand are giving me trouble today, I know it's from helping with the pigs. You can just call me farmer Ada. I've always been scared of hogs but I sure got in there with them and rooted with them yesterday. That's my problem, I don't know when to say no. That's why I keep getting messed up. She offered to call someone from the office and I said no.

I think the barometric pressure is changing also, I can feel the pain today and even with my Methadone I'm still hurting.

Are any of you dealing with this crazy weather. I don't mind the cold but I hate the snow. As I said I do better in cold weather.

Ada

[HubbyWithRSD]

Hey Ada,

We're here in Wisconsin - The Land of Snow & Cold!!!

Although our winters have been pretty mild here the past few years, it is REALLY cold right now - We've been below zero in the evenings and early mornings - Hardly any snow. I think it's about 8 degrees this morning - then we've got the wind chill.....FUN!

In the past years the cold GENERALLY has not bothered hubbies leg. This year though with the RSD in the arm the cold is driving him nuts. He hates having the jacket on - yet he needs it to go outside. He still has to get out -such as shopping at Walmart last night with me and of course the physical therapy. Even though he would prefer to stay in the house he needs to get out for sanity purposes. The minute he's in the warm vehicle off comes the jacket - it burns just to have it on.

We make sure he bundles up good like I said - the jacket and he has gloves and stuff. The neuropathy in his left arm and carpel tunnel issues just top off the cake but he's doing OK with it so far.

Last year when I was going insane waiting out the winter I decided I was going to do something with my spring fever. We painted the kitchen a pretty fresh spring green. It brightened it up and sure helped a lot! This year we cant do that - We dont need more paint and hubby cant help so we're just waiting it out BUT what we are doing is picking out and designing new flower beds to go in this spring. Thats been a ton of fun!

[Jomar]

We even had snow on the beaches in Oregon - and freezing temps there.
here's a link to some snowy beach photos-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maui-bulldog/

The local news stations had some but the ones this guy took are nicer.

[InHisHands]

Originally Posted by jo55

We even had snow on the beaches in Oregon - and freezing temps there.
here's a link to some snowy beach photos-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maui-bulldog/

The local news stations had some but the ones this guy took are nicer.

Gorgeous pictures!!

Out in the northeastern part of the country we aren't getting ANY snow! Maybe tommorow... I love when it snows! Send some here, Ada, Jo55, and HubbyWithRSD!

Are you a farmer, Ada? How many pigs do you have? Do you eat 'em or show 'em, or sell 'em???

[dreambeliever128]

IT snowed again here today. We have about 6 inches in all. It has snowed every Friday here for 4 weeks and it snowed again today.

Vanessa, We have 4 hogs. My kids and their friends raise them every year to kill. Bill always took care of them. Now I do along with the grandkids.

This has been the most snow here I have seen in years. Everyone is getting pretty tired of it. They don't clean the roads around here so everyone pretty much stays in. I think because we don't usually get this much snow the city isn't prepared around here. The mountains usually get it, but the lower altitude doesn't.

I haven't been out of the house but once time in 10 days. I don't like to go anyway.

Everyone is getting crazy weather this year it seems.

Ada

[moonstar]

..it has not snowed by me yet and i am so thankful for it...shoveling is a bi___ on the arms and back...i like it on x-mas day anad then it can dissappear till next year...
..i too use to have a pig..i loved him so much..raised him for 10 yrs(as a pet) digger was a gift from my mom for my 16 th b-day..all my friends thought i was crazy..i also had a goat (for goat milk--david was allergic to regular), rabbits,chickens,roosters and a house-broken turkey(each gifts from mom) my turkey use to sit on the couch with me and when he had to poop he went out the turkey-door and came back in...we also had 6 cats,6 dogs,2 birds,a 6ft boa snake and many fish tanks...oh almost forgot my 2 ferrets... i loved having animals..they were all part of my family...since i have been injured i have not had a pet to love(except my water frog--who is 10 yrs old) when my other pets passed or were given to farms i am afraid to get any others..have a hard enough time taking care of terry(autistic brother) and the frog..i would hate to love anything else these days that i couldn't give them the best care that they deserve..do really miss the connection of a furry little friend..they bring so much comfort and support and love..afraid i will not be good enough for them or anybody else these days...but i have the bestest childhood memories of tea parties and each animal wearing hats ...very happy time in my life....thanks for making me remember them today--gave me such a happy boost!!!!---linda

[dreambeliever128]

Bill was the animal lover here and so are my grandson's and my daughter. They drag home everything. With Bill gone now though, they know that I am not able to take care of them all. We have 2 rabbits and the 4 hogs now. I actually don't mind taking care of them. It gets me out the door anyway.

My hot water pipes were froze this morning they just thawed out. They had never thawed here in the 8 years we have lived here. Since Bill passed, I have lost 2 tv's, my dryer died and now dealing with frozen pipes. I'm figuring out that it's going to be hard taking care of this place on my own. He kept everything going.

The sun finally came out and thawed the pipes. It got below 0 last night. We are looking at another storm coming in this weekend. I think this is the worst winter I have seen here in the 33 years we have lived in Co.

It looks bad in every state though. Everyone is really getting hit hard.

Ada

[moonstar]

ada....my mom was the first animal lover and passed it on to me..we had the animal shelter call us anytime they found an unusual stray animal..they had our # on speed dial... one time they called us for a small black cat that was hit by a car..they did surgery on it and it wound up having a right tilt of his head....then 2 weeks later they called with another black cat with a left tilt to its head...so we had bookends...
sorry your winter has been so bad.. we are real lucky(so far) here on long island ny that it has missed us...wishing you warmer and sunnier days...linda