Winter and snow

Well yesterday we finally got our first real snow fall. I want to say by this time last year we had quite a bit. While I would rather snow than a ton of rain, I am still not ready for winter just yet! Not sure why! Probably the reason there are so few rescues up nort! Plain and simple, the winter sucks! I dont mind when we get 30's and above. Very ok in doing chores. When the wind blows and its colder, its horrible! Last night wasnt bad I guess. But it took me about 2 hours to get home. the first snow is always awful when it comes to driving and that is what happened last night. The traffic was crawling for about 10-12 miles before I came upon a HUGE SUV turned over to its side. And it was over to the side of the road. I hope no one was injured! But dang! Slow it down. Is it worth it to get home the same time vs. slowing it down and getting home 5-10 minutes later? Isnt it worth getting home safe to your family then to spend a few days in the hospital? I think it is. So taking 2 hours to get home last night didnt bother me much. I have to say it bothered my horses feeding them an our later! they all screamed at me to hurry my behind up to get them some hay!! Even Harley whinnying at me! So I got done by 8pm and went inside to get warm myself. But it wasnt too bad. When you are moving around in the cold its better. suggestion- wear layers! It does work! One thing i do hate though is- wearing gloves. I only wear them when it is very cold out. Just always hated wearing gloves! Cant really feel the feed and pails to the horses. oh well. Another 4 months of cold and snow! Snow is great when i am done with chores and inside watching TV and cuddling up! Driving pretty much is horrible in the snow. I have 4 wheel drive and still i am a big time baby when it comes to driving in the snow!
I think its about time to bring out the water tank heaters and put on Harley's blanket too! He didnt seem to cold. I think he is eating more too. But its hard to tell. He tosses his hay out of the bin to get to the good stuff on the bottom. And he didnt eat all of his grain yesterday either. But he was waiting for the fresh stuff last night! Poor Harley. I would love to come up with the solution on giving him some of my extra weight! i would be a billionaire and then i could really rescue some horses!! I dream about what I could do with my rescue if i were to win a bunch of money. Actually there is 4 of us girls at work who put in 2 bucks each week for powerball. We have been doing that for 2 1/2 years now. We are due!! Anyhow, back to the dream. I would first buy the land around my place. I would grow alfalfa and then i would put up a BIG indoor arena that is insulated! I would put in more stalls and have little paddocks for them to go out or stay in their stalls as they felt. I would also have a bigger paddock for the horse who like to graze and run around. With big lean-to's for them to go inside when the weather is bad. I would also love to have a store with different kinds of grains and equipment for people and their horses. Have people come and demonstrate different kinds of supplies and how to care for the horse. I could Rebecca for my trainer and she can help with doing stalls and most important, training the horses to ride!! yes, that is what i would do! Still working on the fund raiser, will be up until June 26, 2010. Hope you can join us! Have a good weekend everyone!