The weatherman was correct. We had snow Friday. A lot of snow and the beginning of lots of days of plowing. Jim had a snow day so he was around to help. Eileen was due home from college but had to stay overnight in Detroit when they closed the airport.

Saturday, the weather was clear and cold. We worked on our new cattle lean to shed. Eileen made it home in the afternoon but her luggage didn't.

It snowed again Saturday night and we plowed again Sunday morning. Eileen was able to pick up her luggage at the airport.The last two snow events have been wide area snow storms.

The wind picked up Sunday evening and blew quite hard. They had to call out the fire department overnight to block off the state highway while they towed several cars out of drifts. Monday morning we had another foot of lake effect snow. Jim had another snow day. They usually allow for five in the school schedule and he has had three already and it's not Christmas yet.

Monday afternoon, I plowed again. We reconfigured the pens in our coverall barn to move the cow and calf over against an inner wall. We put down more bedding. The cattle all seem healthy and well adjusted to the weather, Some of the Minnesota Lowlines are starting to look a little chubby. They are all assumed pregnant for March delivery. The baleage seems to agree with them.

The weatherman is now predicting rain and mild for Christmas.