Still not one day below freezing here. We got close a couple of weeks ago when it dropped to 33F over night. The leaves are pretty much all gone for the deciduous trees, of course the spruce remain green, those that have not been attacked by the infamous spruce bark beetles.
Our young friend is coming back over this weekend to help finish raising the barn (putting on the roof trusses). The partner paid him $400, which was unsolicited but the youngster is well worth paying. They're bringing a trailer load of hay, which I will have the privilege of unloading and stacking. Oh, well, someone has to do everything else. I'm still way behind on my wood splitting/stacking. Fortunately, I've only had to fire up the wood burner once and that was to dry out the clothes wet from working in the rain.
The daughter called last night, too! As the wife of a senior NCO, she's a de facto den mother for all the junior wives. The younger, less experienced military wives tend to seek out the daughter for advice and assistance. It's amazing the things they get up to. The D's latest project is helping a gal who inherited her husbands poorly trained and unruly dog. She compounded the problem by getting her own puppy. Now, she's discovered that the larger, older dog is not only food aggressive, but horribly food aggressive. Daughter's recommendation: re-home the aggressive dog and keep the puppy. Young wife's choice, just the opposite. I explained to the daughter that free advice is often unheeded and she should not feel slighted when hers is treated that way, too.
I was watching the Albuquerque balloons on the internet. Those things are fantastic! Maybe some day I'll get the time to go see them in person. I'd also like to go to the Reno Air Show, too...Alas, somedays come slowly, if ever...
