another cold day

Another cold day today, -28/29 brrr. The fire was started soon after the coffee and burned all day. Sick Sheldon spent most of the time napping in front of the fire. Updating my social media pages took a bit of time. We did get his account set up on the iPad with Apple's help and got him started on cookie jam. I got a new cover and keypad ordered for my iPad but sadly it wont arrive till the day we leave on vacation, dang. I got more passwords entered and stuff set up.

I did have him help me unload the coffee table I picked up last week and the salt and I braved the cold to go fill a shelter tub for the ponies.

I wavered on getting B's library book to town but wanted to get a manicure and pedicure while in town but seems they are closed today. I finished up the soup and it was our yummy supper. Pretty quiet day at the ranch with a relaxing warm fire, good music and cookie jam. I did read my book getting it almost finished once tucked into bed.

Boxing Day

The hoar frost was thick this am after such a cold night. It covered the trees and the poor cold ponies. Sheldon got the coffee going while I made toad in a holes for them all. Kaylin and Shaina have to work at 11:30 so were prepping and headed off just after 10. I also made them a turkey plate lunch to take along. Sheldon tossed a bale as the skid steer would not start so threw the charger on it and back in for a nap. The poor fellow has a cold that has been ailing him for days.

Britt went out to check her horses in this -23 COLD day. She hauled out the turkey for lunch and to pack up left overs as well. Shaina called saying she was heading home from work after only an hour as a pipe burst!! And here she drove like her usual speedy Gonzalo to get back to the city, home then work. B too then packed up her gifts and such and along with Lexi was off to the city after 1. Sheldon checked her tires prior to her setting off then while dressed up hauled over more wood via the skidoo (now we have snow finally) then rolled out a bale to the ever grateful horses.

great pic Shaina took yesterday of "our girls", they just needed Lola

I cleaned up the house getting most back to normal and threw the turkey bones on to make soup. I also started a nice fire and got a new puzzle going. Prince was most happy as he could curl up and sleep away his illness. Catching up on the blog also required allot of time but always good to share at this special time. Sheldon gave me a new iPad for Xmas today so spent time double checking what I needed to save and could delete and got the new one all set up and the other one reset for him to start fresh.

 The beautiful Kate Spade purse the girls gave me and the handsome watch they got S, XOXOXO

Before heading to bed to read (S had moved from lazy boy to a quick soak in a hot tub then to the comfy bed), I did the meat/bone sorting for the soup, added carrots to the broth and put in the fridge till tomorrow to finish. I headed to bed to read and do a few things on my iPad first and learned that your 300 free men do not get saved or other game bonuses and I forgot to back up all my bookmarked pages. Dam.. another note to self.. just do the backup and then delete what you don't use would have been easier way!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope you have a fabulous day and holiday season. Mom was up as I let the dogs out and got coffee going for us. I started a fire and we started on a new puzzle. Eventually the girls slowly joined us upstairs. I made all toad in the holes to hold them over till turkey time.

frisky play to stay warm in this cold blast

Gifts were exchanged, thanks to all for the lovely gifts to each. Mom and I got the turkey stuffed and in the oven and onto games. Kaylin gave her and Grandma a foot soak then they both put on some foot solution in fancy little bags that stayed on for 90 minutes before washing off and should make baby soft feet in days.

Turkey was ready just after 3:30, delicious if I say so myself. Thanks to Mom for carving it up while I got gravy made and it was time to enjoy.

The cold snap rolled in, brrrrr. Shaina went out to chuck a bale with Britt going out to help with placement as the poor cold ponies would not figure out going around when they were cold and hungry and could see it but not reach, THANKS girls!

Games continued with many laughs before Mom and TJ loaded up in the extreme cold -23 with a wind chill after 9. Even with all my checking of goodies to go along I forgot Mya and Vance's gifts but after they got to town to pick up stuff from AJ's and get gas they found all places closed with no food so zipped back to grab presents and get a super yum turkey sandwich for their drive home. It was - 23 but showed -29 on their truck when driving from town.

The girls and I started Christmas vacation waiting for Sheldon who finally arrived just after 11. They gave him their gift and after the movie we were all off to bed. Sheldon said the car showed -33 in some valleys on his way home.. BRRRRRRR Shaina and I it seems did not sleep well again.

Christmas Eve

I made some coffee and got back to the puzzle with a nice fire. Pretty relaxed Christmas eve start with just Miss Lexi and I. Shaina and Britt arrived home before 11 with Shaina very under the weather, too much Xmas cheer for her. Shaina went to sleep promptly, B and I had Lexi wear Coco's traditional Santa's Elf costume and get a cute picture before she napped on the couch in front of the fire.

Brit went out to toss a bale with perfect timing as another round of snow blew in as she came in at 2:30. Horses thank you B. It is heading into a cold snap they say dropping to -12 and going down to about -20 I think by night.

Mom and Travis arrived at 4:30 and joined in on my puzzle making. Kaylin arrived about an hour later bringing a yummy bruschetta platter to join the appetizers I had for our snack night.

Our evening was full of games and snacks. Kaylin even kindly dressed and carried Shaina up to join us. Once everyone was in bed I read until 2:30 ;)