We Survived

 Once again we have survived another winter here in Central Illinois.  The wind blew so hard one night that we had mini snow drifts in the house.  

After our two plus weeks of frigid weather, I went out one morning to a 15 degree, calm, sunny day that seemed balmy compared to the previous days.  Then, that afternoon and evening we had 6 plus inches of snow.  I dug a snow cave for the grand-kids to play in, but the weather warmed quickly in a few days, so it didn't last long.

I attended an in person farm meeting the end of February and enjoyed my first Wiegand steak dinner since February of last year.  Hopefully they will continue.

With the more spring-like weather, I was able to get caught up on my manure hauling.  Now I am pruning fruit trees and starting to get machinery ready for spring.

We had a couple of hogs butchered at the local locker, and we made a quick trip to Burlington one afternoon to deliver meat to Son #2 and his in-laws.  It was short, but we enjoyed our visit.

Uncle Russell received a unique gift from his sons for Christmas and the story made the front page of the Bloomfield Democrat last week.  They were able to track down and purchase the first tractor he bought when he started farming, and they bought it and returned it to him for his gift.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.       Proverbs 17:8