Christmas Blizzard

The snow has finally stopped, but the wind hasn't.  The tractor and snow blower have been working over time the past week.  We were without power Christmas eve, most of Christmas day and the morning of the day after Christmas.  I had dropped a bale to the cows Christmas eve which was good because without power I couldn't keep the tractor plugged in and warm enough to start to clear the snow with the blower.  Once the storm died down and electric was back on they were ready for another bale so after clearing the lane we cleared a path to and through the paddock.  Then dropped them a bale.  The snow is so deep that the round bales are covered nearly to the tops.  I'm glad we spent the time to move all of the bales that we need up to the yard.  It's a lot easier this year to keep the area around the house clear than it was last year to keep digging out the the bales every time the wind blows.  This week I'll start equipment maintenance.  It should keep me busy for the next couple of months with some breaks in between.  The family is also putting our farm goals down on paper starting this week so that we can ensure that our farm enterprises are in step with our goals.  The goals will also allow us to make sure that our short term planning that we're also starting, will be in step as well.  More to follow on the planning and the goals.