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Just One Degree
It was only 1 above zero this morning but we still walked. Thankfully there was no wind and the walk really wasn't bad. Diane asked me to bring the plans over to mom's today so she could work on them and mom could give her advice too. I had everything done here and made it over by 12:30 pm. Diane went right to work. Below she is tracing the outline onto a new sheet of graph paper.
I noticed the cardinals in the burning bush so took a couple pictures. The other bird in the picture below is a house finch.
We worked on them until 1:30 pm. Mom wanted to make sure all the doors and bathrooms were wheel chair accessible but we explained these were all upstairs and no one was going to get their wheel chair up those 20 steps. Diane talked me into adding another bathroom and having a king bed in each of the 3 bedrooms.
I liked her plan much better than mine. When I got home I made us a late lunch of taco salad. Below is Mark's as he likes peppers in his.
After lunch we worked together bringing in loads of wood for the 2 woodburners.
Mike went to Middle Grove to put out more round bales and check over the horses. He sent back the picture below. 
Sangria and Jury are not in this picture but were close by. It is nice to see some well rounded bellies on those mares. We are praying for a healthy crop of foals in 2025.
We had both wood burners burning all day but only got the house up to 73 degrees. Mark and Mackenson spread sand on the drives today. They were all getting so icy. We left for church at 6:00 pm. Craig Stickling had the message and he had another miracle to report. He spoke first on Revelation 21 then 2 kings where Elijah is taken up in a whirl wind in a chariot of fire driven by horses of fire. Then on Roman's 12. If you would like to watch this message click HERE. After church we went with the group to Culvers for a late supper. Another good day, cold but I am thankful for 2 wood burning stoves and a woodshed full of wood.