Farm animals + Rain = Messy!
Think poopy mud.
Instead of wet snow making its way into our house, our entryway is full of muddy/poopy snow boots. Most of the year, these nasty boots can stay out side and never make there way into our house. But I can't leave the children's snow boots out in the near freezing/freezing evening weather. I don't miss much from our last farm but I do miss our old mudroom!
As much as my OCD brain hates the mess of this weather, I'm fully embracing the safe driving conditions and unseasonably warm weather. I'm sure the time will come when the wet, drippy snow pants are once again hanging in my hallway or on tumble dry in the dryer but until then I'll enjoy today's high of 54 degrees!
Despite my Nordic and Germanic heritage, I've never embraced winter or snow. I mainly dislike winter as I'm always cold. My Chinese birth year animal is the snake; despite my normal 98.6 temp, I think I'm cold blooded. From the first frost of the fall until the first 70 degree warm spring/summer day (which often doesn't come until June when you live in the upper Midwest) my feet and hands are ice cold. Farmer J, who runs hot, is always trying to warm me up with blankets, hot tea and these unbelievably lovely rice and bean bags, that he warms in the microwave and puts in my bed. I slip into our bed with warmed sheets and start to defrost my frozen feet by burrowing them under the piping hot bean bag.
Wishing you all warm toes and safe weather for your upcoming holiday travels!
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