Thanksgiving Ice Storm

 We have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season.  One thing is that we aren't milking cows during this ice storm.  In the past, we've hooked up the generator when the power was out and gotten the cows milked even in weather like this.  The worst part of it is the danger, to us and to the cows, of trying to walk on the ice.  It's not so bad out in the pastures where the blades of grass are coated, but once the cows have to travel along the paths and into the holding pen, it's really treacherous.  So this weekend, the cows have plenty of hay and can just stay put out in the pasture--and we can spend more time indoors!  We're liking this seasonal milking better all the time!