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So far the New Year has been ... okay.
The 2nd of January was an almost laughably terrible day. I still wasn't feeling well, I left my boots and breeches at home (which I really needed since I had someone trying Ringo that night), Noah's car broke down with my boots and breeches in it, I somehow made it home and back to the barn in time to meet the people trying Ringo... and it was not a good fit.
So! We're moving on from that!
I was starting to feel better, but I really overdid it yesterday with barn work and then our barn "Christmas" Party, which Noah and I stayed at until 1 am. I woke up feeling horrendous this morning, but after some meds and a long afternoon nap I'm feeling better again. So I've had yet another unproductive Sunday, but I really wanted to try to getting feeling better in preparation for tomorrow.
We are getting those freezing cold temps tomorrow, with the high being 3*F and windchills being well into the negative double digits. We don't get weather like that here very often (or ever!), so everyone is worried about their horses, and I'm worried about having to work tomorrow! Hopefully we won't have many calls to make, and really hopefully they will all be to heated barns. Thankfully Dr. M is not on call tomorrow or Tuesday, which is when we'll be getting the worst of it. Ringo will be doubled up in his thick fleece cooler and heavy blanket, and I have a thermos ready to haul some hot water to the barn in the AM for a bran mash for him. I've got a garment plan for myself, too, and it includes a lot of hand warmers! In true Ohio style the temps will be in the 50s by the end of the week, so I really shouldn't complain about two days of real cold.
The 2nd of January was an almost laughably terrible day. I still wasn't feeling well, I left my boots and breeches at home (which I really needed since I had someone trying Ringo that night), Noah's car broke down with my boots and breeches in it, I somehow made it home and back to the barn in time to meet the people trying Ringo... and it was not a good fit.
So! We're moving on from that!
I was starting to feel better, but I really overdid it yesterday with barn work and then our barn "Christmas" Party, which Noah and I stayed at until 1 am. I woke up feeling horrendous this morning, but after some meds and a long afternoon nap I'm feeling better again. So I've had yet another unproductive Sunday, but I really wanted to try to getting feeling better in preparation for tomorrow.
We are getting those freezing cold temps tomorrow, with the high being 3*F and windchills being well into the negative double digits. We don't get weather like that here very often (or ever!), so everyone is worried about their horses, and I'm worried about having to work tomorrow! Hopefully we won't have many calls to make, and really hopefully they will all be to heated barns. Thankfully Dr. M is not on call tomorrow or Tuesday, which is when we'll be getting the worst of it. Ringo will be doubled up in his thick fleece cooler and heavy blanket, and I have a thermos ready to haul some hot water to the barn in the AM for a bran mash for him. I've got a garment plan for myself, too, and it includes a lot of hand warmers! In true Ohio style the temps will be in the 50s by the end of the week, so I really shouldn't complain about two days of real cold.