Winter Weather

Three of our does are near full term on their pregnancies.  I keep thinking any day now, especially for Cream who is getting so wide around the middle that gates are becoming a challenge.

Saturday was the Annual Meet-Greet-Eat for the High Plains Food Coop.  Since Prairie House is one of the major producers and I am the treasurer, it was somewhat of a given that I attend.  Plus, in spite of all the stress involved, it is nice to be able to put a face with the names of the customers who regularly order from us and generally it is pretty fun with good food all around.  The weatherman promised nice weather for Saturday and the possibility of snow late Sunday evening so travelling there and back was not going to be a problem.

The new neighbors have had plenty of experience with birthing calves and I did not worry knowing they were more than capable of handling anything if the kids started arriving while I was gone.  They also have the vets' phone number readily available in a crisis.

Sunday morning I looked out the hotel window only to see about 3 inches of snow covering my car, the parking lot and yes, alas, the roadway.  So much for late Sunday night.  The drive home on I-70 out of the Denver area was horrendous.  They plowed it, but did not sand it...what idiots!  So the entire highway was glare ice.  Numerous accidents on both sides of the interstate, the worst one being two semi trailers who mated and closed the westbound lanes.  Eastbound, at least all the idiots were kind enough to slide OFF the road and take their new "partners" with them.  The group of folks coming back to Saint Francis all opted to try the US 36 route instead of the interstate.  It was a good choice.  Although not plowed, it was snow packed and traction was much better.  In addition there were considerably fewer IDIOTS on the road.
All made it home safely with no remodeling done on their vehicles.

I checked on all my creatures when I got in and all was well.  No kids yet which has now become a concern. The next few days are predicted to be some of the lowest temperatures Kansas has seen in 15 years.  If those girls can hold the kids in until at least Wednesday the little ones will have a much better chance at survival.