I'm back!!!
After a LONG day of a trip all the way to Seattle through that crazy snowstorm with a car that had 2-wheel drive and was quite small and suseptable to winds, we finally made it to the Airport to pick up our puppy, who after a long trip from South Africa was stuck in Atlanta for a day! So, he finally made it to Seattle just minutes after we got there, then sat in the receiving room for an HOUR while papers were being done. Then, to make it even worse, he was trucked off to the CDC for half an hour, brought back, waited another half an hour while we went through Customs, then by the time we finally got him, the snow was falling really heavy, so bad we could hardly see anything on our trip down I-5. It was insane, but the puppy was VERY happy to finally settle into his owner's arms.
The overall wait, from arrival to leaving, was 2 hours
The trip back home was crazy, we went through several snow showers, but nothing as bad as what we left through in Seattle. Just 24 miles outside Forks, we even waited half an hour in traffic, just to finally pass by an oil tanker that slipped and crashed out into the ditch on the side of the road. The tanker spilled 3,500 gallons of oil into a creek that led to the Hoh River! (
An important part of the Hoh Rainforest) Just a mile down the road from there, another car slid off the road and deep into the forest. So, the cops, clean-up team, emergency teams, a few insurance agencies, and even the sheriff were all over it.
When we finally arrived home, 13 hours later,
the snowstorms were done for, but of course the cold was not. Over the last couple days it got so cold here that I lost a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana hen (
) and a cull Black Copper Marans cockerel. To keep them safe, I even housed my two Tolbunt roosters indoors, in my room, for 2 nights. Boy was my sleep short, but it was worth it to save them.
Well, I'm finally back online again after much other hectic news, and VERY glad to see rain return again! Even my indoor peppers were suffering the cold, as my much anticipated flower buds died off from too low of temps at night. The room they were in was well heated, but apparently not enough at night.
On the brighter side of things, I've got a few chickens leg-banded and ready to hit the Monroe show!! Yep, we even have a new car, 4-Wheel drive, onboard navigation (so we don't get lost as usual!) and all the room to fit our poultry and ourselves! I'm SOOO excited and hope this new car makes our chances greater for attending the show! I know my boys are ready for it. . . .
I want the rain back, I will not complain again!!!
