Coffee anyone ?

[farmerjan]

Cold came in overnight here. 22* on the protected porch temp gauge, probably a bit less out in the open air. Sun and high fluffy clouds, up to maybe 50 today, mid 60's tomorrow. Then some real cold and poss snow flurries tues but maybe just cold miserable rain? Got a hot choc, getting ready to go to farm to get the one group of cows in to wean off the big calves. Feed the calves in the barn lot, turn the cows back out for now. Get in the cows with new babies maybe tomorrow, tag and move them to winter pasture. Try to get the panels up and get the sheep into the other lot today too. Think I can get some help for a little bit after we get done with the cows. Panels in the other field, just need to get a few posts in & tie up panels.

 

[Mini Horses]

I 'opted out' of work today

wasn't too bad in the hot tub with coffee this morning. I could get used to starting my days that way

Short Timer....


It was a very chilly 31 this morning. First frost for the year. I am not liking it! Up to 51, now it's 36 & dropping. So another 30-31 morning coming up -- it's Fall. This is 15-20 degrees below our norm. Not ready to be cold. Nope, not.

To make it even worse, the internet was down, so coffee and no net. Bundled and did chores, went to work. AND tomorrow it will be dark when I come home....not late, just dark early. Don't like that either. Wow, I'm on a roll!! I want warm & sunny back.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Short Timer....

Guilty! But why go to work if my boss doesn't? She took the day off - so did I.

I only have 20 working days left. Out of that 20 working days I have to take 2 vacation days, 1.5 comp days, and I have12 sick days that I'd like to use up. That uses up 15.5 of the 20 days I have left, lol. I probably won't use up all the sick time...I have a couple things I still need to do...mainly to train my boss on the things she should have learned before I only had 5 work days left! Her lack of planning isn't my emergency!

Oh, she's off Monday too. Hmmmmm….

 

[Bruce]

I presume they will pay out the unused sick days? A little extra can't hurt, you'll have a LOT of non work days starting in January.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

They will not pay out the sick time. Whatever I have left over will be donated to the company pool. I'm ok with that.

They will, however, pay out the vacation. The two vacation days I need to use are to keep me under the maximum because all they will pay on vacation time is 192 hours. I have 191.5 right now and will earn another day for November and another for December.

 

[Bruce]

I have a premonition that you will be sick a few days between now and the end of the year. Mental health is important you know.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

There is a distinct possibility that your prediction could be true.

 

[Mini Horses]

That uses up 15.5 of the 20 days I have left, lol. I probably won't use up all the sick time...I have a couple things I still need to do...

Geesh -- hope you are packing your personal stuff now, otherwise, with only 4.5 days, you may leave something behind! At least 1.5 days will be used to tour the campus & say "good bye"....then probably some type of "check out" procedure, another day. So, you may have 2 days of actual "work" ?? NICE!!

Not bad out at 42 this morning....Started to get light about 2 min ago, so I'm gonna finish this oatmeal and get the feed & open coops chores done then, off to work. Every day this week and weekends, it will be go to work for me. (FEM, you can feel badly for me! LOL) Lot of food demos this time of year -- you know, taste it to sell it! Sure wouldn't want anyone to miss buying every cracker, chip, dip, pie, cake or candy they make! Next week it will be the heavy stuff -- spiral hams, turkey, etc. Pretty fun most days -- and I get to try things I'd not otherwise buy.

Two fronts coming my way tomorrow & Wed. One very cold, one pretty wet. Hoping the wet gets outa here before the cold fully arrives.....don't want snow. Sure might be some Icy roads on Wed. Just backroads, as the highway near me is a busy trucking route & those big rigs generally keep things open. Will add some extra bedding to the goats quarters tomorrow. Looks like I'm off the whole week of Thanksgiving. Hope the weather stays mild & dry so I can check all the winterizing chores and do anything needed.

Everyone have a wonderful Monday!!

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on. Temps 35° but dropping all day. Tomorrows high is 22°
Rabbit cages cleaned and extra dividers in so the two outdoor buns can come in tonight. Our little FT black Polish doe has a nest built. Adding yet another heat lamp for her.... our orginal Polish bucks first litter in a couple of years.
Need to dig out horse blankets with the extra horses.... going to blanket Daisy at least as she's got the lightest coat. If the snow holds off. DH got home with a load of firewood to stack at nightfall last night so we got it stacked. Now to get the breezeway cleaned so we can start bringing firewood in.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

well everyone all better and been cleaning up the house killing germs. Saturday we took the kids to the park for a bit to get some energy out before the grocery store. and yesterday after church we went. to a friend's house for the kids to play. today will be cleaning, school and getting the animals and yard ready for the cold front tonight's low is 31 and tomorrow low is 28 i am gonna freeze lol. one of the many reason i refuse to live up north if i can help it. my husband will be off for 6-8 weeks come the last week of November. he got alot of paid vacation time he gonna be using. so that gonna be fun lol. some time during that period i be popping out number four lol got to get everything ready for that. anyways i need to get started on cleaning and school so i see yall later.