Some days it's very hard to get the farm chores done before my paid work as a para-educator begins. Our school begins early, I need to be at school by 7:10 which means I aim to leave the house for the 20 minute commute by 6:45. This time of the year it's still dark when I'm doing those morning farm chores on work days. Add in snow and extreme cold and it can be very, very hard to accomplish. Today was a day that I would have considered calling out for a day off but I knew the other two people who I work with the most in a special education classroom would be out today and getting substitutes in these days of Covid....rare.
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| Getting the work done before the other work begins. |
So I rushed the chores, which one shouldn't do when it is snowing and there are icy patches under the snow. Yes I hit a patch of ice hidden by the new snow and took a tumble onto one side, ouch. No time to worry about it. Animals were all fed and I almost made it to work on time. Many were late this day due to bad roads. I think we should have had a 2 hour delay but I don't get to decide these things!
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| Morning farm chores in the snowy darkness. |
I do miss the days of homeschooling, so much more time to care for animals and plants and young helpers too! Still working on finding the right schedules and routines as a full time working outside the home/farm wife and mom. Too bad this day I couldn't stay home with a cozy cat or two!
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| KitKat |
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| Rufus |
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