Snow Day, Snow Day!

 Teachers and students alike shout for joy when a snow day is called. Who doesn't love an unexpected day off? A completely unplanned day spread out before you. Typically at our house it means fresh bread and cinnamon rolls with some kind of soup for supper—YUM! However, two snow days this early in October is a first in my life. Feet of heavy, wet snow fell on trees that were not yet ready for winter. 

The weight was too much, and many came crashing down.

 We weren't long into Friday before the wind and snow brought power lines down too. Snow days aren't nearly as fun when you can't watch TV and keep up with friends on Facebook! Worst of all for the many ranchers, cattle were not ready. Calves were not weaned, winter coats were not grown, and many were still far away at summer pasture. The next few weeks will bring the extra work of finding, gathering, and sorting the cattle that weathered the storm. Death loss will be huge, but neighbors will come together to help each other. And years from now, we will still be talking about the October Blizzard of 2013.