Wind!

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1256 PM MST MON MAR 7 2011

...STRONG WINDS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA IS CAUSING STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST
WINDS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING.

WIND REPORTS THROUGH 1230 PM MST INCLUDE:

SAINT JOHNS ........ 59 MPH.
WINSLOW ............ 58 MPH.
SHOW LOW ........... 56 MPH.

It has been very windy all day. 

I discovered that the dogs all 

had those teeny tiny ticks. We 

got some stuff to squeeze on 

their backs but

it didn't seem to do anything.

 Poor things, especially Jaz 

scratched all night. Today I

 fired up the generator and 

gave every one a hair cut.

Ok, more like a buzz cut. Pa

 said if you put oil on a tick,

 it can't breathe so it will

 disengage and fall off.

 I got the great idea to drench

Jaz in coconut oil. Then I was

 concerned she would get it 

all over the house so we made

 a mad dash for the motor home.

 Just as we got out side,

a sand storm came up and poor

 Jaz was not only covered in 

coconut oil but she was covered

 in sand! What a mess! She got

 another bath today.

Tomorrow I am going to town to 

do laundry and will stop by the 

feed store to get some strong tick

 shampoo and what ever the feed 

store owner 

recommends. We have to get a 

handle on these little buggers!

 The dogs are miserable. 

Luckily their blood is warmer 

than ours so the ticks

aren't the least bit interested in us.

 We hadn't given ticks much thought 

with it being winter and all. 

I thought they would be a summer

threat....WRONG!

Pa cut some wood today so we 

piled it in the house so we

 would have some in stock. 

Looking at the weather report, 

it is supposed to be in the 40's 

tomorrow for a high and by

 Thursday it will be 71! What 

a difference.

The propane guys didn't

 show up but you can't expect

 them to work in 60 mph winds.

 They aren't like the post office,

 "neither rain nor snow nor sleet

shall keep us from our 

appointed task" Didn't that used

 to be the post office's motto? 

Anyway, I thought for sure our

 motorhome was going to blow over

today, it was rocking so hard.

Like I said, my goal tomorrow 

is to get laundry done. I am really 

looking forward to the day when I can

 do laundry at home!

Talk to ya later!