Weather & a Sick Son!

Dave had to wrap up the washing machine last night because of the expected temperature drop. We don't want to lose our washing machine pump! Once the laundry room is finished, it will be well insulated and we can just put a small heater out there and not have to wrap it and unwrap it.

Then the only thing we will need to be concerned about is the hose that runs from the outdoor faucet to the washer. Typically, when it is going to freeze, we will disconnect that hose and drain and coil it. (We use quick disconnects on all of our hose fittings.) We haven't the last few times and it seems to have fared well. I guess it was not below freezing long enough to freeze through the thick hose. It is a heavy duty hose.

When we first moved here we were struck by the odd looking outdoor faucets that people had. We thought it was just some sort of old style nostalgia thing. They all look similar to the old fashioned hand pumps. I wish I had a picture to show you. Ours is kind of covered up right now to keep the hoses connected to it from freezing at the pump.

Anyway, we found out that it is a faucet that is made to be used in freezing weather. I don't how it does it, exactly, but when you turn it off the water drops below the ground level...below the freeze line. You can hear it dropping inside the pipe. By dropping the water level below the freeze line, the faucet never freezes. Like I said...I have no idea just how it does it...but I do like that it does it!

Today is supposed to be in the mid to upper 50's. Right now, it is 32 out there. Tonight it is supposed to be upper 40's to 50. It all depends on which weather service you believe! We are in one of those in between the weather coverage areas, so we always have to figure the weather as being a ballpark kind of thing. The way it works out here...sometimes it is way out in left field! Sometimes, though, it is much closer to home.

I am sure that our living in a little valley probably makes a difference, too. That little valley is off of a much bigger valley through which a river runs. That, too, probably makes a difference. There is a lot of water around here. Hmmm...does that effect climate? I would think so. I would think it would definitely increase the humidity level at the very least.

Well, I am off to wait for a call from the doctor. Our son has been fighting a low grade fever and an off and on sore throat. He only had a couple of days of high fever, but the low grade fever just does not seem to want to go away. Now he is complaining of not being able to breath easily. I hope they call soon!

We have not had nearly the mold problem this winter that we had the winter before. I hope there is not hidden stuff up there effecting him. Although, if there was, I would think it would have effected him long before this. Going to pray about this.

From us here at our Little RV on the Hillside, we hope you are all having a dry, warm and healthy day filled with blessings!