Winter Rashes

While my title suits the post, the two subjects don't go together.

1) Penny broke out in a rash/ hives/ puffy, sore, skin ailment last night.

I have narrowed these episodes down to (thanks to google)

Stress.

When she gets stressed her body breaks out.

Well, 

it would make sense to limit the stress a 2 year old is exposed to...

except for one problem...

Penny is high maintenance.

She gets stressed if

a) her bed isn't made properly

b) her sisters don't listen to her

c) she gets put in timeout (for hitting or pinching or throwing toys)

d) she is over tired and has a mini-melt down.

Its not like its contagious.

it's totally fine.

Except

( I am full of Excepts today)

it is really painful.

I vet wrapped her arm.

She was adorable.

I should of taken a picture 

but 

I didn't.

2) moving on.... Winter.

Winter blew in this morning.

It was inevitable.

We had been experiencing lovely spring like weather.

It was bound to happen.

It is still February.

The kids were thrilled to see snow.

and

since we stayed home from Church

they got to play in it all morning while I did chores.

Normally I will haul bales around on the quad

to cut down on time

but 

I threw them in the sled and pulled them from pen to pen.

The Ponies were frisky this morning.

They welcomed the hay with bucks and snorts...

and toots.

They donkeys brayed.

Loudly.

The geese

hissed

continually.

The cat rubbed up on the kids any moment it could.

The animals are fed.

My kids are tired.

and now

I am going to make soup.