More Arctic Weather ...

We awoke to dropping temperatures and freezing rain today! Temperatures steadily dropped as the day wore on, hitting the TWENTIES! That is just unheard of around here.
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Most of you know we are in Wharton, Texas. That is about an hour and a half southwest of downtown Houston. Normally, our winters are very mild, with temperatures in the mid to high 60s and 70s.
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We were once again operating in Survival Mode today. Our team members brought in the older dogs, the smaller dogs, the dogs with medical issues. Once again, we have crates stacked floor to ceiling to accommodate all the dogs who needed to come inside.
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Those who remained outside all have big, cushy puffs, courtesy of Doskocil Industries in Arlington, TX who donated enough dog beds for everyone at the farm to have a big, fluffy bed of their own! Then we wrap their units with tarps to help keep in the warmth.
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All hoses have to be disconnected and drained and stored in the garage so the water does not freeze in them overnight. (Speaking of freezing, last week our refrigerator's water feed to the icemaker and water in the door froze inside our house! I guess it runs along the kitchen wall behind the cabinets and it was cold enough to freeze and we got no water from the water dispenser until the temperature warmed up!)
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In the morning, we do everything in reverse. Dogs go outside to their yards to play, tarps come off, and the dogs have access to their yards again.
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What was so rough about last week is that it did not happen for a single day, but lasted for four days! And for those four days, we did not accomplish much except to keep the dogs warm and safe. But there was no time for anything else!
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For our ZIP code the forecast is overnight lows in the 20s for the next two days and highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Saturday we are supposed to have a high of 60 and Sunday is supposed to be 65.
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We would normally consider that cold weather. But after this artic weather of last week and this, we will embrace 60 with enthusiasm!