Windchill

[schultz]

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Big up to Windchill....on his feet 30 hours yesterday! Way to go. He's ready to get up again this morning. That sounds so promising!

Good morning Nanook, Lula, and Roots. Ya'll ok on this crisp Sunday morning? The sun is not shining here....its kinda grey outside.

I just broke-in my new smoothtop stove and made a mess. I've been eating out of the microwave for a couple months now and I had a taste for sausage w/gravy, scrambled eggs, with toast. Dottie and I are fat w/bellies full this morning. lol. She had to have some and I am such a big sucker.

Nanook, practice makes perfect.....you'll get it down today I bet.

Still sending prayers up for our special friend, Windchill! Nanook, I bet he loves all the attention.....wish I was there with you to go see him. If you go give him a scratch for me. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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Oh Schultz a new glass top stove! I can't tell you how much I love mine. The even heat can't be beat as fr as I see it. I also love the even temps in my oven for baking. Everything comes out perfect! Yes I said perfect,lol...

I might have a Windchill bead! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img] I mean a good enough anyway so that we can tell it is him! I won't get to see it until sometime this afternoon if I turn the kiln off now. But I ain't turning it off now I am on a roll I just made a dichroic fish and a bead that looks just like an agate or something. Plus I have some dog beads I need to make to send to a friend for an animal rescue fundraising.

I will prolly end up going to see Windchill tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully when I go I will be bringing Kathi a Windchill bead!

Yipeee 30 hours!!! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/breakdance.gif[/img] he must have been a tired guy! I hope they get the webcam working again I miss seeing the little bugger. He is soo cute.

[schultz]

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I guess they've turned off the webcam and the last update was late morning. I was hoping to see the little guy. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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I am worried about the little guy. They usually update by now but then it was really nice today and got to 40 so maybe they are catching up on work around the farm. At least that is what I keep telling myself.

[schultz]

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Here's an update from late last night:

February 25th, 1:12am: Yes Lori Dalbec, I know I should get some rest, I will, I will...I just had to share an email from Deb Sprague. She's been getting a bunch of requests for other pictures of Windchill and she's created a beautiful purse - look at her work by clicking here.

February 24th, 11:58pm: No I haven't forgotten folks...just been a busy, busy day. Wow, where to even begin. After Windchill's 30+ hour stand, he wanted up this morning but could only stand for 20 minutes and then laid back down. A day's worth of well-wishers gave him the 'oomph' he needed for his lift this evening and around 6pm or so he was back on his feet again. His newest guardian angel during the day is a new mare on this farm named Bonnie. She was adorable, watching him closely, lowering her head over the stall and nickering to him. And after one full day on this farm she's been sold to proud new 'parents' Aaron & Kris, both of whom spent a good deal of time helping care for Windchill as well. Congratulations guys. Today was a day of goodwill and generosity. We have new friends from Bruno, MN (thanks again Maricle family!) And lots of new friends from Duluth and the surrounding area. I didn't know my driveway could hold this many cars without collapsing or something. Todd brought us all a huge dinner which was wonderful! And I think we have enough strawberry yogurt for the moment, if Windchill gets to it all he'll probably have a weight problem. Somehow I don't think any of us would complain.

You know the one thing that will be hard for you to see if I ever do get that webcam going out there - a good one hopefully - is Windchill's eyes. Windchill's eyes are what capture people's hearts. They shine with that quiet determination. They hold wonder, sadness, intelligence and love. I'm not making that up because I'm one of those insane 'horse people' - non-horse people have been out to visit in droves and they see him, they kneel by him and he touches them with his innocence and fierce desire to see all this through. It's not an in your face sort of thing - it's more powerful than that. It's this quiet determination he has to keep breathing. Today it was 40 degrees here. Two weeks ago it was 60 degrees colder. He was just as determined in the cold as he is now healing in this mild temperature reprieve. Amazing. We're keeping warmer leg wraps on him now after our vet said his legs were colder than last time. Hopefully between that and being on his legs more the circulation is increasing in his legs. One more week til we're in the clear on potential frostbite damage, so far no symptoms. He still doesn't like his medicine, that's downright cute. Internal organs are functioning normally. All this is good.

Windchill did very well today, soaking up the love and affection. Another animal healer and communicator stopped to visit. One told us about Windchill's joints (sore but improving and nowhere near the pain he was in not too far back). Both said he was in better spirits. And one echoed what another had said - Windchill is sad. He's not sad about where he is now - quite the opposite in fact. He's profoundly saddened about his past life - that now that he knows there's this other life he doesn't understand why he went through what he did. You know what Windchill - neither do we.

February 24th, 10:41am: Some quick updates - we have to go move bales out to a couple of pastures: Thanks so much to Lyle Shannon of Duluth for showing me how to set up videos. And Angela Vinson of IA let me know that my dates are off on my updates. Had she not been from IA I would have blamed it on time zone differences and explained that there was a lot of math involved so it couldn't possibly be my error...but instead it's a mixture of days blurring together, trying to keep this updated and I'm a guy and prone to letting details like that escape my consciousness. I think the dates went awry when I fell asleep typing an update two nights ago, because the dates were all wrong after that.

Okay, more importantly, we figure now that Windchill must've stayed up most of the night as well blowing out of the water his previous standing record. He was up for about 20 minutes this morning and then decided to lay back down and is sleeping comfortably. He shows every sign of being a kid who stayed up too late. I'm going to try to get the cam going today as it's 20 degrees out and it seems to work when it's warmer so you can keep trying the link above.

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Sounds positive! We're still rootin for you little guy! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70458-applaud.gif[/img] Hang in there!

[Nanook]

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Whew....

me and Deb were up bawling last night worrying but I had to just keep the faith and pray that is was just because they were so busy!

I am sure glad I didn't go see the little guy yesterday it sounds as though he drew crowds! I will get a more up close and personal visit today.

[Laurel]

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Blessings to all ....

[Nanook]

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I love this. It is very true because that is what I saw in little Windchills eyes...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> </div></div>You know the one thing that will be hard for you to see if I ever do get that webcam going out there - a good one hopefully - is Windchill's eyes. Windchill's eyes are what capture people's hearts. They shine with that quiet determination. They hold wonder, sadness, intelligence and love. I'm not making that up because I'm one of those insane 'horse people' - non-horse people have been out to visit in droves and they see him, they kneel by him and he touches them with his innocence and fierce desire to see all this through. It's not an in your face sort of thing - it's more powerful than that. It's this quiet determination he has to keep breathing.

[schultz]

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Guys here's the latest Post about our little guy:

February 25th, 7:56am: Whoa...morning comes seconds after we close our eyes it seems. Wow. My last check of the AM is done, next shift comes in in about a half hour. He was laying down, Kathi had covered him back up with blankets (at last check last night he was still up, standing with his favorite blanket). He nickered a "good morning", that's always so cute in the quietness of the barn in the early morning. He took a good drink of water and now he's set for a day of resting. He'll be turned over late morning or early afternoon. I told him he'd have a pretty peaceful day, not as busy as yesterday was.

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Nanook, this is a better day for you to go for sure. Not so crowded and all. Please give him a scratch & kiss for me. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]Windchill [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]
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[Laurel]

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AND ... a run your finger up and down his velvet nose ...

one of those "favorite parts" .... SO soft soft ...

a baby's butt ~
the under chin of a dog ~
and the velvet nose on a horse ~

[Nanook]

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OH YAYYY! I will play with his velvety soft nose for sure Laurel and tell him it is for you!

[schultz]

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I just called my horse friend here. She read the story about Windchill. She a bawl too. Funny we all are/were talking about petting horses. She was telling me what a love bug hers is. Him took his soft snoot and rubbed her pon the face. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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I won't be surprised to see Windchill on national news. I bet they are just waiting to see what happens. Who knows but the net coverage is vast.

So vast I can't get to Raindance farms website anymore!

Is there any updates? Please? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crybaby.gif[/img]

[schultz]

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Nanook, nothing since the one I posted early this morning. I keep going there looking for an update. I will post it here as soon as I see it. He's a national celebrity now! It would have been nicer had he come about it in a differnt way though. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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You are so right about that! Thanks Schultz! I will look here for updates now that I can't get to the Raindance site! Yes it woudl be so much more wonderful if this hadn't happened!