Thread:DancesWithGoats/@comment-33089812-20171029120708/@comment-29787173-20171029131629

So good to hear from you! I was going to write today to let you know that my time this week may make me look like a crazy person but rehearsals start this evening for our concert Saturday night so I will be in and out. I always seem to get more done here than I think I will but it won't be like usual.

Goats, I could talk about them forever. I do only have the two and you are correct, one is a Nigerian Dwarf the other is a Pygmy. When my first Oscar died as a baby I had to get a quick replacement so Felix, who had never been alone, did not go crazy or die. They were gifts, I had not one freaking idea how cool they are or how they would overtake my heart or what to do with them!

Funny about your animals ages! I had to put down my favorite, first horse when he was, the vet said, likely close to 50. He was one of those calm, easy keepers that just did his thing. He was my first and old when I got him when I almost 40 years old and I ended up with 7 for reasons only I can feel important but I now have only 5 and they are all old. They were the reason I bought the farm and began this life. :-)  It is hard work and I do not always keep it up as well as I used to even though I live on it now.  Harder now than when I bought it at 45!

My goats are wethers so no milking. I cannot imagine the commitment and work involved in daily milking. You REALLY did the farm thing. Kidding, breeding goats and sheep and cows? Wow. You also showed. Amazing. I don't think I ever had that kind of energy ever! I am hoping my goats go on for a while longer. At 10 I worry all the time. I almost lost Oscar last winter but once I found out he had somehow lost all his molars I was able to figure out how to take alfalfa pellets mixed with timothy pellets, soak them then blast them through my Nutri bullet and make smooties and he is back to his fat, old self and seems somehow healthier than ever.

OK, like I said, I could go on and on and on about my goats. You thought you were getting boring? Not ever never ever. I love getting to know you and the animals are a great introduction.

I should be back full time after Saturday then it is total baby watch. At that point we will have 2 weeks to go. Once she comes we will be in Kansas City as quickly as I can get my chores done until they tell us not to come anymore, lol.

Thank you for writing. I love getting to know you. :-)