Everybody loves baby pics! Here are a few of the Nubians born thus far. And yes, that is me sound asleep with one of the babies. Just one of the many highlights of having sweet little babies to cuddle. My doe, Jasmine, had triplets (2 does and 1 buck kid). These are the first of [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 29, 2009
I’m exhausted!
Wow, what a couple of days I’ve had! Kidding season has kicked off with lots of excitement…
Abby who isn’t a show doe but milks like a cow had me running to the barn every couple of hours throughout the night. She finally began pushing early in the morning. By this time, I was already tired [...]
January 24, 2009
ABC’s Wife Swap
A most funny thing happened to me this week. I received an email from Wife Swap! They wanted to know a little about our family and wanted to know if we would be interested in “swapping”. I thought for sure my kids were playing some kind of sick joke on me. I forwarded the email [...]
January 22, 2009
A Crappy Day…
Today is a crappy day…yes, even I have crappy days.
It started at 5:30 am with a text message from Joey (my marine). He had worked the inauguration all day and all night. Poor kid. The brief message I got made my heart ache for him. My God, I miss my son! I don’t think anyone [...]
January 19, 2009
More Farm Show Pics…
I am back home, have the house thawed out including the toilet (yes, you know it is cold when the water in the toilet freezes). I am caught up on laundry and have the kids cleaning the house. I vaccinated goats yesterday and gave out bo-se to the new does as well. I updated the [...]
January 17, 2009
Pa Farm Show comes to an end…
Today is the last day of the Pa State Farm Show and I’m ready to go home. Ready for my nice clean and comfortable bed and a good home cooked meal.
I’m sitting here writing this post with a little electric heater beside me. I was actually shivering most of the night. It is a lot [...]
January 15, 2009
Pa Farm Show Youth Dairy Goat Show
Hello from Pa State Farm Show! I am freezing my backside off in the dairy goat barn.
I’ll update this post later on with pictures. I just can’t seem to find my cord to download the pictures into the laptop so I can post them. To make matters worse, I’m running a fever and not feeling [...]
January 13, 2009
Pa Farm Show Pics
Here are a few pictures from the Farm Show…the Gilt/Sow Sale, Jr. Market Goat Show, Horse Show (mainly the Biddle Family/Oak Hollow Farm showing their big beauties), and Scooter the cat (my Mom’s cat who is keeping me entertained while I am away from all of my pets at home.)
Tomorrow we will be getting ready for [...]
January 10, 2009
Homemade Soap Competition & Market Goats
Our second day at the farm show had it’s ups and downs.
First off, I won 2nd place in the homemade soap competition! YEAH!!! So I guess I can say I have the 2nd best homemade soap in the state. The kids were really cute and told me how proud they were of me.
Mikey and Katie [...]
January 10, 2009
Hello From the Pa State Farm Show
Hello from the Pa State Farm Show held in the Farm Show Complex Harrisburg, Pa.
First off, let me just say I am sorry for the layout. I am trying to post pictures and update my blog from a little laptop computer. Being pressed for time, I’m not spell checking either.
When we left bright and early this [...]
