• Mar. 15, 2007
Goats, and Chickens, and a Pig! Oh, My!
The girls and I had a fabulous day visiting with Kim and her wonderful family--including the aforementioned animals!
Kim and I had originally planned to get together to sew. It's something we both enjoy doing, but don't seem to have enough time to do. So, we scheduled it. I arrived late, of course. The kids immediately started running around, playing, and tormenting each other. Ok, my kids did more tormenting than her's did. Anyway, we chatted, corrected, corraled, and cackled.
After lunch we went out to see the animals. I don't know if my girls have ever been that close to an animal other than a dog or a cat. Brandie was quickly drawn to the baby pig, Bobby (as in "Bobby-Q"...or a dinner at a later date). She wanted to pet him, but Bobby wanted nothing to do with a little girl. She chased him all around the yard. I think Bobby learned she was afraid of the chickens so he was safe around them.
I thought the goats were adorable. Robin and Billy, the adult goats, were nice....but Buster, the baby, was so cute! He's scheduled to be dinner later this fall, so I'm sure "cute" wasn't what the family was thinking when he was born. We couldn't get Brandie or Haleigh to pet the goats. Haleigh kept calling them "doggie". She's a bit confused.
We also got to try raw goats milk. It was delicious! Granted, I drink ultra-pasteurized, skim, cow's milk (with chocolate, thank you very much) at home, so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was great in coffee after lunch, too. (Honey, can we get a goat???)
The girls were exhausted by the time we left. They both fell asleep on the way home. Neither Kim nor I got any sewing done. We didn't even get the stuff out. We did, however, decide to get together every other week, sans kidlets, to sew and fellowship. I'm really looking forward to it.
I'll take my coffee with a splash of goat's milk, thank you very much! Pass the scissors, please!
