Kid Night

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Last night we had the pleasure of seeing a working goat farm. Kids were born a day ago and we got to feed them. Baby goats are a blast to feed and play with, but you have to feed them every 3 hours for a week. And baby goats grow up to be big milking goats in less than 8 weeks! It was a learning experience for all of us.

Skunkship Down

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A week ago we spotted a skunk acting erratic and stumbling. It was night time and hard to shoot then. Last night the skunk was back and sprayed the house. This morning we hunted around and found it under our shop. My husband shot it and we think it was already dead/dying before the shots.Rabies kills animals in a week, they can't swallow and die of thirst. Wild animals will not eat a carcass if it has rabies. Vultures and carrion eaters leave it alone. This is the second dead skunk we have found untouched. We burned the skunk to make sure no rabies will be spread. And yes the skunk sack exploded while cremating spreading the skunking everywhere. We hope this is the end of spraying for a while. The warm weather has all the mammals waking up and migrating like it is spring.

Crooked Spine

Today, my husband had an x-ray at the Chiropractors office. He has been in a lot of pain for weeks now, numbing left arm and unable to sleep well. The good news was no bone spur in his neck was found, no surgery. The bad news is he has a very crooked spine. The cause seems to be poor posture sleeping. The solution will be many weeks of therapy and change in sleep position.

Cat Wrapping

This was Coco's first Christmas as she's only 8 months old and was born in a barn. She got to manage all the paper recycling on the floor, separating the ribbon along the way. Foil bows were the main objective in her sweep of the area. Paper was not contained and was left to spread cheer to all the other cats napping on the nearby rugs.

Christmas Day 2011

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After a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner at home with friends and church, we relaxed on Sunday. We got up and fed the farm, answered phone calls and opened gifts from family and friends. Our neighbors gave our dog, Osa, fancy dog treats. Osa took her dog treat out onto the lawn for safe keeping under ground. Alan got a handmade cross stitch stocking from his mother in law. It took her a year to make it. Daisy the barn cat took a nap next to the freshly washed Christmas dishes and food basket. It was a warm and sunny Christmas this year. Perfect weather to relax and enjoy a beautiful day.