Wow, I completely didn't catch that the comments I posted earlier today were my first of this New Year. Time really flies but that's okay. My resolutions:do it better. Everything. Better Mommy. Better Wife, better Christian, better farmer, better teacher, better friend, better homekeeper.
Pray for me, it's a tall order. Thanks!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Times flies when you are having fun
That's what they say any way. But fun is yet to come as we make a big trip back home from the beautiful ocean view town of Calabash, NC to our Ohio River view home town in Kentucky. Our little baby has been very sick with a kidney infection and RSV. She was in the hospital for 7 days. The nurses at Loris Community Hospital were for the most part knowledgeable, caring, helpful and kind. We are very blessed by the Doctors of Sea Shore Pediatrics whom oversaw the baby's care, namely Dr Youseff and Dr. Ludlow. They were great.
The rest of the family says they missed mom and baby very much but they had daddy, pops, nana, granny and auntie to look after them and everyone was well fed and clean when mommy came home. It was an exhausting week for all.
We should be heading home soon. The weather at the beach has been cold cold for this area. As I recall the temps rarely drop below 30's but this past week we experienced 20's. At home is a different story as the lows have been single digits and there is plenty of SNOW!
Our darling goats are waiting at home for us too. If it were not for the saintly patience of Lloyd Wise's family there would be no goats or anything else left for us. They have chored for us for dr appointments, quick weekend trips, vacations that lasted way longer than we expected to be gone, and when we had hospitalizations for daddy. They have been our dear friends and helpful neighbors through thick and thin. We love this family and they truly emulate the spirit of Christianity at it's finest.
Daddy spoke to Lloyd today and he said that Daisy (our dairy goat herd queen) is getting very fat now. If my calculations are correct she should be dropping some kids in about 20 days. If my calculations are not correct, WELL I hope and pray they do not come early! Last year this doe had triplets:two doelings and a buckling. They were born on March 6th last year. Also I remember very clearly that I was second guessing myself on her breeding and agonizing over whether or not to dry her off until the very last month when she got HUGE. She looked like she might have 5 kids in there but it was only 3 normal sized ones. I remember very clearly that she huffed and puffed in labor for 2 days and ended up with ketosis. However, it is my estimation that the ketosis was due to improper (i.e. over)feeding by our chore helpers while we were gone (not Lloyd's) and do not forsee this happening again. But, we do want to be prepared for this possibility!
Daisy's kids are Bluegrass (we think), Bluebell and Tiger Lily.
Our second 3 year old doe is Buttercup, the sweetest doe ever. Her 09 kids are Alfalfa, Violet and Sunflower. Alfalfa was sold to be the next herd sire for Nathan Huber's goats. He has La Manchas and Boers. She is hopefully due around the same time as Daisy. Her daughters are the keepers in the temperment category.
Both our 3 year olds milk a tremendous amount. At our peak production last year we were getting well over 20 lbs of milk a day combined. Lord willing we will have sales for milk and kids so we can continue to keep our goats and make headway on our dairy dreams.
The rest of the family says they missed mom and baby very much but they had daddy, pops, nana, granny and auntie to look after them and everyone was well fed and clean when mommy came home. It was an exhausting week for all.
We should be heading home soon. The weather at the beach has been cold cold for this area. As I recall the temps rarely drop below 30's but this past week we experienced 20's. At home is a different story as the lows have been single digits and there is plenty of SNOW!
Our darling goats are waiting at home for us too. If it were not for the saintly patience of Lloyd Wise's family there would be no goats or anything else left for us. They have chored for us for dr appointments, quick weekend trips, vacations that lasted way longer than we expected to be gone, and when we had hospitalizations for daddy. They have been our dear friends and helpful neighbors through thick and thin. We love this family and they truly emulate the spirit of Christianity at it's finest.
Daddy spoke to Lloyd today and he said that Daisy (our dairy goat herd queen) is getting very fat now. If my calculations are correct she should be dropping some kids in about 20 days. If my calculations are not correct, WELL I hope and pray they do not come early! Last year this doe had triplets:two doelings and a buckling. They were born on March 6th last year. Also I remember very clearly that I was second guessing myself on her breeding and agonizing over whether or not to dry her off until the very last month when she got HUGE. She looked like she might have 5 kids in there but it was only 3 normal sized ones. I remember very clearly that she huffed and puffed in labor for 2 days and ended up with ketosis. However, it is my estimation that the ketosis was due to improper (i.e. over)feeding by our chore helpers while we were gone (not Lloyd's) and do not forsee this happening again. But, we do want to be prepared for this possibility!
Daisy's kids are Bluegrass (we think), Bluebell and Tiger Lily.
Our second 3 year old doe is Buttercup, the sweetest doe ever. Her 09 kids are Alfalfa, Violet and Sunflower. Alfalfa was sold to be the next herd sire for Nathan Huber's goats. He has La Manchas and Boers. She is hopefully due around the same time as Daisy. Her daughters are the keepers in the temperment category.
Both our 3 year olds milk a tremendous amount. At our peak production last year we were getting well over 20 lbs of milk a day combined. Lord willing we will have sales for milk and kids so we can continue to keep our goats and make headway on our dairy dreams.
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