The Adventure Has Begun

Well, we finally found our house in the country. A little less than three acres, but we got a great deal on the house! It needs some work, and since we are pretty much broke, I've been doing a lot of the repairs myself. I figure that's part of the adventure, right?

So far I have installed a new kitchen faucet, repaired two leaky toilets, and I have learned to spackle and sand the walls to hide the damage that was inflicted by my over-zealous offspring while they were "helping" by removing old wallpaper. Apparently, I failed to tell them to stop when they reached the sheet rock. Oh well...live and learn.

We have also added three new goats to our little piece of paradise. We acquired two of them yesterday--a nubian/boer cross named Arugula and a nubian named Basil. (We're going to an ABC order veggie/herb theme. Don't ask me why. I don't really know.) They are loads of fun! They really gave Bailey a fun time....well, they were trying to head butt her, but she THOUGHT it was a fun time... It's all fun and games until someone gets gored, right?

Today, we added goat number three. That means a "C" name. Clove....Cabbage....Cinnamon...(Hmmm....technically, that's a tree, isn't it?) I'm just not sure. Goat #3 is a La Mancha who is about 8 months old. She's black and white.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Basil is already giving milk....which is very odd since she reportedly has never been bred. Apparently, she's a "precocious milker." I just think she's weird. Fits in with the rest of us just fine!

What else?

Oh yes....the ladies (also known as goats) escaped from the barn today when no one was home. At least they stayed close around the house. I was pleasantly surprised at that!

Arugula is apparently the Goat Queen. She will allow Basil to eat with her, but poor #3 (I MUST name her!) doesn't stand a chance! She moves to the feeding trough and Arugula runs over and head-butts her away. Poor baby. So, she tends to follow me around and hide behind my legs. Hopefully Queen Arugula will settle down soon....

Well, I'm off to google alphabetical lists of herbs and veggies.... Poor #3 simply must have a name....

Maybe then the Queen will allow her to eat. But I doubt it.
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