Yesterday afternoon, I had a text from the lady who we occasionally buy goats from, saying she had a triplet that was rejected and needed a bottle holding girl. I had to work last night, and had a trip planned to see the Wichita kids, so I definitely didn’t have time. I called Madison to see if Evie might like to get a little goat going and then when it warms up, and she is down to 2 bottles a day I will take her to the barn. They were excited and ran over to get the baby. The girls have had fun feeding and playing with her. She was a little lethargic today, so on our way home I stopped and got her some vitamins. A little while later, Madison said the vitamins apparently helped because she was hopping into the dishwasher. I had flashbacks to Curley! When we stopped, we were only there for a few minutes, and I’m already attached. I swear nothing is cuter than a baby goat!
Unless it is a puppy. One of the reasons we went to Wichita today was so we could pick out a puppy from the litter. I had already sort of selected the one I wanted, and I confirmed it when I held her and she melted into my arms and licked me on the chin. She is the sweetest little baby girl! The mother dog had 14 puppies! You can’t imagine how many that is unless you’re looking at them all and trying to decide which one to pick when there are literally 14 of the sweetest little faces looking at you. It was good that Jim was there, or else I might have changed my mind about only getting one baby!
I can’t wait until the girls see her! I think I have decided to name her Maude.
This is the one! The black and white one - she will be coming home over spring break. I absolutely cannot wait! Maude is the baby with the brown collar.
When I was growing up, there was a lady who lived up the road from us - Maude Butler. She had 2 rat terriers who were severely overweight. She made her own dog food - and my grandma and I helped her more than once. Those dogs ate better than some people I know. She was someone who absolutely fascinated me as a child. She knew how to do so much stuff. From gardening, to canning, to making her own soap to rendering lard. She was always doing something from “the olden days.” She had a ton of stories from her life with her husband during the Great Depression. She told us about her mother hiding from Quantrill’s raiders. She grew the most amazing gardens and fruit trees and she lived alone, so then she would load all sorts of produce in her car and come driving around the neighborhood handing out the extra stuff she didn’t need. She was generous, energetic and I never knew her when she wasn’t old. I absolutely loved her. She died shortly after Jim and I got married. I still drive by her house and think about her. She was 99 years old when she passed. I remember when she turned 90, she told my grandma that she had never had a birthday party, and had decided to throw one for herself. We helped her set up, she had cake and roses and party favors. She put tons of energy into planning, and grandma picked up all of the things she requested, as she didn’t drive too far anymore by that point. We attended her party and then stayed to help her clean up. When we were done, she sat down in a chair and said “I can’t believe my party is over….” It was the saddest thing I had ever seen and I have never forgotten the look on her face. If you have to get old, you can only hope to grow old the way she did. Full of spunk and energy and ideas and projects. I know she wouldn’t be insulted that I named a dog after her. She would probably be proud about it. And the name just seems fitting.
Colin and Spencer seem to be doing well. I enjoyed seeing the progress they are making on their guest bathroom. It looks amazing. I know they have put in a ton of work, learning and effort. I am proud of them for tackling it! We had a nice lunch and held puppies. It was a good day! I always love seeing my kids!
This one was home for part of the weekend. We stopped by to see her at work before we headed back. I had fun getting caught up with her as well.
I didn’t get much sleep, didn’t accomplish much of what I needed to this weekend, and am definitely not ready for the weekend to end, but here we are anyway! The weather sounds like it’s going to get a little wonky again, so maybe we will get a day at home to catch up later?
Glad we had some family time and catching up!
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