Precious Prom Pomp

Aahhh, how sweet, how wonderful! Good memories!

Prom 2014 * Damien and Elura

"The '20's" themed prom with dinner and dancing.

Goat Babies - Three of them!!

Whoa, what a rush! I just helped - watched really - deliver three beautiful little goat kiddos, two bucklings and a doeling. We are all in love with them. EJ named our doeling, Eshne (esh-nee) meaning "Little Fire". The boys, though only here for a short time, are being called "Setapart" and "Pollo". Teagan, the first timer, did a champion job. Once the pushing started - three pushes and Setapart was born, then Eshne, and then Pollo - was only 25 minutes. What a whirlwind!  She is almost back to peak and it has only been about 3 days! The kids are already starting to do their "jumping in joy" dances. Oonagh is wondering why her world has just tilted out of orbit and doesn't like these new changes especially when "those little things" think her teat is as good as Moma's. She is quite vocal about it. Teagan has bonded well from the beginning, cleaning them up, encouraging them to nurse, and watching over them with care.

"Hey, what does that paper say right there?"

"Where? Oh umm, OWNER." …. "What else does it say?"…. "Well, that doesn't make sense." …. "It does if this is your truck."  …. Squealing, Crying, Laughing, Hugging, Ooohing & Awwwing. What a great gift from Ash and Jon to EJ for her first truck. Do I hear plans for a road trip on the wind?

Just a few personal items: betty boop floormats, stocking the 1st aide bag, water, a blanket, some CD's. It came with a handy-dandy emergency road kit, full tank and fresh oil change  - nice! I'm thinking - umm - I see some nice errand-running-favors in my future.

The Mad Hatters Thanksgiving

Well, this Thanksgiving we were going to have a large group of family come and celebrate with us, then little by little our group dwindled to just three. When all was lost to having a large feast we got a reprieve, Ash and Jon were coming after all. We so enjoyed every moment and minute, maybe because it might not have happened at all. We woke to the most amazing weather, warm and sunny. We all sat around drinking our coffee and eating snacks, listening to movies and comics as our Thanksgiving feast cooked in the oven. This year, I prepared little bits here and there a week before so that when the day arrived we didn't spend it cooking all day. We ate about 2PM and the table was so crowded with food some of us didn't even know we had certain dishes and missed out all together. I didn't even burn anything! 

We "bowed for fun" and put a zombie rat target up; only shots to the head and water bottle hits counted for points. We all managed to bead in and found the perfect target spot for finding arrows when we didn't. Jon was the winner!

Played some Bocce Ball according to our own set of rules and the air of competition thickened every time a new rule was added. I am truly thankful for the great day we had at our little cabin in the hills.

Good Company

Simply sitting and visiting with good company. Being in the moment, taking time to rest from the work week, listening to some good tales; this is entertainment!

Is this really December in Texas?

The day was so unseasonably warm and sunny; could this really be December? Took the goats and dogs on a walk and shot some photos, none of which revealed the rich color of the hills around us. The goats gobbled the pretty leaves they could reach and the dogs roving-wrestled like it was spring. How beautiful The Creation!

Bluegrass Festival

So we went to the Bluegrass Festival in Kerrville this last weekend. Went early and had dinner with Carie, Scott, Vic and Sherry. We dined on hamburgers and wine/beer. We laughed enough to add a year or two to our lives. Ahhh, the stories we heard…

We were late to the festival, found our seats and listened to bluegrass for a couple of hours. There were three bands and I liked the last one best, which had some really good folk songs.