More Leaves

The snow melted!!! Fall is back!!!

All the leaves I had raked up for goat food (Remember?) became a little too old for eating. And I thought to my self... all these leaves! They can't just go to waist.... so I cleaned my goat's

stall - which was in desperate need of some attention - and used the old leaves -and some more that I raked up after I had my idea- and used them as bedding in the stall. It's nice and cozy, and FREE. I love leaves!!!

Free Food for Goats

Sadie goes nuts over leaves. - she did this over and over as we through the leaves up into the air!!! It was hilarious. Almost human! almost!

We heard on the news that it was supposed to snow, -IN OCTOBER!!!- My first thought was -after the thought It's October!- was all the leaves! My sister, my mom and myself -and Sadie!- spent about an hour and a half raking up all the leaves for my goats. We put them into empty grain bags, trash bags, buckets and the wheel barrel. Hey if you've got goats and you've got leaves I would definitely suggest raking up all the leaves before they become no good. My goats love the leaves as much as the hay! Sadie LOVES leaves

Sadie tries to help^

Taking a brake!

Let's get raking !

Breeding

My three girls are bred. Pipi's due date is March 5th, Tilly is March 10th, and Anica is March 15th. that'll be a busy bunch of days!!! They are all bred to Endurance, a very handsome-and stinky- buck. OH, If Pipi kids (gives birth) early they could possibly be born on a leap year.
Here's my plan: I'll keep one of Pipi's Does (that is if she has any!) Pipi has a good udder, even at her young age. If I'm able to get a doe from Larissa I'll probably sell Anica. It would be hard to give up Anica...
This is where I got my goats , I may have given the link before, check it out.
www.tinyhillfarm.com

Sadie is half a year old!

Yes, this is the same puppy that came in to our family just this spring.
She is so beautiful, Yet... not all that well behaved! I'm working on agility and obedience training her. She needs it, she needs a job. Sadie is much too hyper to just be sitting around doing nothing.
Sadie is taller than Grasshopper, and about 50 pounds. She's huge... not a lap puppy any more!
I know, I know, I'm a little obsessed with pet birthdays! I can't help it, it's too fun! I'm only doing the half a year because it's her first half a year. I don't usually celebrate half birthdays for pets or for people!!!

When we got her:
Now:

Lila Mae's Birthday

Lila Mae is two years old. It doesn't seem possible. She's still so tiny. I think she will always be small. she is full grown.

Poor Lila actually has pneumonia on her birthday. She gets it every year, so did her mother, Thomasina. I feel bad that she got it on her birthday but I don't think she -being a cat- even knows about the birthday, so I'll cellibrate when she's better.

Happy Birthday Lila!

Miniature Agility Course

Here's a craft for your critter! Make this mini agility course for your mini friends. if you don't have a pet - bird, lizard, girble, etc - you can still make it for a stuffed animal. I think the pictures can give you a good enough idea of how to make them - I'm not in a tutorial mood - I could atleast tell you the matirials I used. i would also suggest using a hot glue gun. if you use different glue you'll be sitting there for a long time waiting for it to dry while you hold it in place.
Don't leave these in the cages with your little critters, only let them have them when you are there to supervise them. DOG WALK: 12 regular, 2 purple, and 1 green popsicle sticks and one toilet paper tube.

TRIANGLE: 2 orange, 2 yellow, and 5 regular popsicle sticks (one with the ends cut off)

TEETER: 3 red, 9 regular, and 2 one-inch popsicle sticks

JUMP: 2 blue and 5 regular popsicle sticksA-FRAME: 2 purple and 13 regular popsicle sticks WEAVE POLES: 5 tooth pics, 2 yellow popsicle sticks (none of my critters could fit in this, It's kind of small. If you are going to let your critter play with it, cut the sharp tips off.)

TUNNEL: A clean can with both ends open (either open it with a dull edge can opener or sand the edges you don't want you or your little critter to get cut on the sharp mettal).

HOOP: 2 regular and 1 yellow popsicle sticks, 2 straws (I cut a couple inches off of the bottom of mine) a foot of yarn, and a yogurt lid with the center cut out.

Independence day

\/In order from left to right: Pipi, Anica, Matilda! \/

My sister and I before the parade!

I know this was a while ago, and I haven't posted for a while... I'm sorry all.

My goats were in the fourth of July parade here in our tiny little town. i got three bandannas - a red one, a white one, and a blue one - they each got to wear one.

They all just Monday got shaved, their fir is really long and they need it shorter in the summer.

I'll put pics of that on here in a couple days. I'm on the couch with Mono so I have plenty of time for blogging- one of my favorite hobbies!

Happy (REALLY LATE) independence day!

More Puppy Pics

Don't buy a puppy expecting just a puppy... Puppies come with fists ful of joy!

"Where's the stick?"

!Puppies sure do sleep alot!

I'd never seen a dog sleep on it's back before but she does all the time! and she snores too!!

I wasn't aware they were taking pictures of me! We need our beauty sleep! Go away

Making friends with the old gal. Completely calender Worthy.

Funny Kitty

Poor Lila Mae was feeling all left out with the new baby in the house, so I'm treating her extra special with some cream cheese... her favorite!

So Many new Babies In The House!!!

This is Sadie! She was my brother's graduation present. She's so laid back and gentle.
She loves the goats! she's like a shephed dog. She helps me bring in the goats! Sadie is a Weimaraner.

She's so sweet! All ears n legs!

I've got new goats !!!!

I'm working for a neighbor to work off these three goats. they are Nigerian Dwarves.
This is Pipi. she has an atitude to go with her name!This Is Anica. Her and Tilly were born on the same day, diffeent mom, same dad!

This is Matilda (or Tilly... And some times Tillster!) Below is a pic of when she was only a couple weeks old! I know my eyes look funny in this pic. It's the only good one I got. This is Tilly.

out a' power

I've been going through pictures and it's bringing up lots of memories. these two were taken when we were out of power for almost two weeks!

There's a gerbil in that ball!!! This is Lila's daddy. He's no alive any more. He was such a sweet heart. Lila reminds me so much of him.

Birds in a Tree

We have our Christmas tree up. Every year we set up the tree my birds ,Levi the parakeet and Zach the cockatiel, have to come out. the love siting on the branches, watching the commotion, and nibbling the pine needles.

I rode a mustang today!

I rode a mustang today!!!!!!! I'm so excited, I haven't rode since the beginning of June-before we moved. I learned so much in the short time I rode. A neighbor lets me clean her stalls and today I rode her horse. I'll be riding more too, I'm going to learn so so much.

I rode with the saddle, bare back, with the rains, and being led-I like bare back. when I rode bare back my sister rode for a short while. shes never even been on a horse before. I've taken many lessons and can trot ,and canter up hill ,and back up well but nothing I was taught was this . I'm so happy It's all I can think of.

Levi ( the horse I rode. also My birds name) is a very smart very trained horse so I had to learn about him too.

happy birthday

This is that scrawny little kitten I showed you a year ago who's mom gave up on and who was so sick. She is one year old today and Heathyer than ever. Here's before and now pictures. Happy Birthday Lila Mae!1!1!1!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Didn't she get pritty?

Mabey a vole

This is Mabey, a vole my cat caught in our yard.

At first we were shure she would die, she wasn't moving much at all. Within two or three hours Mabey started walking around and eating grass.

It was raining all day so we waited till the next day to set her free.

I named her from a mole in a book called "Mabey a Mole."

hand feeding sea gulls

We went to the beach today, and around the end of the day I decided I was going to hand feed the sea gulls. . . Well I didn't, but I tried for about an hour. After I tried with my hands I tried with my toes. They came within inches of me, some of their wings hit me. I said to mom, "when you can feel the beat of their wings they're a little close".

I never succeeded but I enjoyed myself, it was fun.

Horse riding

This is me and Marleena on one of my last trail rides with my teacher Barbara. I realy like Marleena . . . and Barbara.

Kittens

My kitten Lila Mae has grown up good and strong, to be a beautiful cat.
now she has 3 sisters named Lexi, Molly, and Hook and a brother named mouse trap. They are very cute and playful. These kittens where born the day after Easter. Lila Mae loves having siblings, she play with them and grooms them, when they go I will miss them.