Billy the House Goat?!

We got a cute little bottle fed Billy Goat for the boys about a week ago, who decided to name him "Billy". "Billy" the Billy Goat loves the kids, he follows them every where he can, and recently that means into the house. Billy is a bottle fed goat so we must bottle feed him several times a day, I made the mistake one morning of letting Billy come in the house to feed, and that was pretty much the beginning of the end. Now every chance he gets, Billy is running into the house and the kids seem to think he belongs inside with them,and so every chance they get they let him inside. Trying to convince my 5yr & 3 yr old that goats are not house pets is not going so well.So here I am every time I turn around putting the goat back out side,and when I do he sits at the door screaming to come inside. I don't know how many of you have ever heard a baby goat cry, but it's not pretty. It's bad enough that he follows me EVERY WHERE when I am outside, but to have him under my feet inside is driving me NUTZ! I have to admit it though seeing him curled up with the boys on the floor watching TV is pretty darn cute, but just not cute enough to clean up goat pee.

~Spring~ Time to Garden!

Well we made it through yet another Winter, one of our most trying ever, and now it's Spring. I love everything about Spring, beautiful green grass,blooming flowers, busy buzzing bees, and yes even my pollen covered MiniVan. It's once again time to plant my garden, and this will be my first garden in our new home. We are planning a large scale garden, much larger than any in the past, but I am excited. I live by trail and error so everything is a learning experience for me. This year I decided to start most of my peppers and tomatoes from seed, and let's just say I'm glad I started early because things did not go as well as I had hoped. =O( However things are looking up as my second batch seems to be going smoothly and the surviving seedlings from the 1st batch are now ready for transplant. Learning to start from seeds is important to me because it will not only cut cost but it allows me to grow vegetables that can not be found it seedling form in my area. We are hoping to sell our extra produce this year, and while a profit would be nice I am just hoping to cover the expense of growing our garden. Our garden has been a real family affair, everyone gets there own job to do, and they all get to pick what they each want to grow. The boys are great helpers,the garden is a great way to keep them busy, and as Andruw says "Farming is hard work". So to all of you gardeners out there good luck and happy planting. We will keep everyone posted and hope to post pictures soon.