Saturday, April 12, 2014

K is for Kids

     Martha and I are what you might call extreme animal lovers. We spend a ludicrous amount of our lunch break talking and laughed about the shenanigans our pets get into. Several years ago my neighbor bought a gorgeous ranch up in Oregon, and she had room for our two horses. So I sent them off to the cushiest retirement any two horses could wish for. But my empty barn looked sad and lonely without any creatures in it and since my own kids(the human ones) were grown, I decided I needed some new kids.
     I've had Janie the caramel colored African Pygmy  since she was two days old. She and her sister Emmie, the black doe, lived their first two months in a playpen in my laundry room. We all took turns filling baby bottles and feeding them.  They were nothing short of adorable and to see my six-foot-two twenty-one year old son asleep on the couch with a baby goat tucked beneath his chin was beyond awesome.
     There is a third doe too and her name is Trixie but because she is a third kid, there are considerably less pictures of her. I can relate. My parents snapped a picture of every breath, yawn and burp uttered by my oldest sister. My second oldest sister only had her picture taken when she was lucky enough to be sitting next to our big sister. I'm still not quite sure if I ever was an infant because there is no photographic proof of it and even though I promised not to do the same with my kids, poor little Trixie lacks a photo history. But she is just as adorable.
     Just like real kids, these kids play rough with their siblings, get cranky when they're tired and fight for Mom's attention. And they are quite noisy too. Emmie and Trixie make unique little sheep sounds but Janie screams when she's hungry. I'm not sure what a banshee sounds like but if they really did exist, they would sound just like Janie. They are a great bunch of kids and I love them.



16 comments :

  1. What a blast! You sound so much like my dear friend in Louisiana. She retired her horses (to someone's massive backyard) but felt like an empty nester so she now has dogs and barn cats. She just can't give up her barn! =)

    Your "kids" are adorable.

    Elsie
    AJ's wHooligan in the A-Z Challenge

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    1. Thank you Elsie. Your friend sounds like a kindred spirit.

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    2. An empty barn is a sad barn indeed!

      -AKA Wendie

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  2. How wonderful - I particularly like the photo of the one leaping down the slide!! I keep saying I would love some pygmy goats to go with my kindle of kittens - maybe one day I will.

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    1. They are fun! Until just recently both Janie and Emmie would climb right into my lap. But now they weigh 70lbs so sadly the lap days are over.

      -AKA Wendie

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  3. Too cute! What would we talk about if it weren't for our pets and kids?

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    1. I agree! They make for some amazing conversation.

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  4. I never really thought of goats as pets - but they are darn cute, so I get it now!
    (new follower)
    Lexa Cain’s Blog

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    1. I keep thinking I need to get a mini cow next. Martha and I have a dream of starting a farm made up entirely of mini farm animals.

      AKA Wendie

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  5. Gasp. Impossibly cute! these pictures made my day.

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    1. I confess that I wish they'd stayed that small but they are still a blast--even at 70 pounds. Except when they jump off the slide and onto your foot. That's less cute.

      AKA Wendie

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  6. Adorable!! I miss my goats! I posted about goats for K too hehe.

    Your comment about not being sure you were ever an infant totally cracked me up. Hilarious!

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    1. And it's totally true. I had to take my parent's word that they didn't just find me as a six year old under a tree somewhere. Thank goodness for school pictures.

      AKA Wendie

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  7. This is so good! Loved your post :-)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. Glad you liked it.

      AKA Wendie

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  8. So lovely, these are great pics, and a great tale too!
    Happy A-Z'ing :)
    http://thewayofwytch.wordpress.com/

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