Life Interrupts My Plans to Bring Me This
I was planning on doing a regular post today but I got sidetracked over the weekend.
This coming Saturday, we're planning a MONSTER garage sale. We'd been busy doing all the prep work associated with a garage sale of gargantuan proportions--dragging stuff out of the attic, cleaning, polishing, and pricing.
What could pull me away from these vital tasks?
This little guy.
This is Pandora's little boy. I call him Prince Albert. He's 2 hours old in this picture.
Why did I call him Prince Albert? I don't know. He just seemed very in charge and ready to get on with the business of living. I never saw a baby in such a hurry to be born. He was taking his first breath and wriggling before half of him was even out.
Pandora, his mother, is our youngest, but she delivered like a champ. I was glad all she had was the one.
I'm sparing you the hard labor video in exchange for this one where all the painful stuff was over.
I'm equally proud of Greg who did all the photos and videography without wincing too much. As a matter of fact he was the one who noticed Pandora on her side.
Pandora is the most vocal when people are nearby, so when she wasn't moving, Greg knew this was no drill.
She delivered within a half hour from when her water broke. The only thing that bothered me is that she didn't expel the afterbirth right away, and we had an appointment in town and had to be away for several hours.
I contacted my goat forum friends and the administrator told me not to worry. Sure enough, by the time we returned, the placenta was expelled and Prince Albert was nursing greedily.
Two more girls to go. I'm not as worried about Heidi and Lucy. They're both experienced and good mothers.
I'll post again on Wednesday. Hopefully by then everyone will have delivered and I can concentrate on the garage sale.
And yes, my garage sales are the stuff of legend. If you're nearby, you must come and see us. I'm sure I have just the thing you've been looking for.
This coming Saturday, we're planning a MONSTER garage sale. We'd been busy doing all the prep work associated with a garage sale of gargantuan proportions--dragging stuff out of the attic, cleaning, polishing, and pricing.
What could pull me away from these vital tasks?
This little guy.
This is Pandora's little boy. I call him Prince Albert. He's 2 hours old in this picture.
Why did I call him Prince Albert? I don't know. He just seemed very in charge and ready to get on with the business of living. I never saw a baby in such a hurry to be born. He was taking his first breath and wriggling before half of him was even out.
Pandora, his mother, is our youngest, but she delivered like a champ. I was glad all she had was the one.
I'm sparing you the hard labor video in exchange for this one where all the painful stuff was over.
I'm equally proud of Greg who did all the photos and videography without wincing too much. As a matter of fact he was the one who noticed Pandora on her side.
Pandora is the most vocal when people are nearby, so when she wasn't moving, Greg knew this was no drill.
She delivered within a half hour from when her water broke. The only thing that bothered me is that she didn't expel the afterbirth right away, and we had an appointment in town and had to be away for several hours.
I contacted my goat forum friends and the administrator told me not to worry. Sure enough, by the time we returned, the placenta was expelled and Prince Albert was nursing greedily.
Two more girls to go. I'm not as worried about Heidi and Lucy. They're both experienced and good mothers.
I'll post again on Wednesday. Hopefully by then everyone will have delivered and I can concentrate on the garage sale.
And yes, my garage sales are the stuff of legend. If you're nearby, you must come and see us. I'm sure I have just the thing you've been looking for.
Comments
Good luck with your gargantuan garage sale! I used to love doing those and going to those. My garage sale days are over - what with being off the beaten track and enough of a hermit, I don't want to point out where I live. LOL
There's a neighborhood sale the following weekend, so if I still have stuff I might reopen then too.
We're merging two entire households so we have duplicates of everything.
Funny how that is. :)
And congrats on the new kid :-) Prince Albert looks handsome.
Prince Albert is an excellent name. Glad everything went smoothly!
Maybe you can have a petting zoo in addition to your garage sale. :)
Best of luck with your yard sale. Wish I were there. I'm sure you absolutely do have something I want.
betty
We need to hold a garage sale ourselves soon--we still have a lot of Alex's baby stuff, and I definitely don't want to use it again!
But he's a realistic question for you (though I'm trying not to be a downer, just genuinely curious as to your plans)... what do you do with baby boy goats?
Good luck with the garage sale :)
But where are they when it's time to pick up poop? Gone like the wind. LOL.
We've had some fierce weather lately. I just hope no one decides to deliver during these storms.
I could open a store.
I've got a few boxes I'll leave with free stuff or dime stuff, but the rest should be on display if we get enough tables.
I guess I misspoke earlier. I have everything but baby stuff. I'll send them your way instead. :)
I never make plans for my boys until after they're past the critical weaning stage.
Most likely, everyone will be sold but two before the year is out.
What doesn't sell is going to Goodwill, except for some antiques which will probably go on Craigslist.