Suprises, Sunburn & Honey Lemon

Greg & Kara (sorry guys, only photo of the 2 of you I could find)
 

We have been very busy here on the homestead! Our oldest son Greg & his girlfriend Kara drove out from WA to surprise us for Memorial weekend. They arrived on Saturday afternoon and were able to stay until Monday afternoon. It was so great to see him. We had a great couple of days. I was very sad to see him leave, but what can you do. Gotta let them go and live their own lives I guess. Just wish he wasn't 1000 miles away.

Over Memorial weekend, while the kids did some sight seeing, I decided to weed eat in front of the house again. You would never know by looking at it that I just did it a month ago. It was really overgrown already. The weather was beautiful and in the 70's so I thought that I would wear a tank top for about an hour to even out my skin. (I have a bit of a "farmers tan" thing going.) As you can probably guess, it was a little more than an hour when I went in to switch to a t-shirt. Too late! I was burnt to a crisp! Now my back is all itchy and peeling and just plane nasty looking. So much for evening out my color. I sure paid for that lapse of judgment!

Now for the super exciting news! We have our first official farm animal on the Stowers family farm. Say hello to Honey Lemon, our new goat!

Isn't she beautiful!!! I found the add on Craig's List for her and called immediately. I have been following a local blog and coincidently, she has Honey Lemon's sister Chamomile and just loves her. (Small world huh!) Chamomile just had triplets in April. Hopefully, Honey will too. A couple of doelings would suit me just fine. 

Honey Lemon is a 3yr old Alpine who is currently pregnant. I absolutely love her to death as does Eric & the kids. You would think that she was a family pet instead of a dairy goat. Honey just follows us around the property like a puppy. I love it when she comes up and nestles her head against me like she is giving me a hug! I feel so blessed to have been able to find such a great doe. Since we are just starting out with goats, it is fabulous that our very first one has such a great temperament.

We brought her home on Wednesday. I did feel a little bad taking her away though. The kids all came over to say goodbye and there were quite a few tears. I promised to take good care of her and love her. I'll make sure to send photos of the babies when they are born so that they can see that all is well. I know that is no consolation for a little girls broken heart though.

She rode home in the Suburban without a hitch. (Our truck is still in WA and I don't have a trailer.) Just stood there looking out the window the whole ride home. No "accidents" or issues. It was awesome. Once we arrived at the house, she made herself right at home. She likes hanging out in the garage with us. That way she is sure to get petted and brushed a lot. Honey has definitely adopted us as her family.

She did escape the barn a couple of times. Longer screws, bolts and better latches keep her in at night now. Each time our little Houdini escaped, she ran right over to the garage though to find us. Since hubby Eric practically lives in there we have had no issues.

Eric took her for a walk the other day on the dog leash to talk to Fred who's fields neighbor our property. It was a cute sight to see, both of them strolling down the gravel rode. Wish I had taken a picture. Priceless!

Over all, things are going great here. Lots of projects in the works. Eric has checked a few things off of his "Honey Do" list and I have gotten a few things done myself. We are living the good life here. I am so blessed!

Enjoy your life!
Tina