Pray for Ciaran

Our wee little black goat was attacked in our back yard by a country neighbor dog. The vet is on the way and we are getting ready!

I have a freshly baked cookie for the vet for coming out on a Sunday night!

All in one day...

Finn (this guy)

1.) refused to eat his ring worm treatment

2.) accidentally scratched me

3.) puked on the carpet

And then, for the grand finale...he ran up the ladder I was standing on while painting and knocked over 1/2 gallon of paint on the floor!

Yeah! Good times!

Pumpkin for breakfast...

...followed by a little brush from Farmer J!

Kitchen project coming along...

The ceiling and wall painting is so close to being done!

Color on ceiling, cabinet and walls is Swiss Coffee by Behr. 

Painting is even more "fun" when I'm fighting for ladder space with these two!

TV dream come true!

I've been dealing with my inoperable oven by watching the BBC series, "The Great British Bake Off"! Two of my favorite things in one show: baking and Britain!

Stateside, you can find episodes on PBS, Amazon Prime and YouTube!

Check out this entertaining, positive, interesting and overall, just lovely, series! 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013pqnm

Addicted to sugar!

Yep! I am! I blame my sweet tooth on my Scandinavian heritage!

But, I'm trying to use more natural, less processed sweetners in our cooking and baking!

For example, Pickle REALLY wanted Cream of Wheat for part of his dinner. Why not? Our oven still doesn't work so another "breakfast for dinner" it is!

I told the boys they could pick maple syrup (100%- not Miss Aunt Jimima) or Mima's honey to add a little sweetness to their hot cereal!

They both picked maple syrup!

From my heart to yours boys!

Didn't this just happen...

Oh, look! All our sheep and goats are frolicking on our front yard!

I admit, today was beautiful and a great day to bust loose....but, I'm getting tired of sheep/goat round up on Wednesdays!

Guess what Farmer J will be doing tomorrow? Mending fences, anyone!?!

Fresh, crunchy hay, and some verbal praise from this shepherdess, and they were back in their pasture! Once it gets dark, the ruminates like to be cozy and near the barn! Thank goodness for daylight savings time.

This guy also soaked up some sun before the early sunset! 

Goals for 2016:

No escaping ruminants

No cats on the counter

Gotta dream big!