Cowboy - It Doesn't Get Better Than This!

[frustratedearthmother]

Thanks everybody. This is actually the second time they've lost everything. The first time I was about 3yo and our house burned. It's my earliest memory...watching firemen fighting the fire. It is hard on them, but at least they still have their home this time...just nothing much left inside except the pictures on the walls (what's left of the walls anyway)....that's important stuff.

Sheetrock for the walls and carpet for the floor will go along way towards making them feel better. I told mom she doesn't need to worry about filling the whole house back up with furniture. A bed, a table and a couple chairs will make them feel right at home.

 

[Bruce]

Hard way to downsize all the stuff you don't really need anyway

 

[Latestarter]

So glad the family came through it alive and well. Sorry about their material losses. For your folks, they probably don't need much in the way of possessions and for your brother and sis-in-law, they're still young so have years to recoup what was lost. Doesn't make it fun or any easier, but what can you do?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Just saw Cowboy's pic scrolling across. What a handsome dog he is! How's he doing, I bet he's going to be packing on the pounds with the cooler weather coming in!

How are your parents & brother doing? Hope life is back to normal for them (& you!).

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Cowboy is just a special fella...a pain in my behind sometimes lol....but a special fella!

Fairly recent...couple months ago I think. I swear the Nubian at the gate has gained 20 lbs since this pic was taken...she puts everything in the pail. Look at the right of the pic. See the Nubian buck with his head through the fence...see the black doe laying down that he's talking to. Look right behind her and see the itty, bitty baby pygmy buck? He's my "herd sire" this year, LOL! He goes through all the panels and I just don't have time to care right now!

Mom and dad are still with me. Challenges and rewards abound. Looking at assisted living facilities - but very preliminary right now. They won't be going "home."

Thanks for asking!



FEMA is giving me the run around... I have to file an appeal. FEMA gave my brother nearly 20K to repair his home. My parents house - right next door - they awarded them right around 3K.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ya may have to get that little fella a pair of Stilts if he is going to be the "Service Master" for ya....he sure is a nice looking little man....Cowboy has gotten a bit bigger since the last pic I've seen. I understand the challenges and rewards...and the position ya can be in dealing with that situation....
I won't even get started on the gov't dealings...
Sure hope things level out for ya some and there will be more Rewards than challenges....still praying for ya!!

 

[babsbag]

Here I was thinking you had only Pygmies when what to my wondering eyes did appear? ...beautiful spotted Nubians. Don't let @ragdollcatlady see those spotted beauties...she's addicted to spots.

Sorry about FEMA. Sometimes they make no sense...most of the time.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Did someone say spots???? Nice looking goats... I love spots and nubians and I see both!

On goats, spots are actually just champagne bubbles..... As soon as I see them I get a little lightheaded, kinda dizzy, start to feel really good and then my money just floats away and the spotted goats follow me home and I live happily ever after! The end!!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

LOL - yep - I got spots! I had to have Nubians to make Kinders, so I found myself with some of those big floppy eared goats. Then I needed a big floppy eared buck too - and he brought us all those spots and UDDERS. He is definitely an udder buck and he's made amazing improvements in just one generation.

This is why I have so many goats, lol. I'm basically running three herds...and thinking about adding a Kiko buck. Somebody stop me....

 

[Southern by choice]

GW saw the lil pygmy- mmm hmmm she said one day we have to have one of those.

I couldn't agree more!

Cowboy and Tiggs look a lot alike but Tiggs has no mask and is liver brindle...