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Ah, what a day... started out when I went to feed this morning and Mel met me. He generally comes in while I get everything ready but it rained again very early this morning and he wasn't on the covered deck when I looked out. So I wanted to actually go outside and check him for mud before I let him in. When he came up, the side he presented looked clean, as did his paws... Next thing you know he turns around and rubs his wet, red, mud covered backside/flank all over my fresh, clean (last of that type) jeans 
So after finishing the chores, I cornered him and took the hose to him to wash all that mud out of his coat. Man, wasn't THAT a challenge... He is worse than the goats when it comes to getting wet, I swear... But I got it done. It has taken most of the day for his coat to fully dry out, even with toweling him off when I was done.
So came inside and stripped down to wash all my jeans as well as the other dirty work clothes that had accumulated. After the first wash, I go to put everything in the dryer and when I open the lid, there's dried/caked soap all over the wash tub wall
So I add a couple more articles, a little more soap, start the fill cycle, and wash the soap off the tub and make sure all the new will be fully mixed in the water. So I'm sitting in my recliner (in my bed-time shorts) watching TV & waiting for the washer to finish when I hear the sound of running water... Now THAT'S weird... OH crap!
Run to the laundry room and see a wall of water coming around the corner to join me
Well, seems the drain hose worked its way up out of the drain pipe and with the rinse cycle, started pumping all that water out on to the floor...
About 1/2 the tub, maybe 10 gallons of water, on the floor So I open the back door and start using a bath towel to drag the water over and out. Finally get the water cleaned up best I can, and I pulled the dryer out to dry underneath/behind it. (couldn't move the washer as it was full of water) Well, of course the dryer vent pipe fell off. First from the back of the dryer, then from the wall. And after several attempts to get it reconnected and the dryer pushed back in, I finally achieved that goal. The pipe kept falling off as soon as I'd move the dryer. And there's not enough room between machines that I could push it 1/2 way in then attach the pipe, and get myself extracted. Oh to be young, thin and limber again...
So I've been looking at the goats, like I always do when I'm with them, and April has always been a little chunky... I thought she was just benefiting from the grain and feed mix because she isn't lactating. But lately, it appears that she is developing an udder Tonight when I got a good clear look at her from directly behind, she is definitely growing an udder, and she appears to be "thicker" through the middle than previously... SO @goatgurl what say you? Is there any chance that April might be in a kiddly way? I mean I brought them here April 16th, so it's been almost 3 months. Could she have gotten with the buck in late February or March some time? She does have meat goat in her, so technically it's possible that she could be a year round breeder... So maybe I'll be having another birthing this year some time between now and mid September? 
Based on udder development, more likely between now and mid August...
Mini, I wish I HAD a bush hog (& tractor to pull it of course). Why is it so difficult to hook up? Maybe you should just leave it hooked up? I hope you get the tiller figured out and working.
So after finishing the chores, I cornered him and took the hose to him to wash all that mud out of his coat. Man, wasn't THAT a challenge... He is worse than the goats when it comes to getting wet, I swear... But I got it done. It has taken most of the day for his coat to fully dry out, even with toweling him off when I was done.So came inside and stripped down to wash all my jeans as well as the other dirty work clothes that had accumulated. After the first wash, I go to put everything in the dryer and when I open the lid, there's dried/caked soap all over the wash tub wall
So I add a couple more articles, a little more soap, start the fill cycle, and wash the soap off the tub and make sure all the new will be fully mixed in the water. So I'm sitting in my recliner (in my bed-time shorts) watching TV & waiting for the washer to finish when I hear the sound of running water... Now THAT'S weird... OH crap! Run to the laundry room and see a wall of water coming around the corner to join me
Well, seems the drain hose worked its way up out of the drain pipe and with the rinse cycle, started pumping all that water out on to the floor... About 1/2 the tub, maybe 10 gallons of water, on the floor So I open the back door and start using a bath towel to drag the water over and out. Finally get the water cleaned up best I can, and I pulled the dryer out to dry underneath/behind it. (couldn't move the washer as it was full of water) Well, of course the dryer vent pipe fell off. First from the back of the dryer, then from the wall. And after several attempts to get it reconnected and the dryer pushed back in, I finally achieved that goal. The pipe kept falling off as soon as I'd move the dryer. And there's not enough room between machines that I could push it 1/2 way in then attach the pipe, and get myself extracted. Oh to be young, thin and limber again...So I've been looking at the goats, like I always do when I'm with them, and April has always been a little chunky... I thought she was just benefiting from the grain and feed mix because she isn't lactating. But lately, it appears that she is developing an udder
Tonight when I got a good clear look at her from directly behind, she is definitely growing an udder, and she appears to be "thicker" through the middle than previously... SO @goatgurl what say you? Is there any chance that April might be in a kiddly way? I mean I brought them here April 16th, so it's been almost 3 months. Could she have gotten with the buck in late February or March some time? She does have meat goat in her, so technically it's possible that she could be a year round breeder... So maybe I'll be having another birthing this year some time between now and mid September? Based on udder development, more likely between now and mid August...Mini, I wish I HAD a bush hog (& tractor to pull it of course). Why is it so difficult to hook up? Maybe you should just leave it hooked up? I hope you get the tiller figured out and working.
....it seems that animals do that to us. I guess April doesn't want ya to get out of practice, so she is doing her part in reinforcing the lessons learned.....ya just got started and that "Goat Math" is getting a jump on ya....
Ah yes! Goat math at its finest! 
Stuff happens... some times one thing after another and sometimes you catch a break waiting on the next "thing". Only real PITA was the washer hose and clean up... the rest of it was just "stuff happens".
