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Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?
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elevan
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Happy Birthday!!!
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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Thank you all so much for the prayers, kind thoughts, and birthday wishes.
I was just drained after last week and needed some time to recoup and reflect before posting here about it all.
He missed it by ONE point. The thing that was most upsetting to us is that this was a three hour computer test, during which Steve could flag questions that he wanted to review again if time allowed. He marked about 8 questions. Then the computer froze. The administrator got it back online but all of the questions he flagged were then UNflagged and he didn't have enough time to go back to figure out which ones during the pas three hours were in need of review. So frustrating.
All that said though, they did not send him home like he was told they would if he didn't pass--he was so close on this grueling test and they said they were going to see what they could do.
They had him complete the other two parts of the interview (along with 3 other people who made it through too) and it seems like it went very well. We won't know anything for awhile yet as they are still creating a candidate pool and they told us they would be in touch once they were ready for the next step.
It was disheartening but I truly believe that it is just a stumbling block and things will work out. We have been carried through this for two years, having unexpected funds come in when we were scraping bottom, feeling peace when we might have panicked....I feel that this has been such an amazing test for our family and I just am so grateful that we have been blessed the way we have.
I was just drained after last week and needed some time to recoup and reflect before posting here about it all.
He missed it by ONE point. The thing that was most upsetting to us is that this was a three hour computer test, during which Steve could flag questions that he wanted to review again if time allowed. He marked about 8 questions. Then the computer froze. The administrator got it back online but all of the questions he flagged were then UNflagged and he didn't have enough time to go back to figure out which ones during the pas three hours were in need of review. So frustrating.
All that said though, they did not send him home like he was told they would if he didn't pass--he was so close on this grueling test and they said they were going to see what they could do.
They had him complete the other two parts of the interview (along with 3 other people who made it through too) and it seems like it went very well. We won't know anything for awhile yet as they are still creating a candidate pool and they told us they would be in touch once they were ready for the next step.It was disheartening but I truly believe that it is just a stumbling block and things will work out. We have been carried through this for two years, having unexpected funds come in when we were scraping bottom, feeling peace when we might have panicked....I feel that this has been such an amazing test for our family and I just am so grateful that we have been blessed the way we have.
promiseacres
Herd Master
praying things still work out....stumbiling blocks are there so we appreciate the good times right?
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I think things will work out for him, hopefully you guys won't have a long wait for the next part.
alsea1
True BYH Addict
I certainly hope it goes well. If nothing else you guys will learn patience. I hate waiting. LOL
elevan
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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Phew, that was a day. Built a tiny fence by myself for our kid rearing room, which they just loved on this warm day (so cute with them all sleeping in a pile in the sunshine), then dug a trench from our larger barn to our poultry barn so DH could run wiring for the electricity, and then finished up the day with a grooming of our pregnant does and our LGD. I...am...beat.
Stupid moment for the day: As I am sweating, pounding in posts for the baby fence, I hit a soft area in the ground and decide, in a hurry to get it done, to try to sort of STEP it in. These were Vposts, the kind with a spiked wing on the bottom. Want to guess who has a hole in the bottom of her foot were the wing went through her shoe, sock, and insole? Yup, this moron. Glad I am current on my tetanus.
My Charlie is getting so big. He tried to curl up on my lap today and looked so confused---like he didn't realize until that moment how big he has grown. Poor baby, but I just grabbed him onto my lap anyhow and gave him a god scratch and cuddle.
Preggers does are so so very pregnant. My favorite girl was begging for a brushing today and I spent a good half an hour taking off her undercoat. It is still too cool at night to be shaved or I would have. Soon enough.
Then there are then babies. The handsome, black Rollsfarm Boer buckling we were taking care of has been picked up my his real owners
I knew it was coming. He is such a cutie and will make some beautiful babies. Mom's two doelings are as sweet as ever. Gwendolyn is getting so tall and she is one smart cookie. I would never guess she wasn't actually a kiko if I didn't know she wasn't. And SuzyQ, an orange/red boki, is packing on the pound (a good thing since she was underweight when mom bought her). That girl is a gem!! I have heard it said that when an animal is rescued, they know it and she sure acts grateful. After feeding she daintily will crawl into my lap or mom's and just sit with her head against our chests, like she is afraid we are going to go away. Love her and so glad we found her.
Stupid moment for the day: As I am sweating, pounding in posts for the baby fence, I hit a soft area in the ground and decide, in a hurry to get it done, to try to sort of STEP it in. These were Vposts, the kind with a spiked wing on the bottom. Want to guess who has a hole in the bottom of her foot were the wing went through her shoe, sock, and insole? Yup, this moron. Glad I am current on my tetanus.
My Charlie is getting so big. He tried to curl up on my lap today and looked so confused---like he didn't realize until that moment how big he has grown. Poor baby, but I just grabbed him onto my lap anyhow and gave him a god scratch and cuddle.
Preggers does are so so very pregnant. My favorite girl was begging for a brushing today and I spent a good half an hour taking off her undercoat. It is still too cool at night to be shaved or I would have. Soon enough.
Then there are then babies. The handsome, black Rollsfarm Boer buckling we were taking care of has been picked up my his real owners
I knew it was coming. He is such a cutie and will make some beautiful babies. Mom's two doelings are as sweet as ever. Gwendolyn is getting so tall and she is one smart cookie. I would never guess she wasn't actually a kiko if I didn't know she wasn't. And SuzyQ, an orange/red boki, is packing on the pound (a good thing since she was underweight when mom bought her). That girl is a gem!! I have heard it said that when an animal is rescued, they know it and she sure acts grateful. After feeding she daintily will crawl into my lap or mom's and just sit with her head against our chests, like she is afraid we are going to go away. Love her and so glad we found her.
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
Man sorry about your foot. I was doing the same thing yesterday. I put up the portable electric fence for the Kikos and dogs. They are loving the forage and the babies are doing great in it. Maybe some pictures on my journal later.
Sounds like you got a lot done though. I love really productive days.
Sounds like you got a lot done though. I love really productive days.
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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Yeah, the foot is killing me today. At least at home, I could go barefoot but I had to put the dress shoes on for classes again today 
Almost the whole bottom of my left foot is blue and purple, and sooooo tender. Maybe I will teach shoeless today
DH is finishing up running electricity to the poultry barn today. I am stoked! It will be so nice to be able to just hit a switch if I want to check on the birds after dark or if I need to plug in a heat lamp, I can just use an outlet instead of running moving animals to the big barn. better yet, when we process birds, I won't have to boil water in the house and carry it outside because I can pop on my electric burner out there.
Now just two windows to replace to keep the dust out and the poultry barn should be pretty much done for now. Hmmm, what project will I tackle next?
Almost the whole bottom of my left foot is blue and purple, and sooooo tender. Maybe I will teach shoeless today DH is finishing up running electricity to the poultry barn today. I am stoked! It will be so nice to be able to just hit a switch if I want to check on the birds after dark or if I need to plug in a heat lamp, I can just use an outlet instead of running moving animals to the big barn. better yet, when we process birds, I won't have to boil water in the house and carry it outside because I can pop on my electric burner out there.
Now just two windows to replace to keep the dust out and the poultry barn should be pretty much done for now. Hmmm, what project will I tackle next?
