SBC/GW's Journal- Spring shows DONE! & Update

[Southern by choice]

We were pleasantly surprised to get in Our Dairy One renewal/ test.
Still not sure if we want to do Owner sampler with verification test or just have a tester come every month.
If we move it is going to affect it.

I'll just be happy to be on it this year.

On a side note- we got our check in from the NC State Fair a couple of weeks ago! Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Doesn't look like we will do much showing this spring due to our due dates. We will see. Hoping to at least go to the show in Rocky Mount Memorial Weekend. We have a couple of does screaming in heat today but decided to wait. I do not want kids being born on or around those dates like last year. There is going to be another show just before that- 4 ring... considering it. I guess we will see how the does are doing after kidding.

I have to laugh, dues are due....
ADGA
MDGA

We need to send more $$ for DHI and LA for ADGA
And more $$ for MDGA DHI

I have a bunch of mini's needing registered, and I need to do DNA for G6S on my Nubians. They are all negative by parentage but I rather have my own documents for my goats.

iow $$$

Our Mini Nubians girls leave next week.

 

[Mike CHS]

I may at some point figure out how you keep track of all of that.

 

[Southern by choice]

I may at some point figure out how you keep track of all of that.

Easy- I have @Goat Whisperer

 

[Bruce]

Perhaps she contract out her services @Mike CHS

 

[Southern by choice]

Last nice day here then it is suppose to be awfully cold.

@Goat Whisperer's 2 doelings and buckling born in late August are now 4 months old.
Totality and Eclipse (the does) are so clearly "Ruth/Carolina Girl"
Just love how Ruth repeats herself in her daughters, it appears her daughters are passing that on as well.
Loving these two doelings.
Clover's buckling is looking fantastic as he grows. We have retained him for now.

We are drying the two girls off... unsure when to breed them. They will miss the spring shows which is a real shame but it is what it is.
Looks like Linear Appraisals will be in August. UGH.

Ruth is looking nice and plump. Due in March. All does will be retained, and first buck.

On the homefront- Finally found the paint I wanted for the Dining Room.
Painted that Thursday- it is two tones.
Friday eve I started the window sills and crown molding
Today finished the high rail, and the doorways, and the baseboards.

I also got some stuff to try something on my kitchen cabinets- hoping to get to those next week.
DH still has chairs to sand. He did sand some more furniture down so I may paint that tonight.
He got some boards stained for me today as well.

I have not started on my Tart.

BUT- My mom and sister sent the family my favorite!
Harry & David!
Pears will wait for tomorrow, but I have dug in to the cherries, nuts, the kids ate the chocolates!
She also sent from another company a blueberry coffee cake, Spinach and cheese croissants, and......... BAKLAVA!

 

[Goat Whisperer]

@Goat Whisperer's 2 doelings and buckling born in late August are now 4 months old.
Totality and Eclipse (the does) are so clearly "Ruth/Carolina Girl"
Just love how Ruth repeats herself in her daughters, it appears her daughters are passing that on as well.
Loving these two doelings.
Clover's buckling is looking fantastic as he grows. We have retained him for now.

We are drying the two girls off... unsure when to breed them. They will miss the spring shows which is a real shame but it is what it is.
Looks like Linear Appraisals will be in August. UGH.

Ruth is looking nice and plump. Due in March. All does will be retained, and first buck.

I was just commenting on this today! I am so so so excited about these two doelings. More and more of their dam line is coming through. Totality (red) is looking more and more like Carolina. She just has presence about her. Very wise and deep!

These two are the cutest. They think Chunk is their own personal Pyr and are always cuddled up and snuggling with him.

I'm very excited to see Ruth, her daughters, and now her granddaughters. Pretty soon I will have a herd of "Ruthie" goats.

I think Ruthies kidding this year is in my top 3 for most anticipated. I love that we are at a point to be able to do repeat breedings and already know how this kids will (most likely) turn out. My next two are (lamancha does) Raina & Zephyr. Both does are getting better and better with age! These two are my favorite lamancha does so far. Raina is the half sister to our past doe, Star, and I have really high hopes for her. Zephyr is just an all-around outstanding doe. More on her later, I might do a new thread on her…

Both girls are bred to our new lamancha buck, *B Black tie affair (dam is 91EEEE 3*M, sire 88 VVE as a yearling)

Raina comes from the same "line" as Black tie so I'm really really excited about this one!

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think your Ruthie herd is a pretty good one from what I've seen

 

[Bruce]

Last nice day here then it is suppose to be awfully cold.

For North Carolina

Harry & David!
Pears will wait for tomorrow,

They probably aren't ripe yet, ours aren't. We keep them in the closet of the bedroom we like cold (OK, DW likes!), have to bring a few out at a time to get ripe. The closet smells like English muffins

 

[Southern by choice]

@Bruce look at our lows...
and some of our days

It was 70 today
Yeah, they (the pears) aren't quite ready yet.


Meantime I did the first coat of paint on another piece of furniture. Cleaned brush. Cleaned up.
Realized I forgot to paint the drawer.

So tired.
We had such a busy day that DH went to the grocery at 10 tonight. Still isn't home. Poor guy.
I am not going to have time to make the profiteroles.
I am making the tart!
The family is coming for an earlier Christmas tomorrow. I have a lot of food to make.

@babsbag Rita is so upset because "mommy" has been in the other room all day.... we only got a 15 minute snuggle nap.... she keeps standing on her back legs hugging me. She wants her momma- I think she is really wanting to go to bed. She doesn't like staying up late.

 

[Bruce]

@Bruce look at our lows...

We started the day at 22°, that will be the high. It is going to drop to 17° according to Mr. NOAA and be pretty much that for a day then get colder. -7° at 7 AM Wed, -13° at 7 AM Thu. Dang, I gotta drive to MA Thursday. -15° Friday. BTW, we are usually ~5° lower than what Mr. NOAA predicts.

But I can see where your temps are pretty cold for NC!