February update

We had a fresh dusting of snow last night. Just enough to need shoveling. 

So now that the due dates are growing nearer I am able to tell that all of them are bred except for Laura. I'm trying to get her bred again which would make her due in July. Babies in July could prove to be challenging, it's very off season, I'd rather her be bred than not though. 

Leipchen, who we weren't sure was bred at all, is most certainly pregnant, and I'm guessing she's due much sooner rather than later. I think she should be one of the first to kid. I'm excited about this kidding season coming up, although I can easily wait for it. I know so many people who are impatiently, and desperately waiting for  spring's arrival. I personally love winter. Chores are so easy in the winter! It's like my brake before I'm swamped with baby goats to feed and cranky does to milk!

Don't talk with your mouths full! 

Paperwhites

Our winter Paperwhites are in bloom!

What better thing could you wake up to than a pretty flower on your counter?  

Due Dates and Birthdays

All my goats are finally bred. Only Varla was bred to Joshua James.
Varla - March 8, 2014 or March 26, 2014
Laura- March 22, 2014
Matilda - March 29, 2014
Faye - April 2, 2014
Elesméra - April 11, 2014
Pippi - April 16, 2014 or April 21, 2014
And Leipchen is hopefully pregnant, and if she is she's due any time between March and May!

While I'm here I want to post all my goats birthdays. It's nice to know how old they are.
Pippi's Birthday is December 12, 2010
Matilda is February 18, 2011
Faye's is March 9, 2012
Leipchen is April 5, 2012
Elesméra's Birthday is March 9, 2013
Laura's is April 24, 2013 
And I actually don't know Varla's Birthday 

Cranberry Cookie Bars

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A first time for every thing

They were all laying on the same couch together!  It's a miracle!
From left to right: Rain E Day, Lila Mae, and Alexis Louise (Rain, Lila, and Lexie)
I think Rain and Lila will actually end up good friends. Lexies a lot more hyper, and makes Lila nervous. 
But there's hope, lila hasn't even been down stairs since we got the puppies,  but this past week she's been down on the couch nearly every day.

Breeding Season

The breeding season is near to closing.  Most all of my girls are bred, (fingers crossed) a couple of them are sneaky and don't let us know when they are in heat...
I'll have goats kidding in the spring in March and April,  As will Larissa at Tiny Hill Farm. We are each breeding a good number more does than last year; it will be crazy :)
Only Varla ended up being bred to Joshua James (pictured in previous post), my six other girls are bred to Sting N Ned L- An adorable young chocolate buck. I will try and get a picture.

Half Cape

I've had a table cloth mom gave me that I had planned to make a cape with, and I also just bought some pretty curtain like material  at Savers. I found this amazing pattern on line here. I made two capes out of two very different fabrics, an over cape and an under cape. But they can be worn by them selves because they aren't attached. The top one is more elegant,  with a fancier clasp.  The under cape is much more rustic and woodsman looking. 

both

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