Goodbye 2012!!!

I was hoping you would suck less than 2011. And in most ways you really didn't come through for me. But there were more silver linings on the suckitude this year than last, so there is that. :-)

But you know what? Things are starting to smooth out. Yeah, I had to sell off some things and livestock I didn't want to sell in order to keep things going at the farm, and I have a lot less time to do farming and creating because I have "a job to pay for my real job" now but... dude, I have a JOB! And it is a job that I actually LIKE. With people I like! And so does Tsu! Neither one pays very well, but they do pay. That is more than a lot of people can say these days.

I mean, we are broke. Pay check to pay check. But we are finally at a point where we can make it to the next pay check which hasn't always been the case.

So, here is hoping that 2013 continues the upward trend.

Driving a goat.... seriously?

Yes, this seems like an odd idea in this day and age but in the past goats were used for driving, packing, and pulling by folks who couldn't afford a horse. Or by rich kids. So, you could get milk, meat, landscaping and gardening AND a draft animal. Isn't that something?



Well, the idea when I decided to keep my first goat kid was that he would be trained to drive. He was just so stinking adorable I just had to find an excuse not to eat him.



So i handled him a lot, took him for a lot of walks, and from 7 to about 12 months of age i worked at teaching him the basics.



yeah.... that was just to get him used to the feel of a harness on him. *chuckle*

Around that time my life went sideways and he got relegated to being a buck companion and pasture ornament. He is now a week away from being 2 years old and is such a handsome fella!



Today I tried on my mini horse surcingle and a goat halter and took him out to see if he remembered anything.  he was a bit goofy but he seemed to remember everything he learned over a year ago. Now I just need to rig up a breast collar and traces and find a decent sled, hehehehe!

Best laid plans of mice and men....

Yeah, the agenda didn't pan out so well. The scarf took longer to finish up, the weather didn't cooperate, and blahblahblah....

I hate it when that happens, hehe.