Goat's butts, outdoor ovens and life on the farm
My sister-in-law recently commented on her blog that her life must seem boring to those who read about it. I think she's dead wrong. If only she knew how often I read her blog not just because she's my beloved sister-in-law, but because I need to be entertained. Not a blog goes by that doesn't get at least one laugh or "awwwwwwwww" out of me.
Her life usually sounds so much more fun than mine. Quite honestly, I'd much prefer gathering fresh eggs and checking goats' butts to see if they're ready to give birth than to sit at a desk all day long, trying to convince a student that chemistry will be a piece of cake and prospective students that our programs are better than the other ones. Which they are but that's a whole other blog.
Anyway, back to the goats' butts. She has four female (duh) goats that are pregnant. One has two due dates because she has an overactive male goat who managed to entice the female goat twice and therefore, doesn't know when she got pregnant.
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