Catching Up

I hate coming up with titles...it's like coming up with the subject for an email...don't like it. Here's the haps: can't remember where I left off so I may repeat myself. About 2 weeks ago I went and helped Tammy set up fencing for a job in east bumfuck. Yes- I swear. Actually, it only took about 10 or so min to get to the strip malls so perhaps not all that far out. I like being able to do the hands on stuff when she is actually doing it for a job rather than having to "role play" this stuff. Definitely a benefit of being an early adopter - she doesn't have the training planned so I just help her do stuff and get to learn along the way. Like today I went back and was helping her with de-worming. A messy job but I always love my time with the goats.

Last weekend I went out Friday night and stayed onsite until Sunday evening while Tammy was out of town. A big thing for me was that she actually called less often than when I was only "sitting" for 6 hours. I called when I had questions but overall it seems like she was able to trust me enough to really get away and that is way cool. It was amazing how time flew by even without a computer to entertain me - hell, even my phone was out of juice for a bit. Hanging out in the country playing fetch with Pearl the Wonderdog and chillin' with da goatys was pretty much what I did. I did try reading up for my SW license exam but that kept making me snooze. Sleeping in the back on my hatchback VW was a trip. The 2nd night was much better. I am grateful for being close by enough that I can avail myself of these opportunities to do trial runs. I get to feeling more confident and Tammy gets the help she needs. Despite not being home all weekend, I didn't feel stressed or emotionally wasted. I was super sleepy - but getting used to sleeping in the car is like that. It looks like I'll have another opportunity here in December as well. Might be a little chillier but it will be closer to home as well. FUN!!!

Got the EIN #, the actual business license in the mail and the bank account with the check card with the business name on it!! I was so excited about that yesterday I was calling all kinds of people. I feel like a guber but I have to giggle a bit when I think about me being a business owner and having GOATS fer crying out loud! teehee! Had some great conversation with the other Adriene today. We are feeding off of each other with this livestock business stuff. She is looking at something way more complex with horses in Western MA but we are on similar trajectories and it makes it that much more fun for both of us. As soon as I had posted my pictures from the weekend on my Facebook page, my cousin in CA was commenting on the pics and it seems like she (and her hubby) will be coming out as soon as I get some of my own goats. Have I mentioned that I LOVE the fact that my family is so excited about all this?!?! I called my dad and got my brother as well when I was sitting in a field of goats last weekend. They had me on speakerphone and it was really awesome to be talking to both of them from "goat central" and the energy from them and between them was great.

I sometimes feel like I don't know anything and that this is going to be really hard and I get frustrated with not moving as quickly as I would like on some things. A wave of being overwhelmed passes over me. But pass it does. And when I get a nose at my butt, or a nibble on my jacket and I see those sweet rectangular pupils looking at me....well I just get all mushy. I counted out 15 goats when I was with the big herd last weekend and it really didn't seem like all that much. A big benefit of watching Tammy's herd is that mine will seem so freakin' manageable!