A New Post!!

Since I've had people (mainly my sisters) e-mail me, face book me, leave comments, & call me to tell me that I need to blog more I am doing that.

The only problem is I've been a wee bit busy, had a touch of writers block, & lack thing to really write about (meaning the funny things that toddlers say.)

As of Wednesday I will have been in New York for four weeks. In that time I've shown in two shows, I've been to New York City, I've been to Pennsylvania, made TONS of cheese, helped with the chores, enjoyed the quite, missed my family, started skype, bought Christmas presents, met new people, & enjoyed my time. :D

Now to expound on all that! lol

I've gone to two county fairs and helped to show some goats, they have lots of dairy goats up here, as well of lots of shows. Many more then we do down in Texas.

In New York City I walked around eight miles. From Union Square to Central park and back again. I saw more stuff then I can remember, hence why I took well over 150 pictures. In Pennsylvania Lynn had a show that she was judging so I want with her, & while she was judging I checked out the local town of Lewisburg, and then when she was done we went & saw four covered bridges. Both days were long but enjoyable day.

I've been doing chores in the morning & then helping in the cheese room, I've learned how to make Feta & Ricotta and done TONS of chevre. They make a lot more cheese then we do, but then when your milking 120 goats you are going to be making a lot more cheese then a farm milking 36 goats. :D

I've enjoyed the quite, but then quite is also those times when I miss my family the most. I miss Seth running up to give me a hug, Noah & Judah asking a question about the farm or what I am doing. Or Liberty wanting to snuggle with me or Timothy asking a baseball question. Then I miss the older girls and any & all conversations that we have.

And I can't forget mom & dad and the conversations we have about baseball, cheese, dairy, farm life, soap, and life in general. At last but no least I miss Dixie's cooing. face book chatting, phones, & skype have made it all a little easier but not 100% completely easier. (Yes, I have been counting the days until I go back for a few days...16!)

Of course being up here I've seen & bought things that I know my family will love & can't WAIT until Christmas to see their faces when they see what I got them. It's one of the best things about being up here, getting great presents for my family.

The people who I have meet have all been great, now all of them have been related to goats in one way or another. Be it at the farm working on cheese or at shows showing goats. :D

And yes, I am enjoying myself. I am making a point of doing that. It's a little odd to bee sight seeing without family or friends here to do with me, so I've kind of compromised--I'm taking over 200 pictures every time I go out sight seeing. :D