Sorry no cool pictures to add. My other lap top is on the fritz :(...say a little prayer for her.
Monday I spent most of the day on the farm. I picked up around and in the barn, and prepped for that nights chores (feeding & milking). Btw, in case you are wondering we are milking more than 50 goats 2 at a time. <~ crazy and time consuming. All that will change soon though b/c we are expanding and diversifying. New parlor, bigger barn, pasture chickens, turkeys, cheese, custard, produce and whateverrrr else we deem awesome and worthwhile. We (the whole farm including but not limited to the animals) are super thrilled for all the changes coming but with change comes the unknown. (dun, dun, dun, dunnnnnnnnnnn.)
It is rather hot?! Wouldn't you say? More humid than hot...but dang it is killer some days.
This is me keeping it real with you guys...being an intern sucks sometimes. You mess up things, you forget stuff, overflow the milk tank into the air compressor(?), teet dip the wrong goats, mark the wrong goats on the milking sheet, your ideas are that just ideas...and 9 times out of 10 you have no idea what you are talking about. Just smile and push through it b/c every farmer started in your shoes and no one ever truly knows it all (life would be very boring if you did). In other words it is easy for me to blog and make internship look and sound easy but truthfully this is the hardest work I've ever done for this long. Well, gardening is pretty labor intensive but this year is my 3rd one. (I'm working on my experience after all I'm only 23) With all that being said..I must admit I wouldn't change it for the world and it is the first thing I've ever stuck to for myself. I'm proud to be an intern. All the sweat and sweat to come will be worth it in the end b/c one day I'll be the teacher/ farmer. :)
Happy Friday!
Btw- We have a new kid whose name is 'Pinky' b/c she is PINK! How stinkin' cute..and if we ever get rid of our bulldog (to a good home of course)..I'm bringing her home..maybe I'll get Charm too, I love that goat!
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