We ended up with 5 ducks and 2 geese.  Last week we added a goat to the crazy train.  A Nigerian Dwarf Goat which my son named Brody.  Now I haven't done a lot with this goat since he belongs to my son and want him to be clear that it's his job to take care of him. So far so good!  Now my husband wants at least 1 more goat and maybe a cow......I draw the line with a cow. I am not a cow kind of girl!

Funny Farm

Saying it's been busy would be an understatement.  Little League has started, hubby coaching my son's team and my daughter deciding that she will not take after me (thank God) and try sports. Of course that means that they are on different teams and that means going all the time. Her games on one day and he has 3 games a week and her practices are at the same time as his games!  Baseball is running the show right now. 

George

Willow

  

India

Reilly

While all of this is happening we added the 2 new (new to us) pointers to the mix last Saturday.  Let's just say that India is letting it be known that she is in charge and Willow would really like to be the one with that job.   For the most part things are going as planned.  Sometimes I feel like what was I thinking!  George is very into food, his, ours, any one's.  We have to keep our eyes open for him with his head in the bag of dog food as well as on the counters.  Just the other day he met me at the door with a bag of potatoes in his mouth. Not sure if he wanted me to cook them up for him or he just got caught.  At first I was concerned that Willow was depressed. I think she thought he old owner would be picking her up at any moment. Things have gotten better, she is even playing with the others now.  She has been caught curled up on the couch a few times.

Yesterday we started on the duck roller coaster.  We had one duck hatch in the evening and two more were there this morning when we woke up. It has been very exciting for hubby and me as well as the kids.   Very cool to watch these things that you think could never have fit in those tiny eggs. 

3 of our new ducks

NEMO

Here he is, the very coolist black cat to ever live. Nemo. I know what you're thinking, he's not orange like the fish. That's what happens when you let little kids pick a name for a cat.  Unfortunatly today we lost him in a very tragic accident.  He was only 5 and we had planned on having him around for many many more years to come.I will be missing him in so many ways.  The way he would run after balled up pipe cleaners like a dog chases a ball. The way he slept on my feet at night. The sound of him running through the upstairs like he was an elephant.  I'm even going to miss the paw prints on the table right after I would wash it  EVERY DAY that I swear he would put there just to make me crazy.  We are so very heartbroken and I know it will take a while to heal but I am sure that he knew just how much we all loved him.

We love you Nemo.

 

9/2006 -5/1/2011

Easter Swap

So I haven't blogged much lately, life took over. So in the last few weeks lots has happened here at the Brook. One of the most exciting is that I got my Tilda Easter Swap package!  All the way from the UK. You can just think of how excited I was.  Elaine sent me the most beautiful bunny!!!! I have named her Hariett. I just love her purple outfit.  It also came with some very yummy chocolate (that didn't make it long in my house), beautiful fabric (can't wait to do something wonderful with it), yummy tea that I drank during "The Wedding" and the most amazing handmade card that has had a very special place in my diningroom so everyone can see it.