My Animal Family

I have my human family and I have my animal family. Both are important to me....although if a member of my animal family is not working out, I can sell them or give them away!
Here's my current mammalian animal family...we'll leave the birds for another day!

Siona...*Queen* of the house!

Victor, our newest addition in his sweater sleeve coat

Victor, all naked

Baby

Tabatha, the fellas dog and my sons constant buddy

Champagne, looking for snacks

Gabrielle, aka Gabby, *Queen* of the goats

Nola and Nikki, Mama and daughter

Lilac, about to have breakfast

Alice, Ana and Alberto Alpaca

Alberto, taking a nap

 I love all the critters here!

No Kidlings Yet

I think my goats are messing with me.
Molly and Lily are showing all the signs of  going into labor...but no kids yet!
I go out and check and check and check and spend half the night out there and.....nothing, except Lily wants belly rubs and to go to sleep with her head in my lap while she snores peacefully and Molly is convinced my only reason to come out to see her is so she can go through my pockets looking for treats!
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Well, since there is not much going on here but the ENDLESS waiting,I figured I would do that thing that many bloggers have done...post a "Get to Know Me Better" type post, so maybe new folks would get to know me and long term readers might find out a few things that they didn't know!
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My place of birth: Germany
Favorite animal for pet: Dog
Favorite Beverages: Milk and Dr Pepper with Pomegranate juice running a close third
Favorite flavors: Ginger and honey, DARK chocolate...not very fond of milk chocolate
Favorite scents: Gardenia and Jasmine (I HATE those candles/body sprays/etc. that smell like fruit and cookies and other foods, give me floral every time) 
Favorite Flowers: White Tulips, Lilacs, Gardenias, Hyacinths, and White Roses.
Favorite music: Rock...Metal, Heavy Metal, Soft Rock (think Elton John), Celtic
Least favorite music: Country. I despise country music, it literally gives me migraines!
Favorite artist(s): Mary Cassett, Henry Moore (English sculptor), Monet, Paul Gauguin
Favorite movies: The Lion in Winter, Lady Jane, Jurassic Park series, V for Vendetta, The Stand
Favorite writers: Shakespeare, Stephen King,
Favorite color: Blues and Greens...and Orange...and Yellow...HAPPY colors!
Favorite TV programs: Being Human (BBC and SYFY versions), History Channel stuff, Project Runway. I also watch a lot of DIY shows and Cooking/Food shows.
If I were stranded on a desert island, I would want: Les Stroud (Survivorman)NOT Bear Grylls!
When I was little, I wanted to be: A veterinarian. Or a lady wrestler.
Weird thing about me #1: I can bend several of my fingers at the first (top) joint.
Little Known Thing About Me: I once worked as an "extra" in a few movies and tv shows.No screen credits,just a face in the background!
Favorite Activities: Cooking/Baking, Sewing/Quilting, Camping/Hiking, reading, painting (prefer oils over acrylics or watercolors), horseback riding, tending to my goats and chickens.
Weird Thing About Me #2: My eyes are hazel-green...but can change color depending on what I wear and sometimes my mood!

Want to know anything about me? Just ask!
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I have a few things to do around the house...the usual laundry, etc. Just gonna have to fight the urge to crawl back into bed...looks so comfy, as Siona is happily demonstrating...

No Pics Yet

I am fighting with the stupid phone...I took some pics with it of Patches and her new baby, but can't get them to load on my computer! I will keep trying!

Update  on Patches...
She only had the one kid, but he is cute as the dickens! Mostly white with a bit of pale brown near his feet and on his head. VERY tiny! I think that is because Patches is rather a small goat and this was her first kid.
I transferred Patches and her new baby into the smaller goat pen and put the rest of them into the larger goat pen. Geordi (Gabrielle's kid) kept wanting to play with the new baby and he was rough, despite the splint on his leg! Besides, I think the new mama and baby need some *alone time* to bond and give the little guy a good start.
Patches is being a very good mama. She bathes the little guy constantly and hovers over him as he sleeps. I was putting feed in her pen and getting her fresh water today and my dog, Siona, decided to check out the new baby. Let me say first that Siona LOVES baby animals of any species. Even though she never had a litter of her own (had her spayed when she was around a year old), she seems to have this intense maternal instinct for all things *baby*.
Well, Siona came in the pen and made a bee-line for the new baby goat. Mama Patches attention was temporarily distracted by the sweet feed I was putting in her trough. Siona immediately started snuggling the new baby and giving it a bath. The little guy didn't seem to mind, but Patches turned around and WHOOOO-BOY! I swear, that goat got a look of horror and shock on her face! She bleated loudly and charged straight at Siona---who wisely made a hasty bee-line for the pen gate and the back porch!
Patches sniffed her baby to make sure all was well, smelled *dog* on him and immediately began giving the poor little fella a thorough bath as only a mama goat can give.
I finished up the feeding, came back to the house and was greeted by the sight of a very forlorn Siona on the back porch. I took her inside and gave her a treat and pulled out a toy for her. I keep some toys hidden away for occasions such as this for my dog---yeah, she's spoiled! It was a stuffed baby doll I got at a yard sale. Siona ate her snack and took the baby doll over to her dog bed, gave it a nice bath and snuggled down with it for a nap.Poor Siona. She would have been a good mama dog, but since she was not pure-bred and it is better for a dogs health to have them spayed, she never got the chance. One day we'll get a new puppy, though, and I expect she'll *mother* the dickens out of it!