

a week ago 
parker casually mentioned to buck how 
wide our 
goat looked.  in the same breath he said there could be 
no way.  
goatie had gotten out only a 
handful of times, during the 
renovation of 
goatie's home.  as we were leaving for 
mothers day dinner, 
parker went out to 
feed the animals.  he noticed something in the corner of 
goatie's pin.  he ran inside, 
yelling for the kids and i to come see.  
quincy was in her 
element.  without hesitation she hopped the fence and was loving on the 
baby kid.  the others did get a 
glance or two, but she had 
quincy wrapped. 





we're 
new at this.  this is my first "farm" experience.  i feel like 
i've come a 
long way.  i could have cared less about
 animals before.   6 baby cows, a piglet and a 
kid later...things have changed.  i found myself in 
tears tonight as 
parker announced that baby 
goatie wasn't going to "make it."  she lay
 exhausted, and 
starved in the straw.  baby's 
mum had rejected her, or she wouldn't 
suckle...we don't know.  we said a family 
prayer....the kids didn't make a peep.  our neighbors, and somewhat 
experienced animal people are always the first ones i run to.  at 
9pm, she quickly grabbed her shoes and came to see what she could do.  they don't 
breed goats.  parker milked the mum in the meantime, and was trying to bottle feed the baby.  occasionally, using every once of energy she had, she would let out a yelp.  and i would sob.  quincy was silent.  parker's cousin was contacted, and quickly came over.  he held the kid, and rocked it-it was amazing.  he dipped his finger in the mothers milk, and tried to get baby goatie to suckle.  nothing.  i stood there helpless-i felt like an idiot.  i brought my kids inside, while they took the baby to another neighbor, a goat "expert."  they fed it by a tube.  they told parker as he left, "don't count on it."  our baby will stay with them for the next couple days, as they try and bring it back to life.  and we will patiently wait for  good news.    


my little kid is 
walking all over the place.  
12 steps is the record!  she is getting so big!