SBC/GW's Journal- Spring shows DONE! & Update

Hens and Roos said:

not sure where that ground hog is from but our grass looks nothing like that...as of today it's white!!

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Well he sure wasn't the real Pauxatawney Phil because they sure didn't have that green grass

promiseacres said:

Meringue powder thickens icing up also. Very nice looking though. They are beautiful cakes. I love cannolis... something to try.

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The cake was very moist but next time I would use all milk for a lighter fluffier cake. Using the heavy cream makes it denser. Very rich cake 6 eggs and 3/4 Lb of butter.
I also may have contributed to the density from over beating.

Looks like Leah may not go today so I may be making the cannolis. I love cannolis because they are not based off of sugar!

BTW- The ice cream cake can be made for people with egg allergies! NO EGGS in the cake part and Breyers makes an egg free ice cream.

Southern by choice said:

Looks like Leah may not go today so I may be making the cannolis.

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My address is ...

Had such a great time with the fam yesterday!
One of my sons went down to see the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch.

He got some great pics! Took 3 cameras... does he bring the great pics? No, I got to see the one off the phone. Still cool though.
He said the sound is utterly amazing. Just goes through you. He said the brightness of the fire is like nothing he has ever experienced.
My " Lil Bit" took one of the photos he took when he went to see the eclipse in TN and had it put on a canvas as a gift. It was a picture of the city. Nashville at night.

Really neat to see how almost all the kids have a love for photography! I want to take some of the photos that each have done over the years and have them enlarged , matted and framed.

My oldest daughter brought the latest shed from her tarantula. Yeah, ok, cool.... but I hate spiders, really hate spiders. Even a shed gives me the heeby geebies. Pretty cool though.
Ummm, but she left it here. Yeah, I don't even want to touch the plastic cup it's in. She is on the search for a house. She wants one of my dogs- yes, the subject came up again.
So, I have a feeling I will be on the search for a collie. I will raise and train the dog for her. She will be here every week. It seems a family tradition... I take everyone's dog for the first year and once trained they join them. It has always worked well. Her love is the Collie. We'll see.

Westminster is coming up!

Lazy day. I need lazy. No cannolis!

the cakes look yummy!

You do have an interesting life and I love the way your family interacts.

Make that two collies and train one for me. I really want a collie too but they are hard to find. I know how many people dislike the designer dogs but I got to meet a Sheepdoodle...Old English Sheepdog/Poodle. Cute cute cute. One of those will work if you can't find me a collie.

Mike CHS said:

You do have an interesting life and I love the way your family interacts.

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There really is a joy in watching your young adult children develop into such interesting people. I have loved every stage of development. They are amazingly different. Each with their own gifts, talents, abilities, humor, and interests. But I don't need to tell you that, you already have grown children. I just had mine so late in life I am a bit behind than some of you guys.

babsbag said:

Make that two collies and train one for me. I really want a collie too but they are hard to find. I know how many people dislike the designer dogs but I got to meet a Sheepdoodle...Old English Sheepdog/Poodle. Cute cute cute. One of those will work if you can't find me a collie.

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OK, NO. Not 2 collies at once.
A very HUGE double NO NO make that triple NO to a sheepdoodle

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Leah is still hanging out in her stall. She better start working on her udder! She seems to like to kid on day 147 which will be Tuesday. We shall see.

On a scary note, "Red" our yearling lamancha showed signs of pregnancy toxemia. Yesterday fine. Today (Monday) wouldn't get up this morning for feed. UH OH!
Started her on CMPK and ended up giving her Nutri drench because our Propylene Glycol was expired. Called my vet, Vet said not to risk the expired PG. So DH picked some more up on the way home.
Vet also said to give her some Banamine.
We were pretty concerned today but after we gave the Banamine she did finally get up. She ate a little beet pulp this am , no feed though, and nibbled hay. Tonight she wanted more beet pulp and is eating hay and moving around a bit. GW caught her urine, looks good so far. She is due day 145 on Sunday 18th.
Hoping she has twins and not just one big kid. She is one of the goats we bred early... normally we wait til 2nd season on lamanchas but she was in great shape, great weight etc.
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Meanwhile the two 1/2 sisters from Aug kidding (Totality and Eclipse from Carolina Girl and Clover) have been booted out of their private accommodations! Yes, the stalls and maternity building has been filled. They are running in the hallway and the mini stall. They are so spoiled! They act like they own the whole building and these two little rugrats are strutting around with D acting like "who are these things in my building!" Can I just say "Eclipse" ( she is the black one) is as wide as she is long? Hmmmm wonder who is responsible for that. GW says she is making sure they have good "body capacity".
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On another note... last night I ran into an open crate door... the corner... in the groin! The pain! Rita came running, she was so upset that "mom" was hurt... then the humans in the family all comforted her because she was so upset that something hurt mommy.
Then today I was watching something on the Olympics and boom one guy zipped past another and took second... I was like O, O , O he did it he did it!. Rita thought I was upset or hurt... came running to check mom again. She's my girl.

Silly Rita! The kids comforted Rita and didn’t check on you??

I’ll say a prayer for Red.

C’mon Leah!!!

@Goat Whisperer I have several Nigees that wish I’d let them be as wide as they are long! Every time their gate is opened they try to escape and check the milkstand for leftovers and for any feed that may have been spilled in the feed/milk room. I had to grab collars and drag them back this morning. Great for my back, not!

Southern by choice said:

A very HUGE double NO NO make that triple NO to a sheepdoodle

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Other than the price that they charge for designer dogs and that they are breeding them on purpose, an F1 Sheepadoodle, or any other doodle, would no different than getting a "mutt" which could be a really good dog. But I'm not paying $2000 for a dog. But I would love a nice big fluffy dog with a lower propensity for shedding. And it was incredibly cute and very well behaved.