Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[norseofcourse]

Glad you had a nice birthday, and good luck on getting the rest of the CE hours you need! I am sure you can do it. Any chance of getting any more online?

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I did 21 online, but they are only accepting 4 of those. I have to get the rest in person. They could have let me know that in the original paper, but oh well....it is what it is.... I would have more fun going to this if I wasn't so worried about getting enough credits. I am too late to preregister so I have to just pay at the door and pray that enough courses still have room.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Mom and Dad were here for a few days.

We went to the Renaissance fair on Saturday. It was fun. We watched the storyteller and DD bought a couple of his books, signed of course. We had ice cream from our local parlor.

My parents brought me an old kitchen hutch from my grandma that I wanted for my goat herbs. I can store the herbs and medicines, supplies in there and have a surface to prepare them now!

Grandma had filled the whole cabinet with some really nice older tupperware storage containers too! Great for all my grains in the cupboard...no more bugs!

I have my flight reservations, room reservations, and I am ready to go....just have to work tomorrow then I leave for the conference on tuesday. Wish me luck!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Good luck and have a blast!!!!!!!

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Hey all,

I am still in Reno Nevada. I finished 32 hours/units during the conference. I have been here since Wednesday. It has been a long expensive week.....but hopefully this will be the key to getting my license back....

I did get to do the puppy wet lab. It was soooo fun! I had to pay extra. They know how to get you . Here, come to a conference and leave all your pets behind for a week. Now that you miss all your own animals....who wants to pet some puppies?....MeMeMeMe...Pick meeeeeee! We went to the local humane society and worked on gentling and starting training on 8-16 week old puppies. I ended up getting the wild, crazy, peanutbutter covered (and I mean COVERED), puppy! She was the biggest stinker and oh.....she was just the absolute cutest one there. Despite all her objections to the handling. She was the wildest and most playful of all of them.

The Dr that was teaching the lab had done several lectures the day before. I had originally planned on attending 2 of his and was wavering on a third. After the first , I was sold on the third and the lab. He was a very vibrant and energetic, fun teacher. The puppy lab was the best part of the whole week.

I did several anesthesia lectures, a few behavior, sanitation and safety, and a couple of animal nutrition lectures...I love the subject of nutrition!

I finally relaxed enough to have fun after I did more than the minimum amount of lectures by Friday night. So I slept well on Friday night, really enjoyed the lectures, loved the puppy lab on saturday and the nutrition lectures today.

I don't really care for the whole casino scene....too many people, I don't smoke, and I don't really gamble. And I got really lost 3 different times........on the casino floor. By today I am finally able to find my way around without getting lost.

I did gamble just a bit. I do enjoy roulette. So I played $20 and walked away from the table when my winnings were at $40. Not bad....just a tiny bit of fun. I would have been happy to play longer if I had someone for company. I have been really lonely all week. With the 4 teens, DH and all my critters, I am never alone at home.....ever! I will be glad to get home.

For everyone still rooting for me to get my license....please keep your fingers crossed for just a little bit longer.....I still have to submit everything to the board.

I think that is it for now.....

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Good luck!!!!

 

[promiseacres]

hope it works out to get your liscence.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I survived the flight back to San Jose, but boy, me and flying just don't like each other!

Mom took me shopping. We found tons of cute scrub tops while looking for color coordinating bottoms for the tops I already have....so mom bought them all for me! Yeah! We had to order the orange pants since they don't carry them regularly. I like fall, pumpkins, Halloween, so I have several tops with orange in them. Found lots of cute puppy/kitty tops. And a new orange stethoscope. Then mom bought me shoes and some regular clothes from one of her favorite stores Cold Water Creek.

I got to visit with my grandma some more and my dad is making me a little wooden cart for my goats to pull....

I mailed off the papers from my conference to the vet med board today.... crossing my fingers and my toes......

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I picked up an extra day of work today, but that means no day off this week.

Not too much going on from the farm side of things.

I guess it is time to give Spartagus back...wish I didn't have too. I really like him. Not sure why since he isn't friendly, in your face, like I prefer. But he will sneak up to take a bite or 2 of goat pellets if I am offering.....

I did butcher 5 meat birds this last weekend.... (and managed to stab myself in the hand ) We have had chicken tacos and nachos for the last couple days

Ravioliannas hoof looks mostly better, I still need to do a final trim to be sure, but she is using her leg again!

I think that about covers it for news around here. I will post as soon as I find out about my license....

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I finished work today and took a little nap that ended up being 3 hours long! but it has been a long couple of weeks, so I guess I needed it.

I need to trim the lemon trees....still haven't done it yet even though a couple branches broke over a month ago! I keep forgetting, then when I see them I am like

I want to give Spartagus back cause I need to rearrange my pens again, but I don't want to....so I haven't pushed the issue. I contacted his owner and she hasn't said which date would work best for her so I am just enjoying him for a tiny bit longer. I wish I had more pics of him, but I need some new batteries, I work all day most days,.....and excuses, excuses....I feel so lazy these days!!! You would never know how busy I really am cause nothing seems to be getting done!

Nothing from the veterinary board yet.......

I forgot how nice it is to just sit and veg with the goats....did that for a few minutes the other day. That's why I like them so much! They are so calming.....and entertaining. And so darn cute!

DH took me out to a new little Chinese food place the other night. Not bad....a little bit gooey and very flavorful! It was just the 2 of us. The kids had left over, monster sized BBQ chicken legs and thighs left over from the night before, so they were fine.