One of our little kids has been a bit wayward of late.  She has found a way to escape the goat pen and graze on the "other side".  First thing this morning Miss Betsy Ross was out again...only Richie had been working on our goat hut project yesterday evening...and well she couldn't run go jump back in the pen her usual way, so she tried to dive through the fence.   Hum....well all this was going on as I was on my way to school.  I couldn't leave her flailing in the fence...so I stopped the truck, got out, assessed that I was going to need some help...and of course...went for my knight in shining farm boots armed with his loving smile....he had glanced out the window to see why the truck was stopped and was already heading toward me to find out the problem... Little Betsy Ross had tangled her leg and body all into the fence...my heart leaped as I knew I didn't want her to end up with a broken leg...Silly little goat kid...I would have opened the gate for her....but no, let's not do it the easy way.

     With Richie there to lend a hand, I grabbed my wire cutters out of the truck and began to cut the fence as he held her to calm her...We needed to make one more cut, but she decided she was getting out of this fix and wiggled her way out "hollaring" as she sprang into the goat yard.  Then Richie quickly repaired the fence...(you know you are a goat farmer when you have wire cutters and wire splices ready in your truck at all times...)  I hopped back into the truck and headed on to school...hoping I would still arrive before the buses and be able to pull into my parking spot... Whew! just in time!...even with a minute to spare...Kids, kids, kids, in one fashion or another.

    Then I got to spend the day with a different kind of first grade kids...Luckily...we had no one get themselves caught in a fence all day...In fact they were all angels!  I had a wonderful day at school.  I so love teaching when they are so ready to learn.  We've been having to take the IOWA test of basic skills all week, and today...we were back to a normal day of school...if there is such a thing...lots of reading, writing, and arithmetic.....

    Speaking of kids...Clay seems to be enjoying himself in his Irish adventure abroad.  He's having a lot of fun mixing with the international crowd, making new friends, and trying to figure out their school schedule. ( Hey Clay...keep your head out of fences okay....I'm kind of far away with my wire cuters...LOL...MAMA!   ... and Carole that goes for you too!  I love you both! ) 

     Don't worry I still have my little goat Claybo to keep me entertained here at the farm....he gets out sometimes too...he may be heading over to the other pen with Betsy Ross too.  Carole the goat loves to get her head tangled int the fence too...She's been doing better since she got the head gear this summer, and the electric fence... (What does it mean when you name goats after your grown children?)

    Betsy Ross is a "hollaring" tonight for her mama...but, she got out again after this morning's adventure...so now we're trying her in the other pen...