Happenings

In my last post I forgot to write that we are now down to just one goat. Of course, it is Billy the bully. Even though he is the goat that I don't like I feel sorry for him. He cries a lot now that he's alone. So, yesterday I bought three kids. These are nubian/boer crosses so I won't have to deal with fiber. Two of them are white with black on their necks and faces and one is brown. The little girl I'm buying them from named them Oscar, Elmo, and Fudge. I don't get to bring Fudge home until July because he's only two weeks old.

As for school, I applied for my Associates of Science Degree last week. I should graduate next term. I found out that my interview with the lab about the medical technology program will be scheduled the first week of June. This is all so exciting, it is hard to wait for all the steps to happen.

When I came home from school on Thursday, I discovered that Carly had been sprayed by a skunk. I remembered that a friend had the same experience last winter so I called her. She found a recipe for skunk wash online that worked pretty well. It is hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dawn dish soap. I only had enough soda and peroxide for one batch and that was only enough for one washing. It helped a lot, but I think she needed a couple more washings with it. She still stinks, but not nearly as bad. Yesterday I brushed a lot of her undercoat out and that helped as well, so I think she's going to get brushed more today. She may be bald by the time I'm done with her.

Spring Vacation 2011

Now that Spring term is almost over I'm finally getting around to telling you about the Spring break. Since neither of us had ever been up to the northern Oregon coast we spent a long weekend up there.

Our adventure started at the Tillamook Cheese Factory where we tried squeaky cheese for the first time. If you've never had it it squeaks against your teeth when you eat it. I had to ask what makes it different and they said it is cheese that hasn't been aged yet. We brought some home and within a couple of days it quit squeaking; that explains why we can't buy it in stores.

We stayed in Seaside which was crowded with kids on Spring vacation. I didn't realize that there was so much for kids to do there.

We visited Fort Clatsop which is where Lewis and Clark ended up. It isn't very big, but it's a beautiful setting with a nice little museum. This is the rebuilt entrance to the fort:

We also visited Fort Stevens which was the only West Coast location that was bombed by a Japanese submarine during WWII. The only casualty was a baseball backstop. It was pretty interesting. They have a small museum and a lot of bunkers and structures you can explore.

We also enjoyed the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. We spent a lot of time in there, it was so big. The history of the bar pilots is fascinating.

It was a good trip. Rocky doesn't usually do vacations like this but he admitted that it was interesting.

For now I'm just trudging away at the last three weeks of Spring term and thinking about what I want to do to prepare for the Black Sheep Gathering next month.