Wintertime

It snowed today! And I mean, REALLY SNOWED.

I think we got nearly four inches. Can you believe it? That makes three times it's snowed here this Winter. How crazy is that!

And how crazy is it for me to admit I've never seen this much snow in my life. I don't like the cold, hate it, but I will admit it was interesting to see this much snow.

I even made an effort to play in it. I made a dorky little snowman and popped him into the freezer. Don't laugh!

The poor goats were horrified, as you can imagine. I think between the cursing they were doing, they were wondering who the heck tripped over the power cord to the sun. And I don't blame them. The day before yesterday, we had beautiful warm weather with sunshine and happiness.

Welcome to Texas, the bi-polar state. Don't like the weather? Wait ten minutes!

That brings me to a thought I've always had. It's no secret that my house right now has no heating, so that we've had some issues. We've had ice hanging from our faucet and you can generally see your breath in the living room.

So my thought is, all these people that claim to love Winter? No, you love the feeling of being able to "defeat" Winter. This is not an insult of course, just a general thought I've had.

Take away someone's warm heater, comfortable house, nice things. How much would you love Winter then when you are freezing cold?

I detest Winter. I hate it even when I do have heat, and have suffered many a Winter with no or substandard heating. I don't like being cold. It makes me miserable and I can't sleep. On the other hand, I delight in heat that would cause other people to be absolutely miserable.

I guess it's all about balance. And remembering to be grateful for everything you have.

When you're sipping that hot chocolate in your warm house, remember for the briefest moment those people who don't have those things, and remember to be grateful everyday for the little things. They're what you'll miss the most when they are gone.

Snow

It snowed here! How disgusting is that?

That means that all 50 states have experienced snow this Winter season. All 50 states!

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Now, I've always laughed at the Global Warming nonsense. 30 years ago, they used the exact same information they are using now to try to convince everyone that we were going into a new Ice Age. Clever right?

Then they turn around and say the Earth is going to cook. Ha!

Nevermind the fact that this is nothing more than a normal cycle of our world. I imagine in another 30 years we'll be back to the Ice Age theory. Were you aware that the southern glaciers are growing again? Something that the Global Warming scientists said was not going to happen.

Nonsense.

I of course, am never happier than when the cold is gone and the summer sun is beating down. Love it! I look forward to summer's return, and of course, my electric bill will go down too, which is always nice.

I have someone coming on Wenesday to look at Hope's little boys and most likely put a deposit on them. I love the little guys and its nice to find such a great home for them. I'm giving her a discount because she wants to take them both. She said I changed her mind from Nubians and complimented my website. Needless to say, I am really happy! It's good to know my work isn't going unnoticed.

Sure, my goats may not be registered fancy goats, but they are hardier for it, and I ensure that all of my babies go home tame, happy, and healthy. It's extremely hard to find tame goats in my area, with the exception of a few friends who breed now as well.

As long as I have no trouble marketing even my little wethers, I'm surely not going to change the way I do things. With the possible exception of purchasing a disbudding iron, so that my wether pets are even safer for people and their children.

I am looking forward to meeting the soon-to-be owner and am hoping the mud will be cleared up by then!