Why I’m Still Awake After Midnight…

It’s getting below freezing tonight. So why should that keep me awake when I have a nice fire going and the house is plenty warm?  My goats.

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You see, we took advantage of the warm weather last week to clean out the goat stall. (I say we, I mean Cole.) We usually allow the bedding to accumulate during the winter, and just add fresh bedding on top daily. This provides a thick insulating base to help keep the goats warm.

But we cleaned it out. And it’s freezing. And concrete is cold. And my girls are pregnant.

Of course, I didn’t start thinking about any of this until 11:00 tonight, when I was snuggled into bed. Colter was already asleep, so I couldn’t ask him if he had taken care of it. So after much internal struggle, I got myself out of bed, put on my barn coat, boots, and a Jim hat, then headed out to the barn.

I was right. There wasn’t enough bedding to keep them warm. Do you know what that meant? That meant climbing into the hay loft. Normally that’s not a problem. But it was night time. And dark. And there are lots of mice around.

But what’s a good goat momma gonna do?

Throw a bunch of stuff around to scare off any potential mice, of course!

Now, I have to tell you, by this point the goats are looking at me like I’m crazy. They’re wondering why I woke them up and why I’m making so much noise! But they appreciated the fresh bedding.

So, now that I’m back inside, I’m sitting by the fire, drinking a mug of tea and trying to get back to being sleepy. But it’s not working…

Did I mention I had a nap today? I knew it was a stupid idea, but I couldn’t help it. I was REALLY tired. And now I’m paying for it.

Oh well, at least my goats are warm!

PJ