Christmaaaa Caroling with the Happy Goats

We Happy Goats would like to ask you to join us as we sing some Christmaaaa Carols.

Pricilla is first with her favorite song of the season - 

All I Want for Christmaaaa is My Studmuffin Luke

Everygoat pauses and stares at me

My studmuffin is fenced from me as you can see

And I know just who to blame for this catastrophe! (stupid publicist!)

But my one wish on Christmaaaa Eve is as plain as can be....

All I want for Christmaaaa is 

my studmuffin Luke

My studmuffin Luke

See my studmuffin Luke!

Gee, if I could only

have my studmuffin Luke

then I could maaaaa me

a very Merry Christmaaaa

It seems so long since I could maaaa

Luke you are my dearest sweet

Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be

If only I could dance to the rhumba beat.

All I want for Christmaaaa is 

my studmuffin Luke

My studmuffin Luke

See my studmuffin Luke!

Gee, if I could only

have my studmuffin Luke

then I could maaaaa me

a very Merry Christmaaaa!*

*with all due respect to Don Gardner

Silly Sunday - Love is in the Air

Aaaaah, please join us for some goatly romance.

Love is in the air
everywhere I sniff around
Love is in the air
Luke's snort is the sound

And I know I'm being foolish
I know for sure I am not wise
His love is something I believe in
Even when he looks in Sarah's eyes

Love is in the air
as he whispers in her ear
Love is in the air
as licks her horn so dear

And I know that I am just dreaming
I know I am not sane
It's something I must learn to live with
When Luke ignores my name.


Love is in the air
Love is in the air
maaa maaa maa maaaaaa
maaa maaa maa maaaaaa*

I think they might want some privacy now.
At least I will have grandkids in a few months.
*sigh*




*with all due respect to John Paul Young

OH NO! You Will NOT Believe What You Read!

BUSTER BROWN THE GOAT DOES NOT LIKE APPLES!!!!!
Can you imagine such a thing?
I cannot.


The publicist went into the buck pen to give the boys some tasty treats and Buster Brown turned his little goat nose up at them!
He ran away!


But that just meant more for Luke!

He did not complain...
I doubt Buster Brown realizes just what he is missing.

Luke KNOWS how good those apples are and he ate them VERY quickly.

Buster Brown just stood on the spool and stared.
STUPID Buster Brown.

Silly Sunday - Good to the Last Speck

Mmmm, hay!

It's good to the last speck.

Right Luke?
Mmmm, lip smacking good!

The Twins Go Visiting

Now that the weather is getting nice we have been getting to go out and graze.
I am most in favor of this.
The new grass that is growing is very tender and tasty.


The twins are still drinking milk from their nanny but they are also eating hay and grass.
But when they "graze" they are more interested in playing than eating.

The other day they decided to visit the bucks.
They wandered over to the pen to maaa "Hi" to their daddy.

He gave them a sniff hello and then went back to his eating.
Bucks don't really care much about their offspring.


Then Louise went down to maaaa at Brewster.

He more wanted to be on the outside than he cared about Louise.
Oh well.
At this point the girls went back to their romping. 
They sure do like to run around.

I guess I am just too old to remember what it is like to be a kid.
Then Louise decided to join me while I grazed.

I was very happy about this.
She is my grandkid after all.

BATTLE

Luke and Brewster are stilling having little battles now and then.
It's good that Luke has his baling twine hat because I think Brewster might end up stuck in Luke's horns if it wasn't there.


The battles are something to watch I'll tell you that!
When we does are out grazing the boys go into action; I think they are trying to impress us!


Luke the goat is a vision as he rears up on his hind legs!

Then Brewster charges in....

....they pound heads!

A little wrestling to see who is stronger.
Another charge!

Brewster can hold his own!
These boys are working up a thirst!

Time for a break.
But there are still does to show off for so back to the battle!

Whew! Even we girls are getting tired just watching them.

A few more hits and they finally settled down.
I for one was glad.
My head was hurting after seeing all those head butts!


Silly bucks!

Mmmmm, GRAIN!

I know I probably sound like a broken record but GRAIN is an important part of our day.
It just tastes so good.
I told you all on Tuesday how Nora and I get to go down to the pen first.
When we go down we get a bit of yummy grain for being good goats.


Nora gets her grain in the hay feeder but she has some uninvited guests.

Those rotten chickens!
They keep trying to steal her grain.

It is not fair!
They have their own type of grain in their chicken house.
They should leave our grain alone.


But Nora uses her horns to her advantage!

Shooo chickens. Shooo!
Finally, some peace.

She can now enjoy her treat without any interruptions.
Erm,

I will not confirm or deny the identity of the goat in that photo.
Ah hem.


Sarah and Abby come down a bit later after Sarah has been milked.
The publicist gives them their grain in the barn but she does bring a little extra in her pocket. I suspect it's because she cannot resist faces like this...

Could you?
Sarah gobbles the grain from the publicist's hand

She loves this little extra treat.
I know I would!
Until....

UH-OH!
If I were Sarah I would get out of the way!


Claire asked about my studmuffin's baling twine hat. The publicist had taken it off because Luke had rubbed it almost completely off. She thought he would be a good boy.


She was wrong. 
So now here is what he looks like now....

Silly Luke.
Safe Brewster.

Flirty Doe Marion!

Ooooh that Marion!
She has been very flirty with the boys lately.
Instead of going into the doe pen yesterday she ran right over to the buck pen and started wagging her tail at BREWSTER!

What is going on here?
Does no doe like my studmuffin any more?
I guess that is good for me.
I will have him all to myself!
Maaahaaamaaahaaamaaahaa!


Luke did not care for being ignored so he charged right up to the two little flirters!

I don't think they noticed him at first. 
Then Brewster did the goat stomp
But Luke has those horns and Brewster soon ran out of the way.

Marion, though only had eyes for Brewster!

By now the publicist was tired of waiting for her by the doe pen gate and she yelled for Marion to hop to!

Marion FINALLY ran into the doe pen.
Whew!
I was getting tired of waiting too.


My poor studmuffin....