GOT A LOT DONE TODAY

Woke up with a sore throat. Not good. Feverish. Achey.

But because a neighbor was getting rid of most of chicken and goat things, I had to get there first thing this morning.

Up around 8. Fed and water the outdoor critters. Quick bite (leftover lentil/bacon/rice stewp), then emptied the trailer of hay from the last time we got some from our supplier. Hooked up the trailer and headed over with Hubby. Came home with a small chicken coop, 3 (4?) pallets, dog crate, and a deal to trade eggs for 2 dog kennels.

Didn't unload the trailer. Ate again (hypoglycemic). Fed/watered our 56 chicks. Moved our 5 oldest chicks to their new home outside. Made a call and found a way to move the kennels and some other things so ...

... that person with a forklift went with Hubby to get the 2 kennels. Unloaded them. Moved a big dog kennel from our workshop into the goat pen (will house chickens soon). Moved 3 HUGE moss rocks into the old goat pen and the new one we plan to build. He took the last 2 as payment for helping us (oh, and a dozen of my eggs). Then he came back with 4 more people and we moved a huge chicken house I built last year where we need it this year.

Got a LOT done.

Now we deserve to rest and relax. Eat pizza. Drink wine.

Because ... tomorrow we need to go to town: library, frozen yogurt and Home Depot. Need some flimsy board so hopefully we can finish the goat pen in time for our goats to kid.

Next weekend, we have a chicken house to build for the goat pen, move those chickens in there, and start working on the other chicken coops.

I can't tell you how much a weight is off my shoulders, knowing that we might actually be prepared for summer this year ... for both goats and chickens. Woohoo!

Too bad it's supposed to snow tomorrow night.

Oh well.