Birthday shmirthday!

So another birthday has passed and I am one year older than I was last year at this time..But that's how it works for everybody right.....right....It wasn't a monumental birthday or anything particularly special..OH except for the storm of the century, the year or just the plain old month here in Maine....Turns out there are some big snow banking in the after math of the storm...WOE is me...It's Maine people take a chill pill!!!! We fared well here at No Name Farm, no power outages and a crap load of snow to clean up, and with no real implements of snow removal except human shovel power, we cleaned up the old fashioned way.  Thankfully the bulk of the driveway was done by good friends with a plow truck, I just couldn't see Frank and I shoveling a 200ft driveway with 3 foot brick wall snow drifts by hand....So thank you over and over again Winslows for coming to the rescue.  The tiny Chihuahua is appalled at the amount of snow, and the Pyrenees is like "whoot whoot"......the goats were excited to be set free after two days cooped up.....but haven't ventured beyond the hoof prints in the side of the snow banking.  Life on a farm during a Maine winter can be lots of things, and sometimes it can be discouraging and inspiring all in the same day.  I must continually count my blessings!  I am where I have always meant to be, on a farm in Maine.  I am with a man I have loved for more years than I can count, even though we have only been together for a short time.  I have animals that love me, and I love them back.  Nothing like hugging your goats before you come into the house for the evening.  Before I know it, kidding time will be upon us and I will be blessed with baby goats to bottle feed, mothers to milk and fresh milk and cheeses for the fridge and friends and family.  Everyday this places gives to me, encouragement and the ability to handle just about anything because of it.......Take a moment to count your blessings people, I am sure you will be overwhelmed with just how blessed you are....
OH and don't forget to say THANK YOU for those blessings...

Thank you all for taking the time to read this blog, I am blessed with great friends and family.  Have a wonderful night...go play in the snow and enjoy!!!!

the friendly female farmer