Goodbye "Lance"

It is with great sadness that I tell you that one of our baby goats passed away Monday morning.  We took him to the goat vet and she said he had pneumonia.  It is so hard to loose an animal when you have put so much time and effort into it.  Olivia fell apart.  She has been the one to get up in the middle of the night and feed them.  She has been responsible for mixing all the milk for 4 goats and feeding them.  And she has loved them.  They all come running when they see her and not just when it is time to eat.  They recognize her as "mama". Her Daddy and I have been very impressed.  You are growing up my sweet Olivia .                                                    Well on to the weekend. Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend.  We had company in town.  Friday night we had our usual family movie night.  We watched a movie called "The Seeker".  It was not" The Incredibles", but it was really good.  I would not recommend it for young (my youngest is 9) because it had some scary parts .  I am not setting a specific age for the movie as each family knows their own children and what they can handle.  However the movie is a struggle between good and evil, so there are some dark parts.  But overall it was very good.  Usually on movie night we have pizza.  But I am tired of pizza and my children only enjoy my homemade pizza.  So I decided to make Ziti, a salad, and garlic bread.  Everyone seemed to love it.  And it is easier to fix than pizza.                                                                                                           Saturday Grandma and Eddie came up.  I took Susannah shopping for Spring clothes for church.  We went to Kohl's and that was it ,seeing as Susannah has been sick and is still feeling tired.  But we had "success".  We even found 2 bathing suits.  Its hard to shop for the older girls because modest clothes are hard to find.   And short is in this year.  I was just glad we had a good time (no arguments) and found her some things.  Saturday night we had a bonfire. The kids love roasting hotdogs .  And I love sitting in front of the fire ,visiting with family, and watching the children run around.  And the stars are awesome.  Everyone was worn out. 

      On Sunday we had a huge dinner and an easter egg hunt for the littles and their cousins.  They had a great time.  We enjoyed having aunts, uncles, and cousins here. Jeff was off on Monday so we took the children and some friends to the Space and Rocket museum in Huntsville ,Alabama.  The children had a great time.   I think it took Olivia's mind off of her little one.  She moved the baby girl into the house again for a while.  Olivia will be such a great mommy someday.  

  Well that was our weekend and today I have to go to the dentist because I broke my tooth.  Doesn't that sound like fun?  Hope everyone has a great day.      

Angie