There is No Place Like Home

It’s true there is no place like home, and let’s face it the Edwardsville area is a pretty amazing place to live. So we are beyond THRILLED to be returning to the area. Yes, the area is great, but what we are really excited about is being close to our friends and family again.  We missed our friends SO MUCH! Life without great friends, just isn’t life. So we are happy, very very happy. ; )

It has been hard not saying anything about the move or Jakes new job, but I promised him I wouldn’t and I think I did a pretty good job. Okay, so most of you already knew, but still. We are thrilled to be back. It all happened out of nowhere. Jake got a phone call a couple weeks ago from a place he was hoping to work at before he started down here in Marion, but it didn’t work out. Well, they asked him if he was still interested in the job and if he could start the next day. LOL He told them he couldn’t start the next day, that he would have to give his current job a notice first, but that he would love the job. So.. YAY!!! I’m so excited for him, I know he is really looking forward to this new job. Plus I will get to see him more because it’s only 4 days a week, can’t beat that!  Long story short, Jake got a new job in Collinsville, we are so excited to be back and he starts this Monday! Woohoo!!!

So the only depressing thing about this is we do not have a place to live yet.  We have been looking, but that is a whole different post. We are keeping this place till the end of March, so hopefully we find something by then so we only have to make ONE trip! We will be staying with my parents until we find a place so friends, we will be seeing you A LOT in the next couple weeks. ;)

I want a goat farm someday...

Every young girl dreams of having her very own goat farm one day.. actually just the really cool girls.

I’m a natural.


I visited a farm when I was just a little girl. My parents let me take home a baby duck.  It lived in a box in the kitchen and it was my best friend.  It’s name was Quack Quack. I played with it, took baths with it and smothered it with love, literally.  One day my father told me that my duck had passed away. "No way dad, Quack Quack is just sleeping. " Turns out I had accidentally strangled my duck while carrying it around the house.  So you’re probably wondering what this has to do with goats? I just want to let everyone know, I learned a lot from that duck incident and I am now prepared to be a wonderful farm owner one day.

It’s true though, I want a farm, a goat farm.  I want other animals on my farm also, but they will come after the goats of course.  I’m not really sure when I developed my passion for raising goats, but it’s there and it isn’t going away! Sorry Jake! Jake is aware of my passion and he supports my dreams.  He may not be thrilled about having a goat farm one day, but I think he is warming up to the idea.

I love peoples reactions when I tell them I want a goat farm.  They either A. Think I’m joking and ignore what I just said or B. Ask why on Earth I would want goats. Obviously these people haven't seen this picture

or just don’t have hearts.

So here’s the plan.  Down the very long lovely road we will buy a lot of land, build our dream home and then slowly develop my farm. Goats first of course.

You’re probably thinking, how am I going to take care of a farm one day… Well, that’s what kids are for right? No, just kidding, I’m going to hire a goat boy.. DUH!

My goats will be cute, smart and they will dance. Just like this Dancing Goat

They will not jump on our cars or eat my clothes because I will train them not to. They can be trained you know. I will train mine, well I will or my goat boy will.

Everything I need to know is right in this book.

Obviously I have not read this book yet because I have no idea what I’m talking about. All I know is that I want some goats because they are sooooo cute and lovely.  If they make me some money with their milk, well that works too. ; )


Cindy’s lovely complete farm:
 a handful of pygmy goats
1 or 2 micro pigs
chickens
a horse
maybe a couple prairie dogs…i wish

If I haven’t convinced you on how lovely goats are yet.. then watch this or THIS ONE

Stick around folks. One day you came come visit my farm, pet my goats and see what a lovely little farm I have created.