March 31, 2009

  • Life of a mom

    Well this story starts several weeks ago.  One of the farmers down the road has a small heard of sheep.  They share that pasture with a goat and a mini horse as well.  They are all have stark white fur with black feet.  Then one day the kids and I noticed the ugliest little black animal I have ever seen.  On our first sight going 45 MPH we couldn't make out what kind of animal it was.  Tiny body, LONG legs, GIANT knees, HUGE feet, LONG neck and giant ears all black.  Turns out it was a baby sheep.  Now you get where the comment the "Black Sheep" comes from.  We have come to love our friend, Little Ugly.  He now has just a hint of wool.  So now he is light Grey and grown into his legs.  He will always be our Little Ugly.  We say hello to him every time we pass his pasture.

    That brings me to this morning!  As we were whizzing by at 45 MPH we couldn't find Little Ugly in the pasture.  To our surpise he was IN the road.  We just missed him.  The kids went on full alarm.  MOM, MOM, MOM we have to save him!!!!  Not wanting to be late for school I assured them that he would be fine and if he was still out when I came home I would take care of him.  Well we all know that didn't work at all.  So I turned around and pulled over into the ditch.  The kids rolled all the windows down in the car so that they could direct me.  When I stepped out of the car I was shocked to see that the goat was out as well!  (side note, scared to death of goats... one tried to eat my hair at a petting zoo when I was 6, not good)  At that instant the goat and I locked eyes.  Then he turned his gaze to Little Ugly in the middle of the road.  I felt like a gun slinger in a old western.  I gave a studder step towards them.  In a flash the both dove head first into the barbwire fence.  Little Ugly flew though with little effort and ran right to his mothers side.  The goat, however, didn't fare so well.  His head made it through fine.  It was just the rest of him that doesn't fit so well.  He twisted in mid air and did a 360 sideways and landed on his feet.  It was amazing!!!!!  Fur flying!  Kids cheering!  Can't wait for our next adventure! 

    ha ha ha... I have been laughing all morning!!!!!  Where do I live!?!