I bet it was nice, Bea. The Camaros back then really were cute cars. Mine cost $3900 with a trade in---funny money.
Never thought retirement would be like this
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Trimmed Shorty's hooves Monday. His are always the worst. In case anyone is interested how it's done, this girl made a good VIDEO, but my goats are twice as big as hers.
Dixie's lips are now covering her front teeth! Forgot to mention she was drooling a little before too, and that was gone the day I found that tooth. Finally found a little information about older goat teeth. Trying to translate it into English.
"Tissues surrounding the developing teeth undergo a developmental process that differentiate the mesenchymal tissue from the connective tissue which make up the dental sac. The dental sac, where the teeth roots will be, takes on three important functions. The inner cells differentiate into a layer of cementoblasts at the time of eruption.
As the epithelial sheath breaks down and disintegrates in a downward direction, the cementoblast cells deposit cement upon the dentine of the teeth. This deposition occurs from the neck region downward. The surface of the dental sac becomes active in bone production as the calcification process of the jawbone progresses.
The tooth becomes surrounded by spongy bone, occupying its own socket. The fibrous sac itself forms a thin membrane which serves to hold the tooth in place by embedding some fibers in the cement and others in the bony wall of the socket." ...(http://goatkingdom.tripod.com/teeth )
Sounds like it might explain that funny looking root, doesn't it?
The goat in my avatar has had a sore on his cheek for a long time. I assumed it was a thorn or splinter. Never got worse or better. It seems to have worked its way out and has healed now. All the goats are looking as good as can be expected I think.
Dixie's lips are now covering her front teeth! Forgot to mention she was drooling a little before too, and that was gone the day I found that tooth. Finally found a little information about older goat teeth. Trying to translate it into English.
"Tissues surrounding the developing teeth undergo a developmental process that differentiate the mesenchymal tissue from the connective tissue which make up the dental sac. The dental sac, where the teeth roots will be, takes on three important functions. The inner cells differentiate into a layer of cementoblasts at the time of eruption.
As the epithelial sheath breaks down and disintegrates in a downward direction, the cementoblast cells deposit cement upon the dentine of the teeth. This deposition occurs from the neck region downward. The surface of the dental sac becomes active in bone production as the calcification process of the jawbone progresses.
The tooth becomes surrounded by spongy bone, occupying its own socket. The fibrous sac itself forms a thin membrane which serves to hold the tooth in place by embedding some fibers in the cement and others in the bony wall of the socket." ...(http://goatkingdom.tripod.com/teeth )
Sounds like it might explain that funny looking root, doesn't it?
The goat in my avatar has had a sore on his cheek for a long time. I assumed it was a thorn or splinter. Never got worse or better. It seems to have worked its way out and has healed now. All the goats are looking as good as can be expected I think.
Yep, that looks like an older tooth also because of the discoloration. When our older dogs would lose a tooth, they would be the same color. Nancy, you take such good care of your goats. I wonder if other people that have them do the same. Maybe that is why yours have lived so long.
She turned on her tree lights again tonight, so I turned on my rectangles!!!
layful: Maybe she's superstitious and waiting for the 12th day (Jan 5th). Not to fear, maggiemae, I will win this! :lol:
Actually I'm going to miss these lights, particularly the ones I draped on the stair bannister inside.
The house looks so cheerful at night. I've got all the other sets put away. Hung them in big loops from nails on the walls in the attic and the basement. Shouldn't take long to take down the rest and put them away. I just stapled them up.I think it is mostly due to diet and genetics. Most people feed their goats corn because it's cheap. Corn is just simple carbs, like candy. I've fed them alfalfa pellets from the beginning---calcium and protein. That's probably why they are so big. Vet said they had "reached their full genetic potential." Ha!
But we lost 8 over the years. Most things were unavoidable, 4 alone to cancer. Only one or two cases could I have done better. Even the vets couldn't figure out what was wrong with them. Those two still bother me some, though.
Just went shopping and spent nearly $200, including a new kitchen light fixture, and an electric toothbrush the dentist recommended, on sale. Toothbrush will probably be wasted. Figured I'd save some money, stop at McD's for breakfast, and check out the clientele. Sausage biscuit and coffee for $2.14. It was good, but I'm still stuffed. Need something with fewer calories that takes longer to eat.
Didn't get there until 9:40. Had to sit in a corner. Seating would be nonexistent earlier, but that might not be a bad thing. Sashayed up to the service area a couple of times. Just as I was about to leave a nice lady sat next to me, and we struck up a brief conversation about another lady's hat. There was one really cute man there, but some woman came in separately to meet him. She had shoulder length gray hair, in her 60's, wearing a serape and boots. My hair looks better than hers. Wonder where you can buy a serape?
Need something with fewer calories that takes longer to eat.Didn't get there until 9:40. Had to sit in a corner. Seating would be nonexistent earlier, but that might not be a bad thing. Sashayed up to the service area a couple of times. Just as I was about to leave a nice lady sat next to me, and we struck up a brief conversation about another lady's hat. There was one really cute man there, but some woman came in separately to meet him. She had shoulder length gray hair, in her 60's, wearing a serape and boots. My hair looks better than hers. Wonder where you can buy a serape?
Hmmmm... ..Arrived home tonight to find this note from my neighbor, attached to a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate squares, hanging on my front door:
Her tree is lit again tonight. She is messing with me.layful:
The students across the street have the string of lights on their carport still lit. It's just the 3 of us on the whole block now. How long will this standoff continue?
Her tree is lit again tonight. She is messing with me.
layful: The students across the street have the string of lights on their carport still lit. It's just the 3 of us on the whole block now. How long will this standoff continue?
UmmHum, and so it begins! Don't worry about the students, they probably won't take them down until the end of Spring Semester! This neighbor is a piece of work..I bet she just "regifted" you the chocolate because she did not want it! LOL
Heck you can make a serape out of an old throw! LOL
Heck you can make a serape out of an old throw! LOL
Meanderer, maybe an explanation is in order.
She had her house re-roofed 3 years ago. The roofers accidentally stepped on her porch ceiling from above and pushed the ceiling boards loose. She asked my opinion on how to fix it. I happen to own a jack post. We used it to push the boards back up and screw them in. She has been forever grateful.
Reminds me of the Andy Griffeth Show episode, Andy saves Gomer: "After Andy wakes up Gomer to put out a small fire at the filling station, Gomer dedicates himself to repaying Andy in return for saving his life." I have been getting little gifts like that ever since. I think we are even now.
It could be she is leaving her lights up so that I won't be embarrassed that mine are still up. It may be time to declare victory and call it quits.
She had her house re-roofed 3 years ago. The roofers accidentally stepped on her porch ceiling from above and pushed the ceiling boards loose. She asked my opinion on how to fix it. I happen to own a jack post. We used it to push the boards back up and screw them in. She has been forever grateful.
Reminds me of the Andy Griffeth Show episode, Andy saves Gomer: "After Andy wakes up Gomer to put out a small fire at the filling station, Gomer dedicates himself to repaying Andy in return for saving his life." I have been getting little gifts like that ever since. I think we are even now.
It could be she is leaving her lights up so that I won't be embarrassed that mine are still up. It may be time to declare victory and call it quits.
Maggiemae, next year I'll do better. Already making plans.
I enjoyed decorating this year. Glad I decided to do it. Got the new kitchen light up today. It took an unusually long time, even for me. Silly changes made from the last model made no sense, things were crammed in a smaller space, and nothing seemed to fit together well. The new tooth brush is great. I didn't think I'd like it. Need to get used to the rattling in my head. First snow this morning. Just covered the ground and was gone by noon. Temps going down to 19[SUP]o[/SUP]F tonight, but not much wind. I don't think I could live in the north again. I'd probably never leave the house all winter. Gas furnace working well so far. Tomorrow morning will be the test, to see if it comes on. It would be a struggle for the old heat pump. Rainfall for 2016 here was 10 inches below normal.
The furnace was working this morning, but I left it turned up to 72 all night. Not the best test. Will turn it down tonight and see what happens. Rarely do we get two days in a row where the temps fall this low.
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Nancy, glad you got your light fixture replaced. Seems like every time I start a project I run into a "glich"! Even after I have researched it to death and feel pretty confident it will go smooth. Guess that is what I get for being too cheap to hire a professional! We got more snow than you...we have about 4" on the ground and it did not get above freezing today. It was 12 degrees this morning! So it's STILL here! It really needs to go! I put the faucet covers on the outside faucets Friday and opened up the kitchen cabinets under the sink last night (because it faces an outside wall) and let the kitchen faucet drip all night. Can't wait to see my Gas South and water bill next month! And they are calling for temps to be 70 by the end of the week! Crazy weather. But I will take 70 any day over 30!
I know. Predicted high of 72 here on Friday! Low tonight, 20. At least the goats are doing fine. They like the cold weather. Water in buckets was frozen today, but water running in trough was fine. I put out more straw. They are going to get lost in all the straw and never find their way out.
The new neighbors with the nice wood fence are at it again. Driving home yesterday I saw one of these on their property in the pasture up at the main road. It looked tall, maybe 5+ feet. It had a super fuzzy-looking head, and was staring the truck down, big time, as I passed by.
I *believe* I also saw some goats way up on the hill out of the corner of my eye in the same pasture, at least some kind of white spots. An alpaca can be used as a guard animal for goats.
I really should go talk to them before the other neighbors start spreading rumors to them about my hairy arms, the surveillance cameras, and what a mean person my father was. Big loud gunshots from Mr. L up on the road. Deer hunting season ended yesterday (1/8). On the other side, the renter put out his Confederate flag just before Christmas and took it down this week. Was that his Christmas decoration?
This is getting exciting.
I *believe* I also saw some goats way up on the hill out of the corner of my eye in the same pasture, at least some kind of white spots. An alpaca can be used as a guard animal for goats.
I really should go talk to them before the other neighbors start spreading rumors to them about my hairy arms, the surveillance cameras, and what a mean person my father was. Big loud gunshots from Mr. L up on the road. Deer hunting season ended yesterday (1/8). On the other side, the renter put out his Confederate flag just before Christmas and took it down this week. Was that his Christmas decoration?
This is getting exciting.
