This is Alice the mama and her last baby Rachel.

Alice came to us from a local vet, she has had three babies only two living. Hopefully she will have more. She is a good mama, she is also the alpha mama of the herd. As of this am she is in the shed to give the new billy a chance of establishing rank in the the herd.

I wish the electric companies would just take blood. Not that I even have that to give to them.
I can't get over how expensive electricity is. We used less than last year and I paid three times as much this year. I really hate being screwed when I conserve. It really pisses me off!!!!!
Between property taxes, house payment and the electric bill we are broke. I haven't even got my check yet, and we are broke. I make damn good money, how do people do it on minimum wage? OK so they don't own a huge house in the middle of nowhere on 5 acres. Ok so I chose this house in this small town so I could drive 70 miles one way to work instead of 110. No I don't want to even think of moving to Dallas, and no there are no hospitals in east texas that I'd want to work. I'm set in my ways. I don't want to take care of grumpy old people, I'm grumpy enough, I want to take care of babies,& children.
Whew! Now that I got that out of my head, I feel much better. Sorry for unloading, but did I tell you how I hate being screwed by the electric company? Good thing the sun is shining and it's warm out side.

Now for my goat saga. We put billy goat in with the other goats today. He is doing much better, no limping and he is even a little cocky. We did put big bad mama goat Alice in the shed so the billy would have a chance. It was fun watching to other goats welcome back Rachel the baby. They were all so excited. If I can figure out where the pictures are I will put them on the blog.
More later. TTFN

Very interesting reading out in blog land. Still a lot of life/death issues.
Lots to think about.
Now for the questions of life.

I have pondered this question since I was 5.
Why am I here NOW? What is so special about 1963 to present date?
Why this era in time? Why not the 1500's or 2400's?
I have always felt that something monumental would happen in my life time.
We have had many monumental events, I just wonder if more are comming.

Well, that's about all the deep thinking this used to be blond can handle.

I lost .4 lbs this past week on weight watchers, yeah! The oncologist RN is happy that I am eat better. My lovely daughter was mad at her daddy and even me yesterday, but hopefully, she will learn that to keep her toys she must clean her room. We started valentine cards for her class, we actually got 10 done. Not bad for a 6 year old. (We had to do it in two phases, and mommy helped with the last 5.)
Gotta go to work. TTFN

The last couple of weeks have been crazy.
Had chemo, side effects are not so bad, but I am drinking more water and mom and I started Weight watchers so I'm eating better.
Work has been horrible.
I have gone from an extrodinary hospital to an ordinary nothing special hospital.
I have gone from 5 to 7 critically ill patients to 8 to 12, with little to no help. The nurses are leaving in droves, the clin techs are all leaving, and we are short 8-12 RCP's. I had decided to go talk to Baylor tuesday when I get my labs drawn. I'll see what they have, I hate leaving here when they have all be so good to me, but the reasons for driving 70 miles one way are no longer enough. Even the cost of insurance has exceeded any raise I could even hope for.
We had a meeting today with the head of RT and the CEO. I really don't know if they are listening. We shall see. I have survived new directors and new CEO's, but they have broken the uniqueness of the hospital.

Anyway, Had a good birthday. Went out to dinner for steak and veggies, and got a facial. It took forever and I think the lady thought I was 14. I even told her I want quick and easy, I won't do 20 steps to be beautiful, she still went through 100 steps. I don't think so.
I got the basic skin care and a sample color pallet. I get up way to early to put makeup on to come to work, and the goats don't care if I'm glammerous or not.

Speaking of goats. I rescued a poor little billy from the Trades day First Monday. Poor thing was sitting under birds, was carried like a suit case, and then beaten up by my very baddly behaved goats. He was limping, then Alice (Alpha nanny) bulldozes him into the fence, I heard him cry, so we had to separate him from the herd. Ended up taking him to the vet. Found out that he had been sold twice at market (sticker adhesive still stuck on his coat) and he had pneumonia, the vet showed me how to give antibiotic shots, and his right shoulder is brused, so he got shots for that. Now I can beat children and doctor goats. (isn't that special.) He is now perky, looking for a way out of the barn, but still won' t put weight on the right leg. I'll have to call the vet. I hope this little guy will live long enough to become the billy.

Well, that should catch everyone up. TTFN

What Classic Movie Are You?
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Happy New Years!!!

Although, my all time favorite classic movie is: "To Kill a Mockingbird."

I used to ask my mom everynight if Scout was going to be on tv again. I got to watch only a part yesterday before my daughter and husband demanded my attention. I can't wait to go home and watch it on my DVR. Gatta love that satillite. TTFN