Single White Sheep seeks pature mates...

I spend a lot of time learning, reading, and browsing about farm life. Why not, right? I've got plenty of time. Something like 170 days. Honestly, who is counting though? I have received numerous catalogs in the mail for livestock, seeds, gardening, etc etc. My current favorite: Burpee Gardening catalog. I may have to do a blog post on my full on garden plan that I've already devised. In fact, that may be my next post.

Today I took a trip down to the new Orscheln Farm & Home that just expanded & reopened on 23rd Street. I normally visit Orscheln for "Chick Days" every spring to Ooooo and D'awww at all the baby chickens, geese, ducks, etc. Luckily for Hawks, I have some better willpower/self-control these days and have kept myself from buying any as cute as they are.

The above ad was on the Orscheln board at the entrance & I found it so funny & sweet that I had to take a pic for this blog. Who wouldn't want to have a strictly platonic relationship with that cute lil white sheep? Really?

My original reasoning for my browsing trip this morning was to price milk strainers. A strainer is like a very large funnel with a special milk filter attached to the bottom with a metal clip. Most are made of stainless steel, though there are aluminum ones, also. The large capacity strainer generally holds a gallon of milk, and the milk filter papers allow for a very fast flow rate. I've decided that I need one of these bad boys. Not yet, technically, but as you know, I'm a positive thinker & damn it, I'm positive I'll be milking a goat within the year. Sadly Orscheln doesn't carry any milk strainers, for goats or anything actually. Good thing there is the internets. :p

Good news? Mayhapsibly!

I know it's been a couple weeks. Did I mention I was heart broken? Anyroo, I'm not getting my hopes up too high this time but it looks like we still have a chance at getting the farm. I'm not just saying this because it's International Enthusiasm Week either. :p

We were referred to a credit fixing company & well, that process started yesterday. The first wave takes 45 days so I should hopefully see some progress on getting my credit repaired by October 17th. They say the full process takes 3-6 months but are very hopeful that they can get my score to at least 640 so that we can still have our shot at getting the loan. Gosh! I hope so.

Kim & Don are so understanding about all of this too. I've been keeping them informed since I feel like my bad credit let them down after we said we wanted their farm. Wish us luck!