Half Way to Perfection
I love the concept of halfway there. The idea is that a distance between two things can always be cut in half, bringing them very close together in a few steps. Unfortunately, going halfway can never ever actually get the two items completely together. For instance, even if a football team only has 20 yards to go, and gains half the distance to the goal each time, 4 plays would get them to the 1-and-a-quarter yard line. Those of you who know football will "armchair quarterback" the field goal ... Read More »
Sunshine
I love the sunshine. Sunny days just make me happy and put a big smile on my face. One of the reasons we go to Florida every winter is because I really need to escape to some warm weather and sunshine to make it through the winter or I get very cranky. This winter has had a crazy lack of sunshine. I think we saw the sun only a handful of times from mid-February til now. And tomorrow... they're predicting snow!! Ugh! But for today, the sun came out. I spent most of the day working ... Read More »
Meet Hewitt
Hewitt is the youngest Jonas boy. His full name is Hewitt Quinn, which means "little, smart fifth son". And he is that! He is not only smart, but extremely loving as well! Get to know Hewitt better and what he does at Goat Milk Stuff by watching his video: ... Read More »
Goats at the Nursing Home
At Goat Milk Stuff, we are so thankful for the many blessings we've been given. We get to work hard as a family to assist people in keeping their skin healthy. Because there is so much work for us to do within the family and the business, it would be easy for our focus to remain very self-centered. Instead, Jim and I try to make sure the children aren't solely focused on what we need. We want them to be thankful for their blessings, and then look beyond themselves for ways to give ... Read More »
Today in The Soap Room
Today in the soap room we... Unmolded "Emery's Flower Garden" goat milk soap: Unmolded mimosa mandarin goat milk soap: Unmolded some fancy pink sugary goat milk soaps we made yesterday: Mixed a batch of cider press goat milk soap logs (as well as chardonnay logs): Fooled around with our siblings: Another good day in the soap room! ... Read More »
Hungry Baby Goats
We bottle raise our baby goats. When they are first born, they're all fed with an individual bottle. Once the babies are drinking well from their bottle (after 2-3 days), we switch them over to a lambar. A lambar is just a communal milk jug with many nipples sticking out of it. The kids get really good at drinking from it. They're funny the way they fight over the nipples. They each think whichever nipple makes the most noise must be the best one so they fight over that one. ... Read More »
Feeding Baby Goats
We bottle raise our babies because it keeps all the goats healthier and the babies friendlier. When they are first born, they get 4 bottles a day. As they grow, the number of bottles decreases until they're weaned. That's a lot of bottles, so everybody pitches in, even Jade: It takes a little while for the babies to figure out how to get the nipple in their mouths properly, so we have to help them. Eventually you just point the bottle in their direction and they latch right ... Read More »
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