Last Saturday, we had a birthday party at the GEE Funny Farm! Eight kids and two adults came to visit ME (and some of the other animals). Of course I was the most important visitee:) Everyone held me and took pictures of me - it was awesome!!
Besides the wonderful time they had with me, they took in two (that's right, TWO) presentations. One was about care of animals -- I was part of that -- and the other was food and fiber. They met Aramis the mini horse, Moses the mini donkey, Timothy the goat (and saw his feet get trimmed), Boaz the rabbit (he, too, got his feet trimmed and his scent gland cleaned out - YUCK!), Isaac my cage buddy, and Abish the green aracari -- and that was for the FIRST presentation. All of us got attention, which we all LOVE -- the kids brushed and pet and oohed and ahhed in delight -- ya gotta love it!
They took a break and matched eggs to birds (it isn't as easy as you would think) and learned how to tell if eggs are fresh or old. Then they tasted some goat's milk.
For the second presentation they met and milked Martha the goat. These kids have talent!! They all got milk on the first try! They met one of the chickens, a turkey, and the goose. It was a fowl time - ha! Then they met Liahona the llama and Nephi the alpaca. And finally, they got to pet Eunice the emu.
They also got to pick a bar of goat's milk soap (you can make all sorts of things out of goat's milk -- who would have thought?!?). Choosing some wool, they patted and rubbed in water, made bubbles and wet felted the wool around the soap. When they use their bar of soap, they will have a built-in washcloth. Pretty cool, huh?!
They also took a hayride around the property to see the animals, including Clancy the wallaby and Kathy's horse, Porthos.
They had planned to have cake at our place, but it was so windy they decided to have it at home. It was also a good bargaining chip to get them to leave!! Even after an afternoon at the Farm, the kids were still excited to be here. It is because we are AWESOME -- though I am the MOST awesome.
I sure liked the attention -- I hope they, or some of their buddies, come again soon!
Later -- Asimov!!
