OK, so it has been a while since I have posted as most of my posts are on my facebook page and on my website.  Lots has happened.  I attended 2 silky goat shows last year... one locally and one in texas.  The local show was alot of fun.  I really enjoyed attending as it was a good "trial run" for the big texas show!  Only a few weeks after the local show and I was off to texas. OMG... I had some major obstacles to overcome.  I bought a trailer that could not handle a long trip.  So I looked for another but everything in my price range was old.  So I decided to rent a uhaul trailer and had it all planned out.  Them my friend donna said WAIT!!!  Take mine.  So I did and the next day at my house the tires were flat.... So they put new tires on.  Then none of the lights worked... so my other friend denise said here is the name of my mobile trailer guy, he will fix it.  Launch time was noon... He got lights runing for me by 11am.  My goat sitter came over with my friend carol and the three of us got packed by 1pm.  Went and picked up my buck and we were not on the road until 2pm. 

I have never travelled like this before so I had no idea how the timing would work out.  All I knew was that my first overnight stop was 12 hours from san diego.  I assumed we would arrive by 2am.  Not so much, we arrived at 4am.  1 hour for gas stops and 1 hour for time change.  It was brutal.  I slept til 6:30 am and then got up to do breakfast, water, etc... We didnt get back on the road until 10am... 12 more hours til we got there.  HWY 20 was brutal as well, it went on forever.  We felt like we were getting no where.  One more hour of gas stops and a time change brought us to the fair grounds at 1am.  In bed by 2am and up the next day at 7am.  The drive home was better as we knew the plan at that point.  The trip was such a learning experience but carol and I had a blast!

We also went to the utah show over memorial day weekend and I thought I knew everything, but I didnt.  The switch for the new fans broke, the goats chewed the wires, the registration on the trailer was expired and I almost got it impounded.  If it wasent for my mother, I would have been stuck in vegas with no help.  Because of all the issues, it caused us to be late to the show and we missed the first day.  If I wasent picking up my new buck, I would have turned around and gone home.

I welcomed another new buck and althought I was told that all I needed was one, the addition of this little boy was such a good move.  I have one buck who will throw white kids and one who will throw color.  I have a big buck and a small buck.  He is so awesome and such a perfect addition. 

This summer we are attending a mini goat show to promote the silky breed and I am hoping that I will generate lots of interest so I can sell babies.  Other than that, we are gearing up for the next texas trip and looking forward to a sucessful breeding season.  Stay in touch thorugh our website or facebook page!
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