Baseball and theatre and a donkey named Norman...

The three younger boys have had games every night, not all at the same time but at least two at a time. It is a hoot to watch and sometimes...painful to watch. Gabriel got hit in the cheek and the stitching imprinted on his cheekbone. He is such a tiny kid and so determined to do anything any of his bigger brothers do. He came for a hug with tears on his cheek and then took off to play more.

Then, all six of the younger bunch have been involved in Theatre camp and tonight were the performances. Mrs Stumme, you are a peach and such a jewel. Jacob, Joseph and Miriam were Directors for K - 6 and then Miriam performed and sang with the Jnr High bunch. Excellent performances, I am so proud of them all.

Tomorrow and Saturday, we will be hauling lambs, piglets, and our miniature donkey, Norman over to Valleywide for the petting zoo. We might take our cow, Klippie, too but we'll see what sort of mood she is in tomorrow. We will start bright and early because we will have to bathe the three piglets, Spare Ribs, Pork Chop and Bay Con. We have had bucketfuls of rain and the pigs do love the mud. "Awful" doesn't begin to describe how they smell.

Norman is such a cute donkey and this Christmas, in our live nativity, he is Mary's ride. He is about a foot shorter than a normal donkey and he is red. Norman loves to be brushed. I will take photos at the petting zoo, tomorrow, and post them.

Yesterday, I was chatting to the checker at Walmart, an old time farmer. We were talking about the weather and the animals and so I jokingly asked: "You don't think my sheep will start to mold, with all the rain, do you?" His look of shock was priceless. He was still shaking his head, as I pushed my cart away.

Hope it doesn't rain for two days....I'm starting to sprout mushrooms on my back!