Update on Marys' Kids and more

Posted by GoatWorld on March 03, 2002 at 23:38:22:

Hi folks,

Just to let you know, Mary our white Saanen and her kids are doing great despite the real bad weather. I still haven't gotten the pictures posted I promised. Since her kidding and now, we've gotten 8 inches of snow and the temperature has been down in the teens (it's headed for a low of 2 tonight). Needless to say, I haven't dared to venture outside with the digital camera.

But I did come up with names for them - at least one of them - Phil or Phillip. The reason why is kind of strange. Some of you know that I started working for a dairy a little over a week ago. Well, this past Friday, I needed to take the day off to take my wife to the VA hospital. About the time I would have gone in to start milking, the owner Phil Barnhart, age 60, cried out once and died instantly of a heart attack. The guy I switched shifts with tried to give him CPR but there was just no reviving him.

I hardly knew Phil but from I had learned in the short time I did know him was that he was a pretty nice guy. Hard worker, good morals and a health nut of sorts. It was a real shock to me to say the least. I've been told I have a sort of clairvoyance or ESP in some regards, and in the time I did know him, the thought did once cross my mind that he might not be around all that long - don't ask me why but it did. He didn't look like he was in bad shape or sickly. Certainly I wasn't wishing it. From all looks of things, his two boys are going to try and keep the dairy going. I talked to them a bit on Saturday and agreed that I too thought their dad would want them to keep it going. Just a real sad change of events. I feel pretty badly for them and his wife. Odd how life can be. The owner can die and the cows still need to be milked on schedule.

So anyway, I decided to name at least one of the twin kids after him since I never really got to know him as I would have liked to. I thought about Bill for the other one but I keep thinking Phillip is the name I should use and no other names rhyme with Phillip. I'm open to suggestions.

Hopefully this weather will warm back up and I'll get those pictures posted soon.

Best regards,

Gary

Follow Ups:

• Re: Update on Marys' Kids and more Dalice 04:23:15 3/04/2002 (0)
• Re: Update on Marys' Kids and more Karen 03:59:52 3/04/2002 (1)
  • Re: Update on Marys' Kids and more Nat 08:29:17 3/04/2002 (0)

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