Hurricane Ike and Jethro

 Alot has happened since the last time we journalized. The dry weather has stopped us from going to the different markets now for some time. The Girls are both at college and Conard is a good piece into his sophmore year at high school. We are finished with raising meat chickens for the year and the turkeys are looking nice and getting big for Thanksgiving. Cover crops are sown and fall projects are under way. But the big items we wanted to journal about is Hurricane Ike and Jethro.

 In September Hurricane Ike hit Texas and continued north and east across a big part of the US. We were in no way damaged like the folks in Texas and in that area. Our hearts go out to them and pray that the situation is getting better for them.

 It seems everyone around here lost at least their electrcity if not more. We were fortunate our power was only out for a couple of days, but the neighbors across the road were out for eight days. We did loose our two hoop houses (unheated greenhouses) and a fall crop of heirloom tomatoes that was in them. We lost quite a few trees and our portable chicken tractors were beat up some. All in all, we were very fortunate and are thankful for no more damage.

 I'm sure you all did hear and experience Hurricane Ike but we have an on going Hurricane happening here. We call him Hurricane Jethro. In July, Conard asked if he could get a goat. Sounded harmless enough. He bought a young pigmy goat and named him Jethro. Jethro is little, he can get through a regular fence. At first no problems, he would get out play, follow you around, bother the dog Toby, and the cats. Then he decided to eat our fall lettuce crop. He decided he likes tomatoes, and he started loving to eat the sunflowers and flower bouquets the girls made for market. Now he thinks jumping on top of the vans to hang out is what it is all about.

Hurricane Ike lasted about four hours. Hurricane Jethro has lasted about four months. Anyone need a goat?