The Cold Days are Coming

I thought that since the days are getting colder and Christmas is just around the corner I would make things look festive, hence the background change!

Yesterday was really exciting, we got to start listening to Christmas music! I love this time of year! Hot chocolate, tea, hot apple cider, curl up on the couch on a gray evening with a good book, who wouldn't like this time of year!?!

Don't get me wrong though, I don't just get to sit back and relax all the time. It's freshening season for our goats, and everyone else's too, (for those of you who don't know, freshening means breeding) , and aside from that there's those icy cold days when the barn needs mucking out, and of course the milking morning and evening. Not to mention the countless chores inside the house, cooking for the family, dishes, laundry,etc. But even through all the chores the Christmas music floats on, the smell of spices swirls through the house, and the smiles and excited chatter of me, mom, and my sisters flits along.