The Boy Who Cried Goat

I think my blog will mainly consist of tall tales from now on. People I haven't heard from in months are contacting me asking about the small farm that I've started in Vermont. Are you guys really serious? From Maren Holmes now worrying about how Drew is going to want his own chickens and goats, to Tommy as happy as a proud daddy could be that I made the jump to the farm business, to my grandmother informing my mother that I've just got a goat, I've heard it all. And I'm now sure that the people I haven't heard from are actually wondering, too embarassed to ask, if I really do have these animals roaming my three acres of land. You guys crack me up.

Jaimelee couldn't believe that I didn't mention Alexis in the first blog, so here we go with an Alexis update: She's been awful! I guess I should sugarcoat this a little, but it would be hard to do. She's been sick for almost two weeks. First with a fever and now with a stuffy nose that constantly wakes her up every night. So long to the wonderful 12 hour sleeping schedule. She's been waking herself, and consequently Jaimelee, up every two hours for the past week. I'm going the Bob route and pretending not to hear her. It's been working out well for me so far.

The fat jokes might actually be working as she has also lost her appetite during this sickness. She still hammers her cereal and afternoon squash, but could care less about her bottles. Unfortunately, the sumo wrestling thing no longer seems to be a viable option for a future career for her. I'll get some Ben and Jerry's this afternoon to see if I can get her back on the wagon.

Because of the stress that she's caused both Jaimelee and myself, we decided to hire a live-in nanny to help us with our parental responsibilities. She's from the Czech repulic and is cool with staying in a make-shift bedroom we made above the garage. So far we couldn't be happier with her. We're just hoping that she learns the English language relatively quickly. When she talks to Alexis with her Czech accent, Alexis thinks it's the funniest thing ever.