Making Asses of Ourselves...aka We Get Donkeys Today!

Today is the big day. We leave to go pick up our new additions. The jennets, Mom and Baby will be coming to live here at the Dumb Bell Ranch. We're all JACKed up with excitement and I'm sure to be dropping donkey jokes for the next few days! (BTW, so you can stay up on the jokes, a JACK is a male donkey, pathetic though it was, I just had to attempt humor!) It also doesn't help that I've had about 3 cups of coffee this morning...not those sissy amateur coffee cups either! I drink those super-industrial-gi-normous cups of coffee. Those little cups are just enough to make me mad!
Geordie has had his bath for the trip. Wayne is doing what Wayne does...which is about 240 things that MUST be done before we leave to go anywhere. It's like a ritual for him. I throw my stuff together and am ready to roll. He methodically decides to remodel the house before we leave. Sad part is, he comes close. Mighty close.
Dear friend Frieda will be travelling with us, as she and Wayne were co-conspirators in this donkey heist! They set about finding ONE BURRO for me for my birthday. I had one when I was young and loved her a lot. I always vowed I'd get another one. But in keeping with Wayne's personality, (going to the nth degree!) we wound up with two of them! And they're just gorgeous!
Their place is all fixed and ready for them to go in when we get home. The only "problem" that really isn't a problem at all, is the curious nature of the goats. They mistakenly think it's all for them. I guess they are really in for an awakening of sorts, when they see those donkeys come out of the trailer. We borrowed a trailer from our friends Mike and Judy Davis. They are my goat gurus, offering sages of wisdom when I call them with even the most ridiculous questions. Both Mike and Judy are ALWAYS laughing! They are just those type of folks who are naturally just "happy" and it is contagious. You feel good just being with them. Of course, they have a menagerie to die for...countless goats, chickens, cows, dogs, etc. even ducks!! I don't try to keep up with the Jones's...it's those DAVIS'S that I'm trying to catch up with. Given the feed bill and the fact that Wayne would eventually go into orbit, I just mostly lust after all their animals. And visit THEM when I would like a BIG animal fix! LOL!
I'll have to let you know how the trip goes, etc. Meeting new friends in person is always a great thing. It's like I've known that Ronnie and Anita Bentley all my life. They're just good people that way. Ronnie is a hoot and will give ME a run for my money when it comes to talking. You never know what his "topic" is going to be, which keeps things very interesting. Today, for example, was BILLY BOB THORNTON MOVIES! Did you know that my main man ANDY GRIFFITH was in one of them? I didn't. But you can bet it's on my Netflix list now! Other conversations with Ronnie covered old time country music, then the next talk we had was on Westerns and who played in them. Folks like Mike and Judy Davis and Ronnie and Anita Bentley are the fabric of a wonderful life. Their home, their family, their animals and their friends are clearly what mean the most to them. They are happy and they savor every moment. We can all learn a lot from that. The world is just too busy anymore. But the Davis's and the Bentley's have a way of making you feel like they are never to busy to talk with a friend. I like that. I like that a whole lot.
With that, I'll close and let you know how the trip goes! I'm sure the post will be hysterical when we get home.
Here's to great friends, old and new!

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