Saying Goodbye (to the Goats)

We recently had to say goodbye to some very close friends, our goats…

And let me be the first to admit, it was hard. My heart still hurts just thinking about them being gone.

Years ago when we started homesteading we bought a pregnant nanny at the local flea market, brought her home and two days later she gave us two beautiful doelings.

My girls pick out which one was whose and named them. We watched them grow into beautiful mature does and become mothers.

Later we added more goats to the herd and ended up with a hardy group! They were our strong, free range, friends. They had become part of our family and have given us some great memories!

But to live the life we’ve planned, we had to relocate them while we had the chance to give them a good home.

Driving cross-country with six kids and a dog is going to be adventurous enough, there’s no way we could’ve taken the goats with us, but I’ll admit, it was planned out a few times!

…It’s hard letting go…but we’re one step closer!