I called my boss.... (son) and told him that as soon as he answered the phone tonight.  I had brought SEVEN babies to the barn.  This morning I had a mess of newborn kids and mamas 5+ all mixed together. I decided they could sort it out.  Well instead of sorting it out someone spilled a few more newborns in the mix today.  I am not even sure how many babies were in that area, but I finally sorted out 5 that didn't feel like they had eaten.  By now it is dusk.  Walking back down to the house we pick up one more that hasn't even stood, or been cleaned, but is dry and hungry.  So if your counting we have 6 newborn goats we are toting.  Good thing DH went with us for a "walk".  I already knew I had a lamb to pick up by the gate, IF I could catch it.  For some strange reason mama had died today with her head in the feeder, not hung but just like she had a heart attack and dropped.   At least baby was going to be easy to spot.  She is the only totally black lamb I have.  My son will never believe that mama just died!  I love unusual lambs and goats.  I have been eyeballing her since she was born.   I have been known to pick up one in doubt a few times when it was extra fancy.  This time I didn't have to.  I really was surprised when I got it to the barn and found out it was a ewe lamb. 

My 10yo "right arm" at the barn has been at it.  She has some issues that came with her when we adopted her.  Her main issue is RAD, (Reactive Attachment Disorder), which she has made great strides in healing from.  One of her "games" is not doing exactly what I say.  I finally had enough of games in the barn this afternoon.  She had again disobeyed just enough to do it her way.  I explained I wasn't allowing it, it is MY barn, not hers, and she will follow my rules or be ask to leave the barn and not come back.   She challenged me!!!  I read her this riot act then we went and checked the goats. Came back to the barn with all this mess.  I sorted it like I wanted and told the kids to pen the babies and leave them alone.  I finally sent another kid out to get her. She was "sorting" goats and putting them where she wanted.  NOT!!   I blew a gasket!   She has now lost barn privileges for a LONG time.  Her dad tried to talk to her. He ask her why.  She started with, "I just thought it would be easier."   LOL I lost it again!!! NOT!  Power play!   I called her hand on that and she did admit that she wanted the power.  Her word power to most of us means control.  It is classic RAD.  Now I wonder exactly what bomb shell will drop next.  It seems that since she decided to heal the only time I see the RAD behaviour is when she has had a new memory surface and hasn't talked it out.  Last time we ended up back at CPS filing yet another report on her bio's.  I don't want that to have to happen again.  I want her memories clear!  Maybe it is just the holiday triggers.  Who knows!  I will just pray harder for her to heal and deal with fallout.

MJ has been having lots of issues but maybe he turned a corner today.  He talked to me about bio and how we and bio's are opposites.  He said they lie, they tell them to lie that it is powerful.  Yet, we don't allow it and it makes him feel guilty to lie.  I ask him who had a better life.  We do he said.  He also pointed out that Bio dad use to lie and say he took care of his family, but he really didn't.  Then we talked about how he wanted MJ to have a bad life, just like his.  That some people don't want good things for others.  Some people don't want people happy.  Such progress from him!   He struggles with feelings and voicing them. 

On to Thanksgiving stuff.   It is progressing.  I think I have everything back on track for getting it all done.  That doesn't mean it is progressing fast.  I mainly have pies to do tomorrow.  That is a full day almost.  I didn't get pie crust made.  I am praying that they turn out OK.  If not, then we have strange pies. 

My DS, and I'm not sure the D is dear is coming out tomorrow to work his sheep and goats.  I LIKE helping!!! I know who is who and who needs to go.  I will be making pies.  GRRRRRR!!!!!!   He is taking the ones that lost babies back to town.  He is also taking some/all his yucky sheep.  Some of them haven't done well at all.   I won't miss them!   I do wish he would wait until Friday, but he said he has other stuff to sort on Friday.  :( 

Would everyone stand with me that I am NOT taking cold!  I do not accept this runny nose and scratchy throat as a cold.  As bad as the wind was today it COULD be allergies, but it may not be.  I have drank lots of tea today to boost immune systems and will continue to do that.  I will also take some cold meds before bed.