Cedar Point

We took the kids to the Starlight hours at Cedar Point on Thursday. It was very hot with no breeze, but we had a great time. They have really expanded on the kid's rides. There is a Snoopy Camp and another Snoopy area with rides that are more advanced than the old go-in-a-circle rides. Surprisingly, Finn really liked the rollercoaster. I thought it was pretty fast and bumpety for a little kid. I had to ride it three times in a row. Once with Ian (child I happened to become responsible for), Finn and Tali. By the third ride I thought I was going to upchuck the corn dog and fries we had just eaten. It took the rest of the night for my stomach to calm down. We were only there for 5 hours, but it felt like we had been there all day. It was plenty of time for Finn and Tali. They had Frontier Town all decorated for Snoopy's 60th birthday. Every tree had twinkling lights up and down its trunk and the lights danced to the music. It was truly magical. Definitely the best part. We stayed and watched the most bizarre "laser" light show on the big screen. Really weird. Fire and fireworks were involved.

Last night we went to Michele and Joe's for the biggest bonfire I have ever seen. I thought I was at Burning Man. Even though it was raining they managed to start a conflagration of such magnitude that I'm sure it could be seen from outer space. It was a lot of fun and we had a great time. Got home at midnight.

Uno is starting to fill out some. More feed and some Panacur seem to be helping. We will be dehorning Neo in a couple of weeks. We have sold him to Lee who lost her little buckling when his collar got stuck on the horns of her boer goat. I am going to use him with Raisin before he leaves though. I'm going to miss that sweet, little ice cream face. He is such a nice guy. I hate this selling and saying goodbye part.

We are calling the processor tomorrow about Charlie. I don't think I will be sad to see him go, but there will still be a pang of regret and guilt. He is physically abusing Neo on a regular basis and won't let Uno get any food, so its time for him to go.

We are drying Amelia up this week. She is just not producing. I don't know why, and milking her is becoming troublesome. If she does not produce a good udder and teats next year I will probably sell her. Dolly and Raisin on the other hand are supplying us with all the milk we need, even with Ivy still on Raisin. Those two are milking machines!

Turns out the only bale of hay that was moldy was the one sitting in Glenn's truck that he gave to us. Must have gotten wet somewhere. The rest of the hay is awesome. The sheep and horses love it. The goats, not so much, so we will feed them the stemmy, leafy stuff we have in the loft.

I'm probably going to work tomorrow. The book Michele gave me is inspiring me to get my butt in there. Then I want to go to the fair to see the Jr. sheep show at 4:30. Can't wait for the fair!