Leonard Party of 6

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone has a wonderful 2016! I used to get wrapped up in making New Year's Resolutions but as I've matured I have realized that making goals for yourself really don't have to happen on any magical date. I made one of the biggest resolutions for myself back in August 2009, I like to think that we can make daily promises to ourselves on what to improve, what to give up, what to take on. 2015 was a pretty great year overall. I think that adopting the feeling that any day you wake up is a good day. What happens after your eyes open is just bonus so don't waste it. I think our views of what is "waste" and what is not vary greatly. Some days I want to get up and run top speed accomplishing much for my family and myself. Other days, getting dressed and drinking coffee while snuggled watching Netflix with the kids or Shane is the greatest level of accomplishment for me. Life is short. It goes fast..too fast. I hope that I can keep

wow! already the new year! where has the time gone? we haven't wasted any time jumping into new things for the new year. i may have mentioned before that cassandra joined 4-H and chose a boer goat as her project. well, we picked up her lil goat from my friend liz's house today. liz is her 4-H leader and has been my friend since 8th grade. so cassandra's goat is just adorable. she has a red/brown head, neck and a white body. she has long floppy ears. her face is just precious. she already loves cassandra. she "maaaaaaaa's" at her when she sees her. savannah is helping cassandra halter break her. her name is holly and she is almost 3 months old. she's 42 lbs and should be around 80 lbs at fair time. we read up on the breed and apparently the femals max out at around 225 lbs. YIKES! so much for a "lil goat" i guess. oh well, i loved big sheep so it's no surprise we ended up w/ a big goat. cassandra will be showing holly at the maricopa county f