When your best friend brings you a goat….
Byrdie, James and Willie the Goat!
The Most Random Chain of Events Ever…
We (as in Byrdie and I), had been discussing get goats! Her cousin shows goats for 4H and FFA and I have always been a firm believer in children raising livestock to teach them about life’s lessons! I personally feel those kids are very responsible and are contributing to members of society (not lazy free loaders) when they become adults!
So the story goes…
We were over at her best friend James’ house for a play date, and what do they have?
A brand new baby goat.
But here’s the thing—it wasn’t their goat.
Apparently, a friend of theirs lost a bet (still need details on that one 😅) and somehow ended up with a goat… inside the city limits of Houston. Which, shockingly, did not work out.
So naturally, they did what anyone would do…
They called James’ parents—because “they live in the country” and if you know James’ dad, he can handle anything.
End of story, right?
Wrong! So then a second phone call not to be expected was made…to me! “Hey La-La…did you really want a goat? Because we can’t keep him at our house due to our HOA!” So what did this crazy lady say…”YES bring him over!”
Willie was the perfect addition to our farm!
Meet Willie Wagner....newest addition to the compound! The girls 🐓 really like him...they hang out together and they even share their coop with him! But Haggard 🐈 and Cash 🐈 seem to prefer chickens to goats ! Apparently they don’t know he’s a legend too!!! They better get used to it...you never know around here!
Byrdie can’t wait to get home every day to play with him! He loves running around with her…especially their walks around the ranch! He follows her around like he is her pet dog! It is really the cutest and a wonderful addition to the farm! Thank goodness we have friends who know we can’t stay no to animals! Haha!
To be honest, I really enjoy Willie’s company too! He follows me around while I take care of the chickens and he especially loves to sit with me in the rocking chair in the evenings! I can’t sit down without this little rascal thinking he is a lap dog!
Rocking Willie
Life Lesson (Whether We Meant To or Not)
This wasn’t planned.
It wasn’t thought through.
It definitely wasn’t on the schedule.
But somehow… it turned into one of those moments that just fits.
Because sometimes the best things don’t come from a perfectly laid-out plan…
Sometimes they come from a random phone call and a quick “yes.”