Panic

Woke up at 4:30 this morning in a panic. Why? I woke up thinking about the date and that Christmas is on Friday. Then I remembered that the goats were scheduled to have their kids sometime around Christmas. As early as this week or as late as the next week or two we could have, if averages hold, 14 kids on the ground in a matter of days or a couple weeks.

Since our return from Disney, I've been sick, so I've not made it to the barns yet (my father-in-law has handled everything and really doesn't need my "help," to be honest). What I don't know: 1) are the pens bedded down sufficiently for the mama goats, 2) do we have ear tags and bands for "castration" of the males, 3) what do we do with kids!!!!! Honestly, I've not felt this under-prepared for something since I took the GREs about 15 years ago...or maybe it was when I became a dad for the first time...or maybe a dad for the third time. So, I'm realizing that I'm as under-prepared to manage a goat kids as I am my own. Well I need to relax because, afterall, almost all of the does have had kids already so they know what to do, right? Right?!!