Sunday, September 27, 2009
Where does time go? Here we a full eight days into our season and I haven’t had a minute top get to this blog. Anyway, Paul opened last Saturday. The weather was gorgeous. Everything was set to go, but we had a very small crowd. He was so disappointed because he loves to see the kids enjoying the hayrides, the animals and his cornbox. And I think that he loves shooting off pumpkins with the Flinger. We came to find out that there were three big festivals in the area that were hard to compete with. Plus, it seems like its too early for fall decorating. So we kept on stocking the store and adding to our decorations in hopes of a better turnout the next weekend. We were READY! And then it rained all weekend. I mean POURED. So we had even lighter crowds than before. You can’t control the weather, so we’re going to hope for sunny days next Saturday and Sunday and keep on working.
Our barnyard zoo is adorable. We have a 2 week old Holstein bull calf. He is so cute and has to be bottle fed. It’s comical to see his quart baby bottle with its huge nipple. Our helper Alex wants to name him Rudy, so that will be his name. Paul also has a lamb that he is bottle feeding. The barn is a real nursery. Then we got some fancy chickens on loan from a friend. One has a mop of feathers on its head. Another one has beautiful brown feather with speckles. Homer and Jethro, the piglets are starting to grow and snort like crazy when you walk in to the barn. It is a zoo!
Well, I have to go dry out.
Linda
