January 2008! Happy New Year to all!  I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to this year-  I am excited-  feel like I am reading Dr. Seuss’s “Oh! The Places You Will Go!”  Not that we are going anywhere special, just all the things we hope to accomplish this year.  (Hmmm, sounds suspiciously like resolutions to me…) SteelMeadow Farm Resolutions: 1:  Finish the housebarn and move in this year.  Note- I am not saying exactly when this year, just sometime this year… 2:  Have a wonderful calving season and imprint all the calves.  Will help a great deal later with handling, as we did last year with Baby Beefers. 3:  Get the goats all cycled together to schedule October and November kiddings. 4:  Have the best garden ever! 5:  Set up the hoop house somewhere permanent for future gardening and chick needs. 6:  Attend Cheese School and Bee Classes. 7:  Tighten our budget so creatively we don't realize it... (Planned trips to town, eating better with monthly menus, etc.) 8:  Finish training Buzz (the gelding) so Savannah can learn to ride.  Safely. 9:  Lose weight and get into better shape….  (It had to get listed sometime you know…) 10:  Make new friends, be good parents and enjoy ourselves in the process with all the above. That ain’t asking too much now, is it??? All the best for this upcoming Year of the Rat! ~Mary Jane, Ever the Optimist