Most important progress is about Steve. His surgery went well, they got all of the tumor. That doesn’t mean he is home free, there will still be chemo and crap, but this surgery was a big deal. Pat has been posting daily updates, and they all sound wonderfully positive. The surgeon is pleased with his progress, he is doing all the things he’s supposed to at this point and then some. So its all good news- thank you all for all the good energy you sent his way. Keep it coming- he has a long road ahead of him.
On Sunday when I went down to Pat and Steve’s, I picked up a long awaited old doe. Her name is Greta. 2 years ago Pat promised her to me when she was done breeding- and I promised her a nice retirement. So home she came Sunday night. It was just about dark when we got here, but I got her down in the field, fed them, and she made herself right at home. By Wed. morning she had discovered coffee, and by Wed. evening she figured out the wine. I’ll get you pictures of her later- she’s a pretty black doe, but she is older. She’s Sirius Black’s mom. The best part of bringing her home, is that she and Fluff (my big alpha male) have bonded. They adore each other- its like they are goatie soul mates, and they both just seem so happy. I’ll tell you more about her later, with pictures.
Still battling the parasite problem, and Baby Evan is still bearing the brunt of that battle. On Monday Dr. Melinda came out and took some blood and a fecal sample to try to determine what we can do.

Dr. Melinda and Evan "She's not gonna hurt me, is she??"
She got the bloodwork back the next day and said, “If it weren’t for all the cookies this baby eats, he’d be a goner.” We tried a different dewormer (that in itself is scary- we’re running out of wormers that the parasites aren’t resistant to) and gave him lots of pedialyte and yogurt mixed together. He’s doing pretty good now. He’s still anemic, he could be bigger- but he’s got a great will to live and is the first goat to greet me looking for his cookies (little Miss Renesmee is not far behind)
I’ve got one of those funky end-of-summer colds where your head feels like its full of fuzz (mohair, maybe?) so for the rest of this, its just pictures. (the cold started Wed.- the day of Steve’s surgery, so I’ve decided I worried myself sick. teehee)
Stash enhancement. First is this beauty from Carol of Black Bunny Fiber fame. It is the most recent installment in the fiber club.

Tunis
Super soft and squishy rosey/mauve tunis. Gotta get that on the wheel soon. Then today’s mail brought a package from Chimera. I sent my daughter outside with the package and the camera, so here is her photo shoot:

Oceanic
Milk Fiber top dyed “Oceanic”- gorgeous, huh? Next we have, and this one was my daughter’s favorite:

Aqua
Bamboo top dyed Aqua. Just look at that sheen. Happy sigh.

Very nice
And just for contrast…

Aqua bamboo with black mohair
There it is on Sirius Black. I got another braid of bamboo- The Princess and the Pea:

Princess and the Pea
and here it is shown on Rosie:

Princess Rosie and the Pea
So now the dilemma- what to spin next. I just skeined off a Black Bunny Fibers superwash blue faced leicester (I’ll show you after I wash it- the colors are fantastic), so if I’m taking turns it should be a Chimera. And based purely on mood, its gotta be the Princess and the Pea. Now, do I do 2-ply, or Navajo? Any thoughts from you guys?
Still test knitting, blah blah blah nothing to see here. Oh, but wait- I can show you what happens when the weather is really nice and you try to take your test knitting outside:

Renesmee "tests" the pattern
The pattern, while still readable, is slightly shredded. Sigh. So test knitting stays inside.
But, simple scarves can go outside! And I finished my daughter’s. I did take pictures of it on her, but she scowled in every single one. Would it kill her to smile?? So she decided it would be better modeled on sweet Sirius.

He's a good sport
Finishing that left me without busstop and stoplight knitting (and apparently, safe outside knitting) so, I dug into the stash and started a new one.

happy colors, huh
Ok, I’m going to bed, and I’m determined that when I wake up, this cold will have vanished. I mean it.
I will leave you with Rosie’s sweet little twins tag-teaming me for cookies. And yes, they got some.

Evan, "Does she have cookies?"

Renesmee, "Oh, she has cookies. We just gotta find the right pocket."