Holiday

Today is Sibley Day. Sibley Day is a highly celebrated holiday that brings joy to thousands of college students. What's that? You've never heard of Sibley Day??

Well, it's just another Lindenwood invention. One of their better ideas, in fact. Sibley Day honors the founders of the school, George and Mary Sibley. After George quit his job as major in Andrew Jackson's Indian wars, his wife decided she wanted to start a school for young ladies. For some strange reason, they choose the wilderness of the furtrading post called St. Charles, MO, just west of the Mississippi where the Linden trees grow. That was in 1827. In 2009, the school decided to create Sibley Day. It is a day without classes, so students can enjoy some of the fun activities offered on campus, sleep, catch up on homework, or go home.

I chose the latter. I am still dog-sitting, so I loaded up the puppies and headed back to Bourbon. Here's a list of things to catch up on:

Get hay (Check)
Get feed (Check)
Get propane (Check)
Feed (Check)
Water (Currently doing)
Band Stella's (lambykin) tail and vaccinate
Work adult goats
Work on ads
Clean room
Fix fence

And some other stuff. I also went to the library and got two of my favorite books, James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small and All Things Bright and Beautiful. The former has one of my favorite quotes:

"Animals are unpredictable things so our whole life is unpredictable. It's a long tale of little triumphs and disasters and you've got to really like it to stick it. One thing, you never get bored. Here, have more whiskey."

It pretty much sums up everything about working with animals. Since I'm done with my exams for the next few weeks (they went pretty well, thanks for asking), I'm going to do some reading.

Well, off to go check the horse water and see if our excruciatingly low water pressure has filled the trough yet.

PRO-crastination

Because I am doing what I do best (procrastinating), I decided to jot a few notes about the last few days. I should be studying for my microbiology and world lit exams, but... there is only so much to know about blood agar and plate methods and Gilgamesh and the theme of revenge vs. justice in the Odyssey.

On Saturday, my little Ginny died. My mom found her when she got up to let the dogs out. Ginny was my cleft palate puppy that we tube fed for several weeks. She was finally big enough to eat food and she figured out how to drink water without it running out her nose. We took her to see Dr. Paul last week and discovered that she did have a heart defect. We didn't expect her to go this soon, though. She was full of cheer and joy; I'm glad we gave her the nine weeks she had here. Life sucks for the rest of us for whom life moves on.

I think sometimes they are yours to keep, and other times they are just on loan. At any rate, dogs should live at least as long as people.

I am currently dog-sitting for a King Charles Cavelier Spaniel (Cooper), a Maltese (Max), and a Miniature Poodle (Annie). And bird-sititng for a sun conure (Moses). Yesterday I had to leave them for a few hours to go home and tag baby goats and water horses and bury baby Ginny. I also had a trimming job in Sullivan; two pygmy-cross goats.

I have spent waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy too much time on http://www.studentdoctor.net/. It rocks, but is terrifying. I did find out that my academic evaluation score at Mizzou is 30.2, and last year's average accepted student's eval was 24.5. So that is good news for me. I also have picked out the stethoscope I want:
http://www.medisave.net/3m-littmann-cardiology-iii-stethoscope-hunter-green-27-p-33.html

And I have made a list of things that need to be done if/when I get into vet school. For example:
Go to eye doctor
Get new glasses
Get prescription shades
Go to regular doctor
Load up on Singulair
Go to dentist
Get bite block
Get a tetanus vaccine
Get a rabies vaccine
Check about other vaccines
Update puppy doggies' vaccines
Update the horsies' vaccines
Find a place to live
Pack up my room
Go through clothes
Go clothes shopping

And all sorts of other things that I would like to get done...

Maybe I should get into vet school first.

And maybe I should start by studying Micro and Lit.

I've got some explaining to do...

Hi!
This blog is mainly for myself, mostly because a.) I get bored studying (I just completely ROCKED a biochemistry exam and am currently sick of textbooks, thus I am on the computer) and b.) I want to remember this craziness I'm living. BUT, if you like what you read, by all means follow along! You're sure to get some laughs and probably some tears along the way... and who knows, you might learn from my mistakes.

And hopefully this blog will help my friends and family keep up with me while I pursue my dream of vet school. So read on, get acquainted, and once I'm done I'll get back to studying biostatistics.

I'm currently 20 years old and a third year student at Lindenwood University. I plan to attend veterinary school this fall ('11) but the vet schools might have other plans... I've been waitlisted at Kansas State (sigh... dream school!) and my interview at Mizzou is March 7th. I have a pretty strong academic score and should have a strong non-academic score, so Mizzou is looking pretty viable. And I didn't get rejected at K-State, but I am a very impatient person, so waiting is no fun. And they tell me I may have to wait until August 15th. Of course, I could just not get in this go-round and be waiting until August 15th 2012. Ugh.

Oh yeah, and you might have guessed by my blog's name-- I'm a goatherdess. What's that, you say? Well, like a shepherdess (I'm that too, admittedly), but with goats. I raise Boer goats and as strange/weird/odd/awkward as it may sound, they are my life. Don't get me wrong, I love my dogs and horses and everything else, and will likely have to spend the next 4-5 years of my life woefully goat-less, but I love goats.

So as you come along with me, you're likely to hear about goings-on around the farm, trials and tribulations of college life, and my journey to vet school.

Mi vida loca-- welcome to my crazy life.