I have had some worrisome days. Magnethe is not well. So that has been mostly on my mind this week.

I had a dentist’s appointment on Tuesday, and afterwards I went to the goats. Magnethe was really sluggish and unresponsive. And it looked like she was flexing her stomach, trying to push something out. Maybe a pregnancy problem or a digestive problem? She’s not supposed to have kids for another month or two. Sigrid said that she thought there wouldn’t be anything living coming out. But I’ve since felt that there might be something alive in there. And Alice said she thought so too. So I’m hoping the kids are okay and that it’s a tummy problem. The last three days I’ve just been keeping her company. Yesterday she barely moved around at all. We wanted to take her inside to get her away from the attention and kids at the playground, but she didn’t want to go inside. And we didn’t want to make her. She found a spot she seemed to like just outside the goat house and she just stood there. Eventually sat down. In the sunshine. She seemed a little better today. I walked around with her. She’d walk a little bit. Stand still. Sit down. Get up and walk a little more. Stand. Sit down. When she sat down I’d sit next to her and scratch her and stroke her back. She was still slow and sluggish, but at least a little more lively. But then we took her temperature and it was too high. The vet had said to watch out for that. So we called the vet to come look at her. He hadn’t been there by the time I left. But I hope he can help her. I’m just mostly scared because of what happened to Vanilje. When she died with the stillborn kid. It’s scary if there’s something wrong with Magnethe’s pregnancy. Maybe she’s too old be having kids now. Alice said as much too. They gave her some medicine to help with digestion, and it seemed that helped a little. So I’m really hoping that’s what it is, and that it’ll get better now. She hasn’t been eating much and that’s obviously a problem for a pregnant goat.

It’s just very worrying, but I am feeling a little more optimistic now. Hopefully it will all be okay.

Here’s a picture of the two of us today: plume.dk/pics/displayimage.php?pid=5498. Relaxing in the sunshine.

Also, I found out that the buck has been named Preben. I thought they weren’t going to name him, since he’s no staying. But I guess they changed their minds. Preben was one of the names suggested for Bob when he was named. Along with my suggestion, Tyson. I think Preben suits the buck better. That’s quite good.

Feel better, Magnethe.

Got myself a haircut. Super short for the summer. To be honest it’s probably a little too short. I have had thinning hair since I was a teenager, I think it gets a little too obvious when my hair is this short. But oh well, I don’t care. I wear my cap every time I go out. And it feels nice and comfy. So that’s the main thing for me.

After the hair cut I went and spent some time with the goats. The sun broke free and I got a little spell of summery time. That was very nice. I do enjoy sitting on the ground with lazy goats around me. Relaxing in the sunshine. Here’s a picture of Bob and mama Magnethe chilling: plume.dk/pics/displayimage.php?album=38&pid=5496. And here is a picture of me hugging the buck: plume.dk/pics/displayimage.php?album=38&pid=5497. He is a sweet boy. He’s very strong and when there’s food or Bob around he can be quite forceful. But most of the time he’s really calm and easy to be around. Doesn’t mind being hugged at all. I hope he passes those traits on to his kids. I dreamt about him last night too. It was my birthday and as a present I got to have him at my house (my parents’ house actually) for the day. So that was good fun. The gift of goats.

In other news, my dad met the Danish queen. There’s a picture of it here: kongehuset.dk/regentparrets-haveselskab-pa-fredensborg-slot. He’s the one sitting just to the right of the queen. On the left of the picture. How about that? For an American that would be like sitting next to Obama, I think. Except EVERYONE loves the queen. Way more than any politicians. My dad is involved with an organisation that helps children from Greenland, and they were invited to this royal event type thing. So he got to talk to the queen. It sounds like it was quite a nice experience. We do have a friendly queen.

I get to talk to goats, though. So I’m good.