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<\/a><\/p>\nThere she is with Vanilje. Her solution? Calling me “goat Lasse”. Which I rather like. Some people might say that’s not a flattering nickname. But then those people just need to spend some more time with goats, I say.<\/p>\n
I was sitting with the goats when one of the boys came over with a football. He asked Mads if he wanted to play football. Soccer. Mads looked at the ball and twitched nervously and ran away. He does NOT like footballs. So the boy asked me if I wanted to do a “nikker” which sounds almost like a racial slur, but it’s just Danish slang for heading the ball. I said no, though. Sitting down like that I was afraid I wouldn’t so much head the ball as I would have the ball crash in my face and destroy y glasses. Instead I let him throw the ball to me so I could catch it. And then I threw it back. And we did that a couple of times. And then he asked me to throw the ball to him so he could head it. So I did that. And he headed the ball back to me and I caught it. And we did that for a while. I had some excellent one-handed saves, I tell you. And then another boy came and joined and I was throwing the ball to them and they’d head it back to me. Good fun. It made me miss football. I used to play football all the time when I was a kid. Now I only watch it on TV. And play it on the computer. Even though I didn’t kick the ball at all I still got a bit of a surge in my stomach. Missing it. I should join them when they play football out on the pitch sometimes. That’d be fun. Kick a ball about again.<\/p>\n
Not all is pure joy at the playground, though. Kurt told me that he is taking Vanilje and Magnethe back to his place. To be with the buck. Yeah, Vanilje is supposed to be pregnant already. But I guess they’re not completely sure that it has taken. So they’re both going. I’m going to miss them so much. Kurt said it wouldn’t be too long though. He was hoping only a week or so. I guess I can survive that. Mads is just going to have to suffer my undivided attention, the poor guy! And hopefully soon there will be a sweet, new foal to cheer me up too.<\/p>\n
Oh I have taught myself a magic trick. I can make peanuts and raisins disappear! This trick works best when seated next to the goats, for some reason. What I’ll do is that I’ll take a few peanuts and raisins and put them in my hand. Then I’ll hold out my hand and close my eyes and say the magic words “abrakadabra, goatsie-woatsie, hulubulu Lotte hvor er du henne”. And then when I open my eyes the raisins and nuts are all gone! Boy, I tell you, the goats really love that trick! They get all excited whenever I start to do it! I think I have a promising future as a magician.<\/p>\n
And I am sleeping better, still. Phew.<\/p>\n
Now a coupla pics.<\/p>\n
Oh Magnethe I will miss you so. You better come back pregnant. Then maybe people will stop calling you fat!<\/p>\n Mads getting himself tangled up in the rope.<\/p>\n And enjoying the sunshine. <\/p>\n I just.. couldn’t… resist…<\/p>\n![\"magnethe\"](\"..\/pictures\/thumbs\/2007\/070503_magnethe_th.jpg\" "\\"magnethe\\"\/")
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![\"mads\"](\"..\/pictures\/thumbs\/2007\/070503_madsme_th.jpg\" "\\"mads\\"\/")
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