{"id":31732,"date":"2013-02-05T00:09:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T08:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=31732"},"modified":"2013-02-05T00:09:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T08:09:12","slug":"we-love-ewe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/31732","title":{"rendered":"We Love Ewe!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tFirst, before you click on &#8220;continue reading,&#8221; you must\u00a0need prepare yourself for <strong>cuteness overload<\/strong>. That&#8217;s right, I said &#8220;must need&#8221; because the situation is more than just a must, or a need, it&#8217;s &#8230; a must need.<\/p>\n<p>How this phrase made its way into the authorized language of the academic world has always perplexed me. But I digress &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, I showed you the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/31677\">lamb babies<\/a> Kim surprised me with on a visit she made Sunday. Her little fur babies are snuggly, cuddly, and just oh so precious. And when I say babies, I mean <em>babies, <\/em>just two days old when I first laid eyes on them.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, they made their first appearance in the farm offices. (After all, it <em>was<\/em> Monday.) These little cutie-patooties need to be bottle-fed four times a day (lucky us!).<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s recap. 25\u00a2 onesies from Goodwill to secure their diapies. Oh ba-a-a-a-by. Stylish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-31764\" title=\"cutie_lambies-3545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cutie_lambies-3545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lunch, comprised of fresh, raw milk from my Jersey girls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They couldn&#8217;t quite figure out what to nibble on between bottle feedings. The computer cords around the office were a big hit. Luckily, their teeth haven&#8217;t come in yet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Here, you nibble on this bushel basket and I&#8217;ll nibble on your ear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-31770\" title=\"cutie_lambies-3547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cutie_lambies-3547.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Then, nap time! Also a little tricky, as they insisted on napping together &#8230; in someone&#8217;s lap. Ace got the hang of one-handed typing fairly quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image wp-image-31773\" title=\"cutie_lambies-3555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cutie_lambies-35551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"253\" \/>It&#8217;s magazine deadline, so of course these little cuties were a welcome distraction from our toil, but we couldn&#8217;t let ourselves get distracted for long.<\/p>\n<p>The adventures of Piper and Patch (awesome name suggestions Kimberly Moorhouse!) will continue once the magazine has been put to bed. Stay tuned! Must need: CUTENESS.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, before you click on &#8220;continue reading,&#8221; you must\u00a0need prepare yourself for cuteness overload. That&#8217;s right, I said &#8220;must need&#8221; because the situation is more than just a must, or a need, it&#8217;s &#8230; a must need. 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