March

March flew by with a flurry of kids. The trend this year was for 3-4 am births which is both good and horrible. Horrible because I have to get up at 3am but nice because the rough stuff is done by 7.

For the most part, the weather held out and our birth days did not correspond with any of the frigid cold days we had this winter.

We went from two to forty in a flash. Yes, they're all cute. No, we've never had an ugly one. Some are cuter than others, of course. As in- the first born is always cuter than the last, lets face it those late kids kind of get the shaft in terms of cuddle time. We had several picked up early this year, some by 1-2 weeks of age so the barn never got to the overcrowded panic point.

Through March we also tried to think of ways to tire Ivy out - impossible! Our last weimaraner, Kaelyn was a bit of a sissy in the cold and she certainly didn't like getting muddy. Not Ivy! We quickly learned that long-haired weimaraners are completely oblivious to cold, snow, ice, frozen mud puddles, etc. We also learned that those lovely long tail plumes are like a damn sponge when it comes to mud. Ivy is fortunately crate trained and fortunately quite a happy pup most of the time. That wagging happy tail, however, did a number on our walls and doors. We decided that April would be a good time to give her a good trimming.