It's a Christmas Goat!

Hollie and I feel a little overwhelmed this time of year with gratefulness. We love and appreciate every single person who shops local, and shops handmade, even when it's sometimes easier to run out to the nearest box store.

We're really, really lucky to be able to do what we do and to have the support of our friends, family and community along the way. We wanted to give back, somehow, and we decided that a good way to start would be by supporting Oxfam.  We're sending a happy little couple of goats to a place where they are needed, and these goats will come with animal vaccinations, animal health training and instruction on marketing the products these goats can provide. Not only that, but the goats will be purchased locally in the area they are most needed, and the first female kid produced by these goats will be given to another family who needs it.

We also chose to give the gift of a planted vegetable garden. It didn't come with any pictures of cute animals getting married though, so it's not nearly as cute. Needed and appreciated, yes. Cute, not so much.

Anyway, we really do want to say Thank You to everyone. You can consider this a gift from the entire community, because without you guys supporting us, we wouldn't be able to pay it forward, Kevin Spacey style.  If you want to send your own super adorable goats, there's a whole variety of much-needed gifts available at Oxfam Unwrapped.

Merry Christmas!