Number of years in the average goat's lifespan: 12
Number of years until Emily leaves for college: 2
Number of colleges I have found (on vast online searches) which allow BYOG (Bring Your Own Goat): 0
(I'm not a math whiz, but is anyone else seeing a problem here?)
Number of years a goat can live if it is especially well cared for: 20 (hmmm...makes you think)
Number of days we have had goats: 79
Number of days in 12 years: 4383
Number of days left: 4304 (unless we pamper them, then up to 7226)
Number of chapters in most goat manuals devoted to raising goats for profit: 4
Number of chapters devoted to having goats as pets: 0-1
Number of plants poisonous to goats: 68
Number of these plants growing on our property: 12
Number of these plants our goats have definitely eaten: 4 (yikes, and we just noticed avocado is on the list!)
Number of times a day our goats are fed: 2
Number of times a day we sweep, scoop or shovel up goat poop: immeasurable (it would probably be easier to count the minutes we are not doing this)
Number of times a day I ask myself, "Why didn't we just get a kitten?": also immeasurable
Physical, emotional, and financial cost of 2 pet "goat boys": Priceless
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