On the Farm with Gracie

This is me, Gracie, heading out to see my Mom… My Mom, fondly known as Mamma Bear, hates this red coat that the humans dress me in. You can’t see it but I actually am wearing one of the Paca Pops Kidz sweaters underneath… that flintstone sweater kept me really warm. As I was born premature my hair wasn’t as long as it should of been so I needed all the help I could get. In this photo you might also notice that I froze my ears..yup, I lost the tips of both of them.

Then my huwoman came up with another idea… wait she is looking for the photo.The huwoman thought my stub ears might be bothering me so our came a sweater and scissors.. Do I not resemble E.T.? Certainly made more than a few people laugh but it kept me warm.. My routine for the winter of 2008/2009 was out in the barn with my Mom during the day (if it wasn’t too cold) and in the house for an extra bottle and a sleep over with my buddy Tonka. Did I neglect to tell you about all the games I had with Tonka and Casey? We chased each other around the house; good thing the humans kitchen had an island, it made for a great race track.

Tonka has really big soft ears that I love to chew on AND there were tons of toys in the human house. Do you know how much fun you can have with a sneaker? Love chewing on shoe laces, taking papers out of the recycle bin or out of the human hands that were trying to read them. When I was really small I didn’t get into a ton of trouble but as I grew and my reach extended I did manage to get into a wee bit of trouble.

The humans learned that if you didn’t want Gracie to have it not to leave anything where Gracie could reach it can curiosity just gets the best of me. It wasn’t long until I could reach things on the counter. And when the human opened the fridge door and got out the milk and yogurt. Yee Ha.. party time! The humans experimented with different foods as well as my alpaca crunchies and hay.. I love asparagus, carrots, lettuce etc. Okay, let’s get serious, I love most anything that is a fruit or vegetable.

Should probably tell you how much fun it was to see the reaction on the faces of folks that happened to stop by for coffee and a chat.  Settled in to have a wee visit and then I would make my appearance.  Shocked would be an understatement.  The best was when they had their back to me .. how much fun to come up behind them and nuzzle them or better yet start yanking on a their shirt or blouse.  Such fun!

Well, the days started getting warmer and I started spending more time outside with my Mom and the other alpacas. I think the humans missed having me in the house so everytime they would come out to the barnyard I would be allowed out to follow them around and play. It became and still is the daily ritual and I get really upset if they don’t let me out. Sometimes I even spend time in the shop helping???? the humans getting Paca Pops Kidz sweater orders ready to go.

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