i really want a baby goat

I've wanted a baby goat for a really long time now...

I keep trying to convince Rob to let us have a baby goat, we have a lovely space in the back yard for a goat that's even fenced in from the people who lived here before him.

Reasons to have a baby goat:

-we wouldn't have to mow the lawn -ever (there's a lady up in Washington who has a goat lawn mowing business, she advertises as a green way to mow lawns for large businesses, all they have to do is fence in the area they want mowed, they call her up, she brings thirty hungry goats, lets them loose, and then they go about mowing (and fertilizing at the same time) away, apparently they only eat the bad stuff and leave the good stuff (weeds are tastier) and they do an excellent job of only chewing down to a certain ideal length of grass...this lady is actually making decent money with this business and isn't struggling at all, so they must do an exceptional job)

-goat milk and goat cheese are much easier for the human stomach to digest than cow milk and cheese, not to mention it would be local, all natural, loved and treated very humanely, and when the world starts to end in 2012, at least we'll have some good dairy to eat while everyone else is starving cause they only have their dogs...

-the cats need a new friend...they are indoor cats and do not get to see much excitement these days with both me and Rob being gone now during the day, most people do not think much about their cat's happiness when they're at work, but cats have feelings too

-They are so cute & I hear they like to cuddle

-They help with trash compacting and disposal, as well as fertilizer for the garden we're starting (and will need in 2012)

-I keep on hearing about people having pet goats, it's a repeated theme in the past few weeks. I believe I now have 3 regular clients who own pet goats at my massage place & I get to hear about how awesome they are all the time. Now when something keeps on popping up from random people in random places (there are more incidents involving goats than just my massage clients), then it's the universe telling you it's a good idea and you need to do it, period.

-Apparently (which I learned from my clients), they're super affectionate, very much like dogs, but better of course since they don't bark or pee on the floor when company comes over & they don't have to be running about in the park all the time like many large dogs do.

-If we get tight on money we can open a small petting zoo.

-Portland allows each household to own either one goat or three chickens without a special farming license. They wouldn't pass that law if they didn't think it was a good idea (and chickens aren't cuddly).

-Baby mountain goats are good climbers...
I like climbing, baby goats like climbing, wouldn't it be great to have a pet that could teach you how to do cool things? Then when I become a famous rock climber and the magazines and documentary producers are interviewing me, they can be like "now Daria, tell us about your mentor" and I'll be like "well, it's my pet baby mountain goat, would you like to see some pictures?"

I could go on and on all night, but it's late and I must go dream of my pet baby goat now.