ZF - they are great for hilly areas. What you could do is get 2 or 3, give them a decent fenced area with water and shelter (goat proof fencing is different to sheep fencing), then just tether them for a few hours at a time in the area you need to them to work in

Feeling heavy since the having the muffins, oh and the sticky chicken.

Christy - DD1 has martial arts twice a week, I have been hoping sneak out for a quick walk. There are many parents who never even step in the door, so me ducking off for 15 minutes should be acceptable.

Ooh yes the kids meals. Mostly trying to feed them the same as us, or a slight variation of. Was good an did not have DD1's rejected sandwich from lunch as I already had mine, so I gave it to DH and he just filled it with his extra ingredients. Normally I would have scoffed it along with my food. We also have chooks, so I just remind myself what they don't eat is not waste, the chooks turn it into eggs, or sometimes the dog gets it.