My childhood dream..

I grew up in a town where you either worked in the factory or you were somewhat rich and had your own land and owned your own farm. One of my childhood friends grandparents owned a horse farm, and I love going out to visit them. We would get on our bikes and take the 45 minute ride to their place quite often. As soon as you came down the landway this huge St. Bernard would greet you by jumping up on you and putting his huge paws on your shoulders and look you straight in the eye. I was knocked down by him a few times, but he was an absolute sweetie, never would do anything to harm you. We would spend the day then watching the horses, feeding them, letting them run loose in the yard etc. I always had huge respect for the grace and size of these majestic animals, and I still really love horses even though I am scared to death of them now, due to an incident at a hike along one of the local trails back home. Now I rather stand on the other side of the fence of them then be close up in with them.
Another friend of mine had a barn with rabbits and guinea pigs in their backyard.They had cats and dogs and we would always find more stray dogs and cats to bring to her house. And I absolutely loved it there. This is from where I got my first and only guinea pig. Which was just the love of my life at that time. The only thing that I have a hard time dealing with is when the pets die, because they are such an integrated part of the family, they are not just animals to me, they are members of my family.
So all along I wanted to grow up and have my own farm with tons of animals. If I had my say I would have my whole house full of pets right now. From guineapigs to bunnies, to bird to cats, and a few donkeys in my backyard.
It's nice to hear my daughter talk about when she grows up now, because she constantly talks about having a house full of pets and just having rooms just for them. Wonder where she got that from? And she still wants it even though she is totally allergic to furry creatures. You should see the poor girl when we go to the Donkey Sanctuary and she forgets to take the allergy medication, but she wouldn't miss that for the world.