Catching Up...

 It's Friday today.

Yesterday was a REALLY fun day!

first, a couple of pictures I got 

from Jim from the freezer camp

visit on Wednesday...

Kyle, trying to convince the final hog

that getting into the trailer would

be a good idea!

The beef they just hung as we were

arriving. Our hogs would be hanging

there next to them in an hour...

Thursday morning we got up and ate

some breakfast.

We got about a half an inch of rain

overnight, and it turns out when Kyle

got home from Dashing Wed night,

he got his VW stuck in the mud 

in his driveway.

So after his morning chores, he

hopped in his truck and made it

about 10 feet.

Haha.

Next he got into the Trooper!

It's 4-wheel drive, and his

favorite vehicle to drive anyway.

He tootled (ok, slipped and slid)

down the backroads into town.

Giggling the entire way.

Men....

By the time he arrived and we all

got into the car, we knew we were

going to miss out on the pigs at the 

auction, but we weren't planning to

buy any. 

It's a little over an hour from town.

It was a nice drive and we had a 

good visit while driving.

Once we got there, they were just

getting started with the cattle.

They are a LITTLE less expensive

than they have been in the past,

but still WAAAAAAAAAY

more than they should be or than

we could hope to afford.

Guess I'll just be buying another

quarter beef to put in the freezer.

darn.

I really miss having cows!

These were some little bottle calves.

Probably only a few days old.

They each sold for about $50.

But you still have to bottle feed them

multiple times a day, and if you

don't have a milk cow, you also have

to purchase milk replacement powder.

And bottle calves never grow as big

as a mom raised cow.

They were cute, but we weren't interested.

Some of the herds were a little wild!

The auctioneer sat in this little alcove

where he could see he ring and the

people bidding. He had two helpers

to keep up with the paperwork

and update the display TVs.

Jim and Kyle sat above us on the

top row. Neither of us wanted to

climb up that high.

There were no steps between the

rows of benches and it was a 

BIG step.

That's us... Rod is wearing a red

checked flannel shirt.

It was chilly since it rained all day.

He was a CUTIE, but was nearly $2000.

Next they sold a bunch of sheep and goats.

We left part way through.

The benches were REALLY hard,

and we were getting hungry.

A quick stop at Subway for a sandwich,

and we were back on the road.

Today the guys are working in the house

since the garden is still pretty muddy.

Wednesday after freezer camp 

Jim and Kyle got the tomatoes all

in the ground.

They've been working in the attic getting

all the AC ducts and vents installed.

And I just got this picture from Kyle.

They have almost finished the master

bathroom!

I'm getting ready to teach tonight's class...

Hope you had a wonderful week!

It's been a fun,

busy,

productive week.

We are sure looking forward to

getting a freezer full of pork!!!