Hello!

Quite a blogging break I took!

First let me say Happy New Years to everyone!  We had a rough start to the holiday season due a horrible cold/flu that made it's rounds in the house, but we all recovered and was able to celebrate the holidays with friends and family.

 So to back up a bit.......

This is what occurred right before I went down with the flu.....

Our littlest piglet, named Elephant, wasn't doing so well...the cold, his smallness, and the fact that he was the runt of the litter was taking a toll on him.  We almost lost him, but thanks to some raw milk, Pedialyte, Med's, and some mothering for 36 hours from CC and I he bounced right back!

He turned in a little "monster piglet" the second day, not being happy sleeping in his tote!  He wanted to be swaddled and held! CC and I were tired from being up every hour, so I woke Scott up at 3:00 A.M. the second morning and we put him right back out in the barn with the others.

 It took him no time to settle into the hourly routine! We gave him warm milk, wrapped him in his towel and held him till he went to sleep, just like a baby!! Then put him down to sleep.  CC and I pumped up the air mattress and slept downstairs with him.

At 3:00 A.M. the first morning, he turned the corner and we knew he was going to be ok and he spent another 24 hours in the house.  He is currently healthy and happy and gaining weight daily.

CC and David were able to get us a real Christmas Tree from off our property once they were feeling better.  Sadly I didn't take a picture of it this year :(

We were thankful to have snow for Christmas!! This is one of my sugar pie pumpkins I grew.  I woke up one morning and Jack Frost had touched it!  I thought it looked just like one of those sugared fruits you buy in the store!

Our holidays were very quite and we enjoyed that!  My two boys that are living away came home and the six of us were together again.  They have since gone back and the house is quiet again with just the 4 of us here.  Lot's of plans are being made for spring with the garden and the barn yard.  It will be here before we know it!