The Brain is gone and more...

So, Tuesday night just as the big storm was beginning
my hubby and the kids loaded up the Brain to
haul him to the butcher.
Who is the Brain you ask?
Well he is one of our pigs.
We name all our animals and this pair of pigs'
names are Pinky and the Brain
after those cartoon mice from the 90's.
Apparently the Brain was very reluctant to get into
the trailer and it took forever to get him loaded up.
I sent Chyann out with the camera and none of
the pig pictures came out good, but she did get an
alright one of the Turkeys..
Aren't they getting big?

Yes, I this is my eldest son.
He doesn't care for his pic to be taken so
he usually makes himself scarce when the camera
comes out.
I cannot stand the long hair on boys that is
popular these days, but you have to pick your battles
when your kid is 17, so he can have his hair as long as
he wants if it's kept clean.
He really has the best hair in the house thick and curly.
He detests it tho, longing for pin straight hair like Caden.

Sunday even though it was colder than crap
Chyann was out working with the horses.
Jenny has lost even more of her tail.

We made Christmas tree ornaments too.
Check out Caden's toothless smile.
He lost his other front tooth and looks adorable.
Earlier in the day he found a cow tooth and decided to
put it under his pillow for the Tooth fairy too.
Much to his surprise the Tooth Fairy didn't take it.

Back to Wednesday.
My hubby took that big green truck you seen in this pic
and busted the drifts up the drive way just to make sure we
could get out in the van.
As we were getting ready to leave he says,
you think we should take the truck? I said yes.
He said, I think we can make it in the van.
So off we went at 455am, the temp was 18*
with a North wind gusting to 40.. .

We were busting through drifts with no problem
until so much snow built up under the hood that the
alternator belt was blown off.
Not a good thing when the van dies right in the middle
of a drift and you are about 5 miles from home.
Good thing my hubby can fix anything.
He got out and managed to get the belt back on
without the belt tool. See how handy he is?
Now we just have to get out of the drift.
And do you think we had any shovels?
Nope, just a few snow brushes.
An hour or so later we are back on the road
soaking wet.
I was 45 min late for work and he was an hour late.

The kids had a snow day and were out shoveling when
we got home from work.
Colton had cleared off the porch and had made a good dent
in removing the drift from around the car and garage.

And where was I when all this shoveling and snow blowing
was going on?
In my nice warm house watching from the window!