I know, I know...And I have absolutely no excuses for letting this go so long. It's kinda like dusting - I know it needs to be done, but it just takes so much effort! Not really though, I guess I just need to get focused!
Anyway, like the title says, it's "Piggin' Time!" Some of you may be asking exactly what that means, so here's the info and a few pics to go along with it:
This is the time of year when Cody (and us) get down and dirty with the Young County Livestock Show. Yes, I did say "us." Although I never dreamed I'd do it, in the past 4 years since Cody has been showing pigs, I've cleaned pins, shoveled poop, "slopped the hogs", and yes, even petted the cute little creatures. Now you have to understand that our pigs are "barn spoiled" so they aren't your everyday, run-of-the-mill pigs. Our pigs don't roll in the mud, often, and they don't sleep outside. They are pampered and have nice soft woodshavings to sleep on, heat lamps to sleep under, and four walls to keep the wind away. So I don't mind so much getting in there and helping out. I've even been known to walk them occassionally. Now this is something Jeff has been doing for years because he did this with Justin and Steven when they were in school, and now he's "enjoying" the experience all over again. Aren't the just the cutest! (I'm talking about my boys, not the pigs!!)
Cody and Dad, sharing a moment.Anyway, Cody had 2 pigs again this year, Shaker and Blue. Shaker missed making the weight for the county show by 3 pounds, so now she'll be "meat in the freezer. Blue made it in though, got a 6th place ribbon, and made it into the sale. We didn't really sell him though because we're taking him to Fort Worth next week for the BIG show. (They don't really sell their animals. The people bid on the kids to help them get back some of the money they spent on their animals. You'd just have to be there...) So hopefully next week Cody and Blue will put on a good show for the judge and he can make some more money for his college fund. Then Blue will load up on the truck and be "meat" in somebody else's freezer.
Cody at the premium sale on Saturday, but not with one of our pigs.
Thanks Mom and Dad for coming to spend the weekend with us! We enjoyed having Nana and Pawpaw here for support, and someone to go shopping with (mostly me on that one!!) Mom and I actually spent more time in the car Saturday than we did shopping. WOW! Cody is so lucky to have you guys here and so are we. We did miss having Justin, Angela, Sydney, Jeffrey, Jami, Jaden, Jaxon, Joey and Leslye here though, and so did the pigs. They seem to do so much better when they have their fans here. Maybe next year...So, if you find yourself with nothing to do next Friday...drive on up to Fort Worth, to the Will Rogers Stadium, and come watch a very handsome young man show-off his very clean and well-behaved pig. Who knows, we might even get some shopping in then too!!!
