Creepy Crawlies

Wow! I can't believe it's time for school again! What a summer! The two pics above are the last swim & playday before school started. It's been awhile since I've blogged. Life seems like a roller coaster, ups, downs, and it never slows to let us off.

The creepy and crawlies are really on the move. Seems like everytime we go outside the boys catch something. Most of the pictures are self-explanatory. At least I don't have to worry about the kids keeping them. We have found horny toads, snakes, crickets, a baby MOLE, lizards, and of course there's Hammy. There's never a lack of creepies to be hunted around here. But I can sleep better knowing the boys can't keep them. Eventually they have to be released...unless they go AWOL and we never find them. We do have a couple of snakes that have gotten away. When the kids were smaller I picked up Noah's sleeping bag to roll it up after a sleepover. It seemed too heavy, and I figured out that was because there was a HUGE toad inside. Noah had slept with it in this sleeping bag. We're absolutely sure that we named that little man right.

You might be a redneck if the neighbor comes to get supper in a tractor. Well, at least we're in good company. Odd recognizes odd!

We do have a new resident. Rastus joined the funny farm last week. Pay close attention to his eyes. They remind us of a tired old man. His eyes seem hazel, and unlike the other pigs' eyes. He's only a couple of months older than the girls, but he weighs close to 100 lbs. He is ALOT of pig! He had had a long trip here , and was so tired when he got here, we had to literally dump him out of the kennel. The three little pigs are no longer the three musketeers. Now they remind me of the nursery rhyme of the pig that squealed "wee, wee, wee" all the way home. A friend gave us a bunch of apples, and they each make sure they get more than their fair share. One evening this week, we threw apples to them, and Rastus was after an apple that Porkchop wanted. She jumped him and and latched onto his ear. I believe we could have had a hippie hog with an earring if we wanted to. But we don't want him to get a complex, so we'll just stick with the traditional notches in their ears. Rastus sleeps across the dog house, and the girls sleep behind him. They don't seem to mind, unless we're yelling "Soo-wee." They're learning to come to call. Their ears flap when they're excited and running. Benny weighed the girls. Porkchop weighed 60 lbs, Sausage weighed 70 lbs, and Sowly weighed 80 lbs. I've truly never had animals who grew so fast. They're sure little porkers!!

Xavier started football this year. He's having a blast! His position is the strong-side guard and outside linebacker. I haven't seen Benny so excited about anything in the past. I'm glad he is. It gives him and Xavier something special in common. He looks just like a little man, and I can't stand it that he's growing up so fast! That little toot! Can't keep them young forever!