Recently we have recieved a "visitor" for our Mercy Cow. She was very excited for a little extra conversation and someone to meet at the water bucket and hay feeder. She was sure swooning over the younger lad. So Emma the other day says "Hey Dad! The cows are having piggy back rides!"
Then, this morning the Slaughter van pulled up to take away two of the bigger pigs we raised for friends. He was scheduled at 8. The exact time for getting off to school. Before they showed up we had a conversation about what was happening today. We've been through it before so the kids new instantly that they were getting bacon and ham. Anyway we go off to school and come back. Laying on the ground is the carcass and Marshall props up in his seat to get a better view, and says "yup there's the pig, he's cutting the pig", Like it was no big deal. We got in the house and there was no distracting him from this pink thing hanging from a wench on the truck. After many attempts to distract him I figure, well if it's not bothering him and he's asking a million questions, it'll be okay. When they are all done with the two pigs, one of the slaughterers walked around and was checking out the cows. Mercy stepped up with a look in her eye, saying don't you dare take my man.
Moral of the story: don't let your kids hang out at the Thompsons
4 comments:
Piggy back rides! That's hilarious! Funny how some stuff just doesn't bother kids and some stuff does. Deaven helped me cooked dinner the other night and I refered to the "blood" of the ground beef. He was like...blood...we eat, blood. What?!!? He had a little adjusting to do.....and it had never ever occured to me that it would effect him that way. Too funny to have kids!
Ah life on a farm!
Okay so I want to know what the "wench" on the back of the truck looked like.
just kidding...
Was Pops there to revel in the slaughter?
eric
Ah, life on the farm, eh? Dalton doesn't like to see whole chicken or turkeys when I roast those... everything else is ok. Abby and Lori just follow suit, of course, so everyone is fake puking everywhere. Nice. Kids are crack ups! Now, to find a market and a way to get those moments on video, we'd all be living the big life off of their 'stand up comedy'!
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