Not By The Hair of my Chinny Chin Chin.....

Last weekend we made our trip to Lucasville, OH.  We love it.  I have mentioned it many times before on here and especially how Serena hates when I buy animals because she fears that she will have to help haul them home.  However, we all know that Lucasville = some kind of animal.  They have everything and Tinia (lucas farm) does not want me to buy anything from there.  I follow her every word, but this one.  However I am very selective!! as opposed to what I used to be when I went there.

We bought many things and I admit that I wasn't very interested in the antiques this year.  I had the homestead on my mind!  Now I am not proud of that, because antiquing with mom and Serena rocks, but I did enjoy the animal side this year.  Next trip is Antiques.

I got several different bantam chickens of which I will post pictures of tomorrow.  I am in to them highly and they were from a breeder there I have worked with several years and they do breed appropriately and handle only full breeds. 

However we passed a vendor that had a play pen set up with 6 little piggies.  LOL.  Naturally I went nuts!  I have always wanted a micro pig, and would have thought I wanted a normal pig to raise to butcher but I don't have that space.  To my credit I did walk away and Mom looked at me and said "Get back there I am getting those pigs.  I am tired of hearing about them."  I picked out a pretty pink one and a black one.  A pair!  BIG MISTAKE.  Then Carrie looked at Serena with puppy dog eyes and with my persuasion I convinced her that her kids needed one, so she reached the woman a crisp 50 and got a black one.   Serena always has crisp bills.....I guess it comes with the Lincoln....I seem to have old wrinkled 5's. lol

The day went on.....the chickens we bought pooped all over mom's antiques which caused her a huge amount of stress lol.  We decided to leave and load all the stuff we had bought, including the free cat for Emma that she has fallen completely in love with.  We were unable to haul everything even though we had 2 carts so we went back for the pigs. 

When we brought the pigs back to the vehicle I was loading them in the cage.  The 2 black ones when in...then I had the pink on up getting ready to put it in, when my mom started screaming..."TAKE THAT THING BACK .....IT HAS RAW TAIL!"  Serena instantly laughing and agreeing because it would only happen to the rookie homesteader.   I saw what she was talking about and due to the heat and exhaustion I held it up to Keith without even thinking and said what is wrong with this pig?  He smiled and said....IT IS A BOY....THAT IS IT'S SCROTUM!  I immediately started letting mom have it and Serena spoke up...I thought that was it's Girl part.  Mom finished with that is the weirdest looking boy part I have ever seen!  LOL. 

Now can you imagine if Keith hadn't been with me and I had marched up to the seller demanding my money back as my mom told me to because it had what we thought was a boil on it's butt?  I would have been so embarrassed when they explained to me it was just a boy part!

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

Memorial Day Weekend Mania

Well I am exhausted!  I have done so much that I am sitting here trying to remember everything that I have to tell you guys.  First, my birthday was the 29th of May.  I was hoping for a micro pig, or a miniature horse, but didn't get those, however I did recieve great gifts.  Also I am sure that I didn't need any of them.  I have enough on my plate.

The first one being from my mom and dad.  As many of you know I have lost about 70 chickens total here on my homestead.  We would build a fence for them, patch holes, fix traps, only to find them gone again the next morning one at a time.  We even went as far as putting mini coops inside the fence and they still were attacked and drug through the wires.  Mom and Dad did want me to give up, but I refused.  I will have fresh eggs for my family at least along with meat.  Hopefully I can expand that to have these available to others one day.  Anyway, they bought all of the material to construct a predator proof chicken coop/run.  We got this!  Take a look.

Also, Serena, is a main character of this blog.  Mainly because we do everything together.  She did get me something very special for my birthday and it is the sign that is hanging on my coop.  It says "Rookie Homesteader".  I have it as the header picture of this blog so you can see it there too!  I love it!  BTW...here is a picture of her in her Lincoln that talks.  She won't let me haul animals in this!!!

My other dear friend Catrina got me some antique/primitive stuff which I am also into.  She got me the coolest thing....an egg carton that is painted brown with grungy cinnamon and well, it fits my lifestyle along with the mammy figure. lol.   Here is a picture of her....you will meet a lot of her too.

She volunteers at school.  She is also family.

My dear and wonderful Wife made my weekend.  SHE ADMITTED SHE LIKED HOMESTEADING.  You have to know Katie.  If it were her, she would live like the jetsons!  Now she is making homemade ice cream!  Who would have thought.  She also ordered me 2 signs for my farm that hasn't came in yet and I will be sure to put them up as soon as they are here. 

I am sure many of you remember my last post "The Itch with a name - Jackie".  Well, I had to go to the doctor....shots, steroids, cremes, and still I AM COVERED!  However, the garden is growing.  Take a look

Remember during all of this mom and my uncle are trying to get me to put viniger on my poison ivy.  They swear it is a miracle, so I tried....nothing!!!!!

And last I will leave you with some pictures of Emma playing in the bubble machine because they are just too cute not to!