Its been long...

I don't know if life will get anymore normal for awhile yet but everything is coming together. Our house is under contract to close middle of March and we are scheduled to get pigs the week of March 9th. I am excited about that because that means some normality to my life, I HOPE! I don't even know if that exists, it sure has never been a part of my life before. Anyways, Brian is at least working 20 days on and 10 days off now which driving to and from OK means we only get 7 days with him but I guess that is better than nothing. We will see how long this lasts because they have been laying rigs over left and right out there. So far we have been blessed so I really am TRYING not to complain, Brian I'm sure would disagree. The last two weeks I have been working at two different hog farms, I have learned and done a lot. After the third day the smell became more normal and almost comforting because it was my job and I was doing it and well I am going to have to do it, so that is that. I walked the bore, breed sows (AI), gave shots, induced sows, pulled babies (from inside), picked-up all the dead babies, picked-up after birth (yucky!!), processed the piglets which includes, shots, castration, cut tails, clip ears, tattoo ears. It has been a lot to learn and a lot to get over. All in all I am still really excited and am just trying to figure out how I am going to do everything. You know these last few years of my life have been pretty difficult because I am a pretty independent individual who expects a lot of myself and I have had to swallow a lot of pride and ask for help more often than not. The thing that is hardest for me to understand is why so many people want to help, just help with nothing in it for them, why? And the thing that hurts the worst is that I wonder if I would be like that and help as much as everyone has helped me. I really haven't had the time to do that for others so the thought has entered my mind often and I hope sometime soon I will be able to give back. Thanks everyone!! I will get better about updating our blog too.

Here are some cute pictures of the boys:

Parker after a play in a rain storm

Ready to go for a jog, airplanes and all.

Parker loves to help me cook, especially treats.

Gunnar loves this gun and I couldn't help take this picture after baths one night. Licking the bowl is our favorite!

Here is my handyman.

Love to you all.

Where am I!!

Well, today was the first day without a showing, boy was it nice! I did not make any of the beds and did not even fold the laundry that lay piled on, well my bed. FREEDOM!!!!! It felt like the day I realized I could roll my windows down and still have the heat on without anyone yelling at me because it was MY CAR!! Yeah!! FREEDOM!! I have been struggling with the boys eating again, its mostly Gunnar not wanting to eat but then he gets mad when Parker gets a cookie/treat and he doesn't. Well, Parker got a cookie and Gunnar was wailing on the floor until he realized that if he followed Parker around he could eat the crumbs that fell on the floor. I didn't know what to do, tell him he can't have the crumbs or smile at his geniuseness; I let him have the crumbs. Does anyone else's kids act like dogs or an animal? Dogs, that seems to be the animal of choice of this family. Oh, Gunnar also has been adding to his vocabulary and now says coyotes as he shoots his gun too. Toodalu