Pigs in the SUV

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Our organic farm truly became a farm yesterday when we went and picked up 3 piglets. We bought 2 for slaughter in August and 1 to become a sow. In our truly nieve minds, we put down the back seats in the SUV and loaded an extra large dog crate filled with hay into the car.

As a family, we drove out to the pig farm about 45 minutes away. On the way there Billy and I were holding hands asking ourselves if we were sure we wanted to be farmers. Do we really want to do this or do we want to move back to the city and me teach Math!?! I thought my stomach would envoke a vomit for sure.

As we pulled up to the farm we saw a sow walking across the road. She was HUGE! Our first thought was OH MY GOODNESS!! WHAT HAVE WE DONE!! hahahaha. The kids were all screaming and jumping up and down. Abi was able to pick the male piglet and we bought both females. The females are a pink color and the male is a red/brown. They are a Duroc/Yorkshire mix.

After we loaded the crate and paid for them, I insisted on stopping at a meat store on the way home to pickup some local beef and pork. Man the color of this meat was amazing!! Then I HAD to stop by walmart to get the supplies for a "redneck" grow light. (more on this later).

We honestly could have already been home by the time I got in the car from Walmart. The pigs were smelling up the car but it wasnt really stinky it was just a distinct farm smell.

THEN.......we heard this strange smell and the pigs were throwing up due to motion sickness. ALL the kids were in the back gagging. Poor William was sitting in the far back next to the crate and he is the one that could see it. I had to let Abi hold him in the middle seat because he was dry heaving so heavily. We still had a 45 minute drive. Needless to say, we laughed so hard, while gagging that we were crying.

After we bathed everyone and put them to bed early, we realized it.......we were officially farmers.