See this wooden post?  It’s part of our old pig pen that we dismantled in order to build a new pig pen.  Because that’s what we do on Coal Creek Farm, we tear down stuff, move the stuff to another part of the farm and re-build the same stuff.  Keeps us from getting bored.

I have no idea why I’m laughing, but it probably has something to do with the realization that I’m tearing down a pig pen, because when you think about it….that’s pretty funny.

The ground was soggy the day we tore down the pen so we lifted the posts right out of the ground.  I decided I’d do this one all by my big self.  Do you see how helpful my youngest boy is?  He’s hitting the post with two little wonder bars.  So helpful.

You know those Scottish games where the Highlanders lift the giant poles and throw them?  I think I could do that.  I could be a Scottish Highlander.  I have the freckles.

This might be where I remembered I’m almost 41 years old, out of shape and my back just isn’t what it used to be.  Or…it’s my second attempt to get that dad-gum post out of the ground.

Yep…I got it out all by myself with no help from that little wonder bar boy.  Coming soon to Coal Creek Farm, four new pigs.  Stay tuned!!!

This is the giant slab of meat that I turned into a crown roast for Christmas.  I have maybe three billion pictures my daughter took of me hacking away at the thing.  Who wants to learn how to make a big meaty crown roast in three easy steps?

1. Get a pig.

2. Butcher pig.

3. Carve a crown out of the pig meat.

See, wasn’t that easy?

We all thought about it for a long time and decided the best place to put the tree was in fact, in front of the door.  No one comes it…no one gets out.  It’s perfect!