Crazy You Say?

We've all been there; babysitting that 4 year old that can't seem to leave anything alone, having the 6 year old get his toys out, even though you asked him to put them away, or when you're making dinner and the kid is hoarding around you like a vulture (guilty). Now picture Marlo (my pig). Everything listed above is one of the many battles I encounter with her.
Marlo is synonyms with crazy, wild, senseless, outlandish, and ridiculous. This phsycotic four-legged phsyco has more energy than one can imagine. Come feeding time, it looks as though she hasn't seen food in weeks! She'll run around the pen, jumping in the air and running into anything that gets in her way. Then, to make matters worse, she'll run over to you (or run over you) and begin chewing on your boots! And if you ask her to stop, it's like telling a brick wall to soften up! And don't even get me started on the water! Lets just say I leave the pen with more water on me then in the water bucket.....all because of little Miss Marlo.
I actually took the time to look up the meaining of Marlo's name and it just so happens to mean "Drained lake"......well by golly, that pig is draining her lake all over me!

The Farm Expands in Family Members!

Their tails were curled tighter than Arby's curly fries, and their four little legs ran faster than the Kenyans. As they were squealing with every ounce of oxygen in their lungs, I stood in there, stuck in the mud and getting snowed on. But even the snow and mud and bitter winds couldn't blow the excitement out of me....the farm was bringing home show pigs! That's right...show pigs! This past Sunday, the Raymond Family Farm brought home 3 hogs; 2 gilts (females) and 1 barrow (male). Marlo, one of my pigs, is an all black gilt with more energy than the Energizer Bunny himself. Then there's Bauer...like Eddie Bauer or Bauer Hockey Sticks. He's the total opposite, being as lazy as men on a Sunday afternoon. And last but not least is little miss Aldous, the sweetheart of the bunch. She will be shown by another 4-Her who is keeping her at our farm.

There's not much to tell about these pigs right now but I will say, their unpredictable personality leads me to believe that my blog will hold many more stories about these crazy guys. Until then, stay tuned for the rest of the story....

(From Left to Right) Bauer, Marlo, and Aldous