I feel I have to catch up (here) on two weeks worth of life, but as this is impossible, I will relate some highlights.
We carolled at the local Dollar General store on Christmas Eve. Christmas morning the boys served Mass in the new cassocks (ordered in June, promised in September, arrived the week before Christmas).
Christmas day was wonderful. We had some friends over and sang and rejoiced together. During the next few days, we did some day-visiting with friends, having some of the best pumpkin pie and boston butt found in the world. My sister came to visit, and again we celebrated Christmas.
Finally we got back to work here. As noted on the 29th, we had a dry-lot issue. We built a new pen, house, and moved the boar and gilts without incident (Is it experience or luck? Am I almost ready to write a book?). We will leave the two muddy pens empty for at least 3 months.
Of note, Mrs. Curley received a digital camera for Christmas. The video a few days ago is courtesy of "Mrs. Curley's" new piece of technology. (What happened to 'flipping the switch' on technology? Another story to be discussed, but already this new marvel of technology has proven the saying, true even of so-called labor-saving devices: the more you have, the more time you have to spend taking care of it.)
Merry Christmas! Oremus pro invicem!
3 comments:
I'm glad that you were able to relocate your pigs without incident, Mr C. We've been blessed with reasonably good weather for our first foray into home pork production, thank goodness. Actually, if you sent some of that rain back towards OK, we'd much appreciate it! :-)
It was good to hear that you had a blessed Christmastide. It is nice to be able to take a break and reflect for a time. Please give my best wishes to Mrs C and the children...
Thanks for the warm wishes. More rain this morning, but reports from the children are that the new pen didn't flood yesterday. I will go out and see for myself this morning....
Eric's quote is so true to life and I can relate. The problem is that, for most of us, it's hard to get "from here to there" without that word of knowledge, i.e. without that personal experience of Christ telling us something. Even if everyone else is! The human condition I guess.
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