Introducing Dexter!!!!!!!!

Ok I know I know I haven’t had a post in a long time and I sincerely apologize I will do my best to never let that happen again. But back to Dexter, this little bundle of joy is my new cousin, isn’t he the sweetest thing you have ever seen. I just want to snuggle with him. If you travel over to afarmerslfe.blogspot.com, you can check out his mommy’s blog and I am sure more pictures of him. Now what have the hubs and I been up to since my last post. Well mainly working like crazy, jobs, pigs, pigs and more pigs. From showing at the State Fair, which by the way we happened to have several champions, to having new litters of pigs, to breeding the sows for this winter’s litters, to getting the buildings ready for the winter. We have been a bit busy but that is the life that we live. Now we begin to enter harvest for both our jobs, hopefully the weather will cooperate and allow for a quick and painless harvest. I promise a wonderful Lasagna recipe tomorrow! Have a wonderful Monday.

Go Royals!!!!!!!!!!!! or Lets just enjoy the Fireworks!

Well as a family outing we decided to head on up to a Royals game, actually this was PP's father's day present. We had so much fun enjoying the newly remodeled stadium, though we truly wished the Royals would have been able to win the game. The Hubs swears that he is never going back to another Royals because he has been to so many and never seen them win. But I am sure that I will manage to get him there one day!

Happy Birthday America!!!!!

I love the 4th of July, it is so much fun getting together with family and friends and shooting off fireworks, and celebrating our freedom. Yet I do have a profession that requires me to be at work on this National holiday, corn doesn't stop growing to observe the day. So this equals 120 young adults and 144 bomb pops yummy!!!!!!!!

Here are a few enjoying their snack.

Cameron appears to really be enjoying all of his bomb pop!

Wow do I love the kiddo's that work here they are so much fun! Hope each of you celebrate this great nation!

Last Thought: Last night the pig family all headed out on a family trip to the Royals game. I hope to have the pics up for you tomorrow!

Spring Clean Up, YAY!!!!!!!!

Now each winter the farm tends to get a bit messy, I mean let’s be serious pigs can be such pigs. And I will be honest we do tend to put the clean up task off as long as possible, because it isn’t exactly a pleasant job. But the clean up did allow me to drive around on the tractor and using the scoop. This was the first time I had ever had to really do this so Hubby my prince did swoop in and attempt to teach me how to properly do this, shortly before he just decided to do it himself. This was ok by me as well. So now that the homestead is all spic and span clean we are ready for more piggies to come join the family.

Check me out I am trying to seem to know what I am doing, it appears that someone is closely watching over me.

Big Bro Zach and his driving skills, do you notice a theme of someone watching over us.

Last thought: I just got call from the hubby that there are some new little piglets coming as we speak! Woohoo hopefully I can convince him to take the time to get some great pictures for you.

Spaghetti a la Hubby

Now I don’t know about many of you other wives out there but I happened to marry a meat and potatoes lover. There is nothing that would make him happier than a supper of a pork chop and fried potatoes each night. But every now and then a girl has to have a little bit of what she likes. I, as the pasta lover in this marriage, definitely have a need for a big bowl every now and then. What I have found is that if the sauce is really meaty the hubby can even love the results.

2 carrots diced
4 stalks celery diced
1 onion diced
½ lb Italian pork sausage
½ lb Lean ground beef
1 ½ cup beef stock
1 large can of crushed tomatoes
3 cloves of garlic chopped
A pinch of crushed red pepper
Salt and Pepper to taste 1 cup plus more for topping Italian blend shredded cheese
Angle hair pasta

Sauté the first three ingredients in olive oil until soft, remove from pan. In the same pan brown the meat, once browned drain. Add meat and veggie mixture back to pan and deglaze with beef stock. Add the tomatoes, garlic, red pepper and salt and pepper. Simmer with the lid on until mixture is thick about 30 minutes, then remove the lid and simmer for another 15 minutes. While mixture finishes cook pasta according to package directions. If sauce is to thick for you add a bit of the pasta water. Once you have drained the pasta mix it with the sauce and add cheese stir to combine. And yummy yummy there is a hearty supper.

Last thought: This dish is his preferred way that I make spaghetti, I like it as well but soon I share with you my beloved spaghetti recipe.