The latest and greatest winter storm didn't result in quite what was predicted but still created a bit of a mess to clean...especially after Teresa got her car stuck in the driveway. As a result of the foot or so of snow and ice, I have been spending my evenings shoveling and snowblowing. I was almost finished with the back drive last night when I had to do a double take. I had Izzy to my right and I saw Piper running down the path to the house on my left with a pig following. A pig? Yes, a pig. Luckily, Piper turned and stopped the pig from reaching the house as I stumbled to get the snowblower shut off. As I made my way toward the corner of the barn, I was met by Penelope who was running somewhat frantically straight in my direction. Without much thought, I attempted to stop the rather large hog in her tracks. Imagine my surprise when she tucked her head and put me onto her back where I stayed for a few paces before falling off into the snow. I was quickly on my feet again and was able to turn her back towards the barn. The next ten minutes were spent yelling for Teresa (oblivious inside watching a video) and trying to keep Penelope from going up the road. Luckily, the pig ran into the barn and I was able to close her into one of the stalls. Taking the opportunity to regroup, I enlisted Teresa as backup and we ultimately herded the now exhausted pig back into her pen to be reunited with Willow. In all, a great way to spend an evening.
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