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Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth

Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth

After excitedly cooking up our first batch of our home grown bacon I can say that it wasn't bad.  It wasn't the best bacon I have ever had either. The meat was good: I just wasn't head over heals about the cure.  Next time we will get the bacon from the butcher and smoke it ourselves.  I could go on about the health benefits from knowing what goes into your food, but overwhelmingly the satisfaction came from the meat resulting from our own efforts. Tomorrow we will see how those baby back ribs are like.

Yes, I do like it crispy.

wrapped in plastic

We are awaiting our first slaughtered hog's cuts from the butcher.  He said he was interested to see this new breed and wants to our feedback on the taste.  American Mule Footed Hogs are premium ham hogs.  We'll see if that is true.  At the request of some locals we secured a stall at the county fair so others can view this rare breed.  I never thought that I'd be taking livestock to a county fair.  Rural life has brought changes and has made me to get to know myself more.  Those stories might come later.

This picture maybe a little gross for some, but this is how we omnivores get our food. We are just used to seeing it wrapped in plastic at the grocery store. I didn't know I was in that category, but a few experiences on this wee-farm has showed me that I am.  Maybe that will wear off with time. Dan took this picture. I knew if I was going to eat this ham I couldn't watch. I needed it to magically appear in my freezer wrapped in plastic for my liking.

videos worth your family's time

Maybe you have been in these situations:

Its Sunday. The kids want to watch something but are hoping for something other than what is in your collection.

or

You are tired of the usual mind numbing videos for the children.

Well, check out Book of Virtues on BYU



BYUTV.org site has 13 episodes of the "Book of Virtues. Yes, they are free for your web viewing. My children love these shows and the shows actually impart good morals to back up what we parents try to teach. You can enjoy watching something that might actually be worth your family's time.