Category: And A Pig In The House
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The Half-Couch Compromise: A Pig’s Guide to Guilt
She peed twice. Learned nothing. Negotiated furniture access. If you’ve ever wondered what shame looks like on a pig, allow me to introduce you to Moonpie — currently half on the couch, half off, and fully reconsidering her life choices. This morning started like any other. Breakfast was served. The house was calm. The carpet…
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Pet Life Lessons: What Moonpie & Ginger Teach Us
Life’s greatest lessons don’t always come from books—they often trot in on four legs, with a snout, and a wagging tail. Take Moonpie, our indoor pig. Lesson one: waste not, want not. If it hits the floor, it’s a gourmet inspection! Every crumb’s a treasure. Then there’s Ginger, our patient dog. Lesson two: patience, young…
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Snackie Patrol: Moonpie & Ginger on Highchair Duty
Some families have a dog under the highchair. We have Moonpie the pig and Ginger the dog — our elite, four-legged Snackie Squad. Every mealtime is a slow-motion action movie: baby drops a nugget → Moonpie snorts like a tiny tornado → Ginger tiptoes in for backup. They coordinate like professional food critics: no crumb…
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Moonpie: The Pig Who Thinks She’s the Boss
Most people get a dog when they want a pet. Or maybe a cat. We got a pig. An indoor pig named Moonpie. And she is absolutely convinced she runs this household. Step one in our mornings: don’t wake Moonpie. Step two: hope she doesn’t run you over to get to the breakfast bowl. Step…
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And A Pig In The House
Let’s clear something up immediately: this was not part of the original life plan. At some point, someone said, “It’ll be fine — she won’t really be *trouble*.” Reader… she lives inside. We have dogs. We have parrots. We have chickens. We have rabbits. We have foster kids, bio kids, and visiting kids. And now,…