Wake up this day with almost a need for my husband buried inside. Look around and while the sky is not lit soon will be. Sigh and put head back on Dan, if we try Sashi and Balik will wake up afore the finish. Since Bonita and Chad finally got to go on a hunt that means we stop there so I can go and see to them both.
Not for the first time I find myself wishing for more breasts like any other animal. Still since the sky is still dark and the babes are yet asleep, I can do some hunting. Dan does not want pancakes every morning, and neither do I. Enjoy pancakes but would much rather do biscuits and gravy. On occasion I will do tortilla though they seem to mostly be for on hunt.
Rather wish we could go on a hunt, I know why Bonita was all smiles when we finally got a marshal wanting help that asked us. The babes are tiring, and they don't really do anything asides lie there. Well Balik is crawling now and likes to explore everywhere so am chasing all over the place, asides when can get him to mind a toy.
So with a sigh I get up to get dressed, shall do hunt for coney and reckon biscuits and gravy are the order of vittles. Move on the sly to the dresser and open slow to not make noise. Now dressed with moccasins on I head for the office to get belt, hat, Winchester, and coat. Seemed the best place to put the coat, still cold time and always leave with belt on so I string my belt on the hook under my coat.
Hat goes on over that and seems to be in the right on things. Check on the roast in the oven for sandwiches then head on out into the cold. Hoping the babes do not wake occupies my thoughts as I trek on out away from camp. At least at first, after a spell I find myself wondering why door to outside in kitchen is to side of house.
All the other buildings in Longwood have a door leading directly behind toward the outhouse. This house has one on the side, so if we get a neighbor house they can't build adjacent like every other building. Course the house is not adjacent anyway just seems odd to be like this. For some reason I seem to be the only one to find the arrangement odd.
Then hear movement in a bush, is a big bush so reckon got a deer or pig. Either would work since Bartholomew enjoys cutting them up. Also make for tasty biscuits and gravy though shall need to lure them out of the bush. The bush is large and quite hard to see anything in so take a knee and brush at the snow.
Unless it is a predator it will step out to see better. A predator will instead crouch down in the bush and wait since there is little in wind. Takes a little while of brushing at the snow then have a head appear. Have a pig in the bush, this is welcome, and while not huge is large enough, can get at least two cuts of bacon out of it.
Let out a whistle to get pig to freeze and look as raise rifle and aim in. Pig jerks when I shoot so reload fast as can and shoot again. This time the animal falls over. I am positive I hit in good spot first shot, just did not seem to faze the pig. Also did not run away or move after so reckon on hitting head and stunning instead of death, not the best of aim but was not painful.
Dart over and pull pig away from the bush while singing in gratitude along with begging forgiveness. Hunter cut the pig then see if can lug it back, usually best to let Bartholomew cut up the animals. Luck find is not too heavy for me so stagger a little while carting the pig back home and into the kitchen.
Balik and Sashi are awake so get to drop pig on table and head for the stairs. Then stop and turn back to get pot of milk heating, my breasts do not have enough for both. Then dash up the stairs to find Dan holding Balik, Sashi is still in her crib. Pull out Sashi and head down the stairs, Dan following along looking relieved.
"Heavens, was not expecting a pig." Dan came right in the kitchen and is gawking at the pig, looks bigger than it did out there.
"Found in the large bush out there, was thinking coney but a pig is nice. Reckon we can get Isaac to do a proper pig sauce." Dan snorts while I head for the milk.
"You just want to have that again."
"We did miss the last one with cow." I say as I pull out the bottle and pour about half the milk in. "Do you want to feed Balik or Sashi?" Dan snorts.
"Sashi, Balik does not like to let me do it."
Giggle as we trade babes and make sure Dan does not spill the milk again. Put Balik down to not a happy cry and pull dress off so can feed him proper. Pick him back up and he quiets right down, hard to talk with your mouth full, well in this case cry. Still I am very happy to be able to care for my babe proper this time.
"We got some sausage still in the pantry if you would rather leave that for Bartholomew." Eye the pig and nod, that does sound better.
"Reckon shall, he knows the cut better." Dan snorts.
"He knows which areas make the best bacon. Do wonder why we are getting so many pigs coming in the area." Eye Dan a moment then giggle.
"Bipin and Elan know the pig trick so warrant most of the tribes are doing it. Only got this one since the coney would have hid or ran when he came near. Rather aggressive for not that big."
"Looks to be above hundred pounds, you staggered home?" Nod and sigh, is slightly embarrassing.
"Yes, if we keep having this many pigs come this close shall need have Apache come and help on pig slaughter."
"Well know the town would like that, give Isaac a few pigs and we have one of his pig roasts." Make a face at that, he shared headcheese.
"Only if he no mind no head." Dan chuckles a bit while switch breast.
"Headcheese did not sound that good to me either. Course when it is make something out of a pig head or no vittles, think I would try it." Shake head and put Balik down, he has had enough.
"Round eye are odd Dan, if put in that situation would slaughter reason for being in or move to better hunting."
"Slaves were beat and half starved on the way to this country, then they are sold off and beat more usually. Not all owners were cruel but most were and held on to their slaves with threat of injury or death." Sigh and head into the pantry for what I need.
"Dan had similar done to me, did not stay and let continue." Dan nods and get hug along with kiss.
"Yes, but you are a singular woman Janet. Did leave you broken a little as well, if they had tried harder you may not have managed to."
Have to allow as Dan may be right, still did not happen and am happy now so no more dwelling on the past. So I get to work on making biscuits and gravy with sausage. After a little thought add sunny side up eggs to that. Also pull out the roast, looks fairly close to done for sandwich but shall put back since not cooked fully can be hard to bite through.
Toss myself rather fully into making vittles. Only me cooking and have a few things need to make. The biscuits first, once those in oven am making up the gravy. Once that is going for hot and thickening I shell the eggs into a section of the stovetop. Then do a little dance of checking on the egg, namely sliding flipper under to check on done, and stirring gravy.
Once all is done with cooking fetch a couple plates and get to work. Slice in half two biscuits each, add the eggs, again two, and then drench in gravy. End up with two extra biscuits so settle them on the plates and bring out to Dan. Dan has been busy, he fetched out two fork and knife for us to use along with two napkins.
Get everything set and sit to enjoy vittles. Just enjoy vittles and keep an eye on Balik, he is sitting now but does just up and move. Find it to be so precious and so tiring at the same time, honest on occasion want to cuff him to something. Also occur would not mind a table cloth, know there are some to buy at the store.
"Dan, can we get table cloth?" Dan gawks a short spell.
