The vacation story · Ongoing
Jerry's Secret Pig Patrol
Follow the Snot Nose Pigs on a family adventure in Punta Cana, one day at a time — sightings, missions, and the Golden Snout Awards.
Read the vacation storyCome on up the steps
Meeting Porch
This is the family's front porch, and it runs end to end just like a real one. The fun is up front by the steps, the stories and visiting happen in the middle, the gatherings are at the far end — and down at the quiet end there's a little sign-in corner for the circle's personal things. No fuss. Pick a spot and sit a while.
First stop
Up Front, by the Steps
Where everybody lands first — the adventure and the game.
A colorful family game
Snot Nose Pig Color Chase
Choose your pig, catch matching globs of snot, and earn extra lives.
Play the gameThe visiting stretch
The Middle of the Porch
The long stretch of railing where the stories get told and the news gets shared.
The Shanna Files · Six side stories
The Shanna Files: Stories About Shanna
Six standalone Pig Patrol reports from the Fifth Pig's own dispatches — a 98-day countdown, a pool UFO, Steelers Claus, and one very dead Lincoln.
Coming to the porch soonThe Gram Files · Four side stories
The Gram Files: Stories About Gram
Four standalone Pig Patrol reports — raffle trees, Kennywood in a heat wave, Steelers Sundays, and a Florida pool with zero emergencies.
Coming to the porch soonFamily bulletin
The Notice Board
Announcements, hellos, quick polls, and the things everybody in the family should hear about — pinned up right here in the middle of the porch.
Coming soonWhere everybody ends up
The Gathering End
The wide end of the porch — room for the whole crowd, the photo albums, and something from the kitchen.
Get-togethers
Porch Gatherings
Parties, holidays, and porch nights — dates, places, and who's coming. RSVPs will live here.
Coming soonShared photos
The Photo Porch
A place for the family's pictures — trips, holidays, and the good outtakes.
Coming soonRecipes worth keeping
The Family Kitchen
The dishes that show up at every gathering, written down before anybody forgets them.
Coming soonMore to play
Porch Games
More little games in the spirit of Color Chase, as we dream them up.
Coming soonThe far end
The Quiet End
Past the swing, where it's calm — this end of the porch is just for our circle.
For our circle · Sign-in corner
The Sign-In End
The porch itself is open to anyone who wanders up — but this corner is where the circle signs in for the personal things: birthdays, dates to remember, and the family's own notes. If you're in the circle, this is your end of the porch.
Circle sign-in coming soon