Well, when I said busy times were coming, I wasn't kidding! I didn't realize exactly how busy it was going to get! The NP CHILD showed her horse at the district and state 4H shows, coming home with the district 4H Senior showmanship championship and the Senior performance high point at district show; reserve champion state 4H showmanship as well! She's had a great show season. We have 1 association show left, and the county fair starts tomorrow, so wish us luck! The BABY got her first really good ribbon at the show last night; placing 2nd out of 5 in leadline. She's growing up so fast!! The GAMER was here for around 6 weeks this summer, and he did some riding as well. He actually did extremely well in the Buckaroo age division this year. It was so nice to spend some extra time with him! The NP CHILD spent a lot of time at overnight activities this year, so the BABY, THAT CHILD and the GAMER got to spend a lot of quality time together with myself and the BEAST.
We have been so busy this year that the NP CHILD actually opted out of showing cattle this year at the fair...She just didn't have enough time to get them ready, and I am so proud of her for realizing that she didn't have the time to do them justice. The first heifer that she showed, however; calved a really nice bull calf about a month ago. Only bull calves were born here this year, so if the NP CHILD wants to show a heifer next year, we're going to have to purchase one. But that's more in the future. THAT CHILD has decided not to show anything at the fair this year, and I'm going to respect that decision, except for the crafts that he has made that I saved for him to enter. Today is what I think of as the "calm before the storm". All heck is about to break loose tomorrow! Good Luck to you and yours this county fair season!
