Saturday night was the JNHE banquet, everyone was hot and tired, but the room was backed. You know how I was telling you Boy 1 was happy about his judging scores, well he should be, he was 2nd overall the junior division. He was so stinkin happy and he received a leather bound judging notebook. When Hubby called his judging coach/4H leader she said that was great, but he will start to do reasons from now on, that scares him a little because of his speech, I think he will do just fine with practice.
Sunday Mornings alarm went off even earlier than Saturday mornings alarm! Since Boy 1 only had 1 to show I opted to stay in bed a couple hours longer and then get the others up and at the show by 6am. At 7am I loaded the 4 kids and walked over to the showring to Cowboy Church with Susie McEntire, she has a Cowboy Church on Sundays on RFD-TV, she and her husband were amazing and a GREAT way to start the day. My dad said when he walked into the barn and Cowboy Church was over the intercom systems he said there was a calm, clippers were still going, fans running, but not a lot of other noise. Isn't amazing how 1 hour of Praising God can calm a whole barn! Boy 1 was in the 3rd class and after standing in the middle of the Bred and Owned show, he was not happy, he was in a class of 11-again. He was the first one in the ring and with Daquarhi (that's his March Heifer) her only fault is she is a little short strided (she takes small steps for her size), but being first helps her so she can walk faster and Boy 1 doesn't have to hold her back. Which it all came into line as Daquarhi and Boy 1 were 2nd! He came out of that show ring with the biggest smile on his face, he did it, he wanted 1st as everyone does, but 2nd is damn good when there are 1269 head of cattle in one place. So very proud of all our Illinois Kids and their Parents and Grandparents.
I might not have mentioned it, but my parents came on Friday, so that means we had 4 generations. Not many kids can say that! The GreatGrandparents and the grandparents left and took Boy 1 home Sunday after he showed, as he went to show the wethers at 2 county fairs. Hubby, Princess, Boy 2, Boy 3 and I did not get home until Monday, we left at 6:30am and drove in the driveway at 2:30pm.
I will post later on what the pastures, crops and water situation is like here.- NOT GOOD! Off to do laundry and unpack the trailer-falalalala:)
Have A Great Day!
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