Once again another WHOLE summer has gone by and I have not blogged once! That's because this summer has been filled with graduate work. I spent the end of May and start of June completing my internship. It was by far the hardest thing I have ever done, because I was really pushed out of my comfort zone. Not only did I have to call complete strangers and ask to spend time with them, but then I actually had to do it! However, it was an amazing experience. I spent time at Lighthouse in Lincoln, which is a place for students in 6th-12th grades to hang out and get a meal. I also spent time working on item development for the Nebraska State test. There were several other little things along the way, too.
We spent a week in downtown Dallas with Jarod's speech students who made it to Nationals. I had the chance to spend the day with Doug, and I learned how to navigate my way around Dallas with only a few wrong turns.
The rest of June and part of July were spent driving 150 miles round trip most days to Grand Island for my cadre. I just love my group so much....it was worth it every single day! It is crazy to think that I have completed 30 credit hours in 13 months, and only have 6 left. May 20, 2012 will be the big day.....and I plan to do nothing but garden and sew with a glass of wine in hand next summer!
But after July 13th, my summer began.....and that's when the important stuff started to happen. Anyone from smalltown Nebraska knows that this is fair time. Laurel had decided to enter muffins, granola, and a babysitting kit, in addition to the sheep she would show for 4-H. The muffins earned a purple, the granola a blue, and the babysitting kit earned the Child Development Champion trophy along with a big rosette ribbon and a trip to the state fair. She also won Junior Showmanship again this year....2 for 2! Her market ewes placed 1st and 2nd in their weight classes, and the breeding ewe placed 3rd. It was a great year for her at the fair! In the picture below she is posing with her lamb, Taylor, whom she showed for showmanship. The boy in the picture is Riley from Waverly. He is 5 days younger than her and came down to help her work her lambs the day before the show. He stuck around for the big day and was great help!
We also convinced Lydia to do Pee-Wee Showmanship. It was a last minute decision, so she wasn't really in her sheep-showing attire (no jeans and big blingy belt). She did a great job though! She was the only one who set up her lamb. She earned a package of skittles and was really upset that there wasn't a declared winner (because you know it should've been her)! She won't be old enough for competition next year, but plans to do Pee-Wee again. Lydia also decorated and entered a photo box and made her own snack concoction for the fair. She is a Clover Kid - which is a step before 4-H.
Now that the fair is over we have been working in the yard and trying to finish up the renovation project that has also been occurring around here. But I will save those details for a later date! I have a hunch I will be back to blogging again....if for no other reason than that it will be more enticing than writing my big paper for grad school! :)
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