Country School

Is it really Tuesday?

Well the weather has turned cooler now.  Reminds me that fall is coming.  I'm not really ready for it though.  So much has happened over the past week...where to start....where to start....

4H

Well last Tuesday we hauled in to the Skamania County Fair.  Mr. X took a turkey and a pig...blue ribbons and then he sold them for a nice price.  Jason took  2 pigs and a turkey.  One pig was 10 lbs too light so we brought her home.  Oh well.  She's going to go to the butchers this weekend and will solve our problem of having about run out of pork.  Jason sold his pigs and turkey for a good price too and got blue ribbons.  He also took 3 chickens to show.  He got Grand Champion, Best of Breed, Best Opposite and also was Reserve Champion in Showmanship.  He was also awarded a special award for Herdsmanship.  Christopher took a pig for market, also got a blue and sold him nicely.  He also took our baby boer goat and got reserve champion in her breed.  The judge had a lot of nice things to say about her so that really was nice.  Mrs. X took a bantam chicken and got a blue ribbon.  She was very happy about that.  Our little Sarah cannot wait until next year when she can bring one of her animals to show.

Work

I've been doing my certification training for Apple.  My new Mac Mini arrived from work last week, it sure is different and sooo tiny!  I'm on a bit of a learning curve with the silly thing!  I've been in live training for 4 hours a day for the past few weeks and tomorrow starts my testing so I can certify.

Life

The boy began football practice yesterday.  Yes, all 3 have decided to play this year.  So that's a big chunk of time.

Jason finished his forest success program last week and really, really enjoyed it.  He's hoping to get a part time job this fall somewhere.

Jason and Christopher's laptops arrived for their schooling today.  Just one more reminder that summer is coming to an end.  On one hand I'm ready for the structure of the days but on the other hand I have really, really enjoyed the weather all though it was really cooler this summer.

I managed to clean up the house this morning, my poor house has been neglected for weeks with CreationFest, Missions, Fair, etc...  I stripped most of the beds and have them airing while I wash all the bedding.  Now I'd better get to finishing everything before it's time for bed!

Hello

08:44, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 .. Posted by countrygalu

I hope your family had a nice time at the fair. I saw Jason and Christopher there and I also watched Jason show his pig. I was there the whole time because I was showing my horse.
Have a good evening!
Makayla

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08:20, Monday, September 3, 2007 .. Posted by TheWedhornFamily

I love reading people's journeys through life and love reading yours.just wanted to say good morning to you:)

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07:55, Wednesday, September 5, 2007 .. Posted by TheWedhornFamily

Hi..Just wanted to say hello this morning and wishing you a great day:)