in the books!
Miss A showed in her first livestock show this weekend.
She was the only one to enter the ring with no halter on her lamb.
That's a Grandma rule.
If you did the work at home you don't need a crutch in the ring.
The lamb was jumpy from standing around waiting but she successfully set her up.
Next show is in 3 weeks.
Practice, practice, practice...
I impulsively took a 5 day getaway with friends about a month ago.
J and D are pseudo parents/family to me.
You know, always there with advice, comfort, help, etc.
J drag races so off to Rockingham we went in the Motorhome.
J and his son J Jr were racing.
D and I were "crew".
D fed us so well I gained a few #s.
brightens my day.
An instant friend R3 who I "met" and started working with during Covid floored me.
Turns out we sort of knew each other through our children in Elementary School.
I knew her son from my daughter talking about him and volunteering in their classroom.
She remembered me as the crazy Mom during field day tug of war screaming at her kid and mine as well as a neighbor boy to PULL .
We were the underdogs in size but I was trying to motivate those 3 as the biggest, tallest and strongest.
Physics said if they pulled and the anchor sat back hard they could win.
Guess what they did to the crowds surprise.
Maybe not in real life but it was a 5th grade triumph!!
Ribbons and ice cream were awarded.
Anyhoo... we reconnected through work and she is the best and most creative person
even though we now work at different agencies within the State of DE
we get together as often as possible.
R3 made me a thoughtful gift that choked me up.
Wow, 2023 Fair is done and over.
Some challenges as always ...
But some success also.
Champion Lincoln Ewe in Delaware Bred and Owned class.
She also won her class of Early Ewe lambs.
Before fitting...
Still here, hanging on, working 3 jobs...
in humans.
I have been hearing "We need change", "The economy is awful", "When is this going to end".
Tuesday was the chance for people to begin the process of change.
They did not.
I heard an excuse for that which floored me.
"I voted for democracy and only insert party name here believe in democracy."
The facts do not support that statement.
America is in trouble and it is shameful when it could be changed by participation.
With fuel up to $6.00/gal. I do not drive anywhere unnecessarily.
I drove 19 mi roundtrip to cast a vote because it mattered.
The excuses of co-workers for not voting were numerous.
The attitude that your one vote doesn't matter is not correct.
Tell me it doesn't matter when you go grocery shopping, fill your vehicles or pay your bills.
In the words of the great Forrest Gump...
And that's all I have to say about that!
are happening on the new property.
10 more dead trees were taken down last Saturday by my son, his Father-n-law and a friend of my sons'.
Thank goodness for family and friends.
Backhoes, chainsaws, fearless youth equals to precious memories.
No pictures because my pics are not backing up to the cloud so I can not insert on the computer.
I so do not want to pay for ICloud storage.
Any suggestions from the gallery?
Waiting on surveyors to finish with the state and county paperwork so boundaries are marked.
Frustration by all of us.
Again thank goodness we are all friends and pseudo family.
Sheep are as bred as they are getting.
The borrowed ram has been returned swapping with my lamb she housed during breeding.
Thank goodness for friends in the sheep world as well as in life.
I am learning to be patient which is a struggle for me.
Hurry up and wait is not a natural occurrence in my life.
