No, I have no love life...the guy working at the fair? Still potential...after fair ;). The cute guy I met yesterday? I talk to a girl in Bakersfield online intermittently, and we've both decided we need more friends and we were going to hang out someday...I get this IM from her last night while I was sleeping ( Read more... )

**My girl didn't win Round Robin, but she was 3 points away from winning...she rocks ( Read more... )

The kids ROCKED again today! Sheep did well in their classes, the pig took fifth place in its class, and the goat kids were on FIRE! We took the champion heavyweight goat...and then went into a parade with the lightweight and medium weight champions and took 2nd overall (Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat)...and my novice goat showman WON! So ( Read more... )

I'm so proud of my kids that I was crying today! All 7 of my sheep students made it into their championship rounds...with one of them (my only novice) taking 7th in the novice category...and my 6 senior showman taking 21st, 19th, 14th, 11th, 7th and 2nd in their showmanship class...WE GOT THE RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION!!! I was so stoked they all ( Read more... )

So...the goat exhibit is up and looking AWESOME...the sheep are all in and weighed, the goats are all in and weighed, my sheep and hog kids show on Sunday morning (we're takin' champion senior sheep showman tomorrow...I've been promised!)...my steer kid is on grounds with his awesome steer (we're takin' that championship too)...and ( Read more... )

Hey y'all. Just thought I'd do a quick update...kinda been perusing your journals, but I honestly haven't had much time to myself...a total of 8 hours of sleep the last two days...fair kicked off Wednesday and we're all set up except for some more sheep coming in tomorrow, putting up my goat exhibit tomorrow, and putting goats in tomorrow... ( Read more... )

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The last few days have been busy prepping for the fair, but I enjoyed Thusday night because my buddy Jason came over and I prepared him a vegetarian dinner...interesting...great conversation ensued. Worked 7am-10pm yesterday, spending $650 at Home Depot (woo hoo!) for the fair, and spent this morning bleaching out fair pens and spray painting ( Read more... )

I'll admit I haven't been keeping up on your LJs much...I try to scan...but it's been busy for me! Fair starts next Wednesday, and I'll be booked solid until October 5th with that (6am to 10pm every day!)...so the skimming will continue until then. Sorry, but my cell phone's the only way to reach me for now ( Read more... )

I don't care who says something like this to you or what kind of mood you're in...to hear the following about yourself from someone you actually knows you in real life, as I did last night, is great to hear ( Read more... )