So blogger, I think I am here to stay after a crazy week at our county fair without non-failing internet and constant cell phone service. I'm not going to update everything from my time at fair, but am bringing in a few of the highlights for each day.
Thursday: I monitored the barn for 4 hours. It was boring. It consisted of entertaining the animals, watering the animals, raking the alleyway, and cleaning up *messes.* Bleh. I then got my animals ready for the show the next day.
Friday: I had two shows, one for the exotic animals, and another for the goats. Of course, they were both at the same time. So I said my things about my mulefoot piggy, and then sprinted to show my goats. I recieved a blue on my hog, which was fine. It was my fourth time bringing them, and I'd won twice prior. My goat still had a blue ribbon, but I got last place in the class. Meh. Then after my shows, I had to work in the 4H food stand for 3.5 hours. There, I lost most of the respect for fried foods, which I had only .47% anyway. That night, I pretended to be social.
Saturday: I pretended to be social with people I really didn't know well. It was awesome. More expanse about this at a later date. I also watched the kiddie tractor pull. It was fantastic. I think Kelly was there too.
Sunday: On Sunday, it was humid. Ew. I did a lot of fun stuff, like the Ag Olympics. We had several events, which included Potato Sack Races, Wheelbarrow Races, Popcorn Face Masks, and a rope pull. The rope pull was extremely intense, I wish I entered just for it, but I was helping so it was a blast, and I got free ice cream. :D
Today: I went on college visits. w00t. -.-
I have to do something "family-esque" now. Have a lovely night, world.
Cumin Use: Meh. It hasn't changed.
Earrings: Naked. o.o
Days until apocalypse: 8
Showing posts with label 4H. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 4H. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
BEDA? I'd rather be in bed.
HELLO BEDA POST #3!
It is me again, your currently faithful blogger.
Today was a really long day, I am exhausted.
I awoke this morning and finished my 4H paperwork, I finally left the house around noon, and took the 35 minute journey to National (NAY-SHUN-UL), IA, where our fairgrounds are located. When I got there, it was chaos; crazy parents, screaming children, panting pets, sweating judges, and swarming County Council members.
I was one of the County Council members, noted by my hunter green and white shirt. I went through the judging and got eight of my thirteen held back as possible state exhibits. Although none of them made it on, I still received 8 purple ribbons, and 5 blues. My sister, however did make it on with her light manipulation project. (So, technically, I also did since I took the picture displayed on her cover.) There were a few projects that I didn't expect more than a blue ribbon on that recived purples, so, I remained content.
I stayed at the fair 3 hours after judging to help set up the state fair booth, it was rathed exhausting...and it probably didn't help that I forgot to eat today. I got up at 7:30, and had only had a piece of gum by the time it reached 3 o'clock. Luckily, my friend Lauren was given 4 dozen free cookies, so she gave me two cookies. They were tasty.
Moving on to another subject. I was informed tonight that I have been asked to be Shepard for a program called New Beginnings! It's a spiritual retreat weekend dedicated to youth in grades 7-9 sponsored by the Episcopal Church. I'm pretty excited to have been asked, and probably will accept. Accepting means that I will have to dedicate a weekend in both the fall and spring. Which, honestly, is one of the best things I could have asked for.
Tomorrow is another big day, so I'm off to bed. (So. Tired.) Goodnight Blogosphere.
Current Earrings: Long, brown-beaded pins.
Approximate Cumin Use: 5 teaspoons
Days Until Institutionalization: T minus 15.
It is me again, your currently faithful blogger.
Today was a really long day, I am exhausted.
I awoke this morning and finished my 4H paperwork, I finally left the house around noon, and took the 35 minute journey to National (NAY-SHUN-UL), IA, where our fairgrounds are located. When I got there, it was chaos; crazy parents, screaming children, panting pets, sweating judges, and swarming County Council members.
I was one of the County Council members, noted by my hunter green and white shirt. I went through the judging and got eight of my thirteen held back as possible state exhibits. Although none of them made it on, I still received 8 purple ribbons, and 5 blues. My sister, however did make it on with her light manipulation project. (So, technically, I also did since I took the picture displayed on her cover.) There were a few projects that I didn't expect more than a blue ribbon on that recived purples, so, I remained content.
I stayed at the fair 3 hours after judging to help set up the state fair booth, it was rathed exhausting...and it probably didn't help that I forgot to eat today. I got up at 7:30, and had only had a piece of gum by the time it reached 3 o'clock. Luckily, my friend Lauren was given 4 dozen free cookies, so she gave me two cookies. They were tasty.
Moving on to another subject. I was informed tonight that I have been asked to be Shepard for a program called New Beginnings! It's a spiritual retreat weekend dedicated to youth in grades 7-9 sponsored by the Episcopal Church. I'm pretty excited to have been asked, and probably will accept. Accepting means that I will have to dedicate a weekend in both the fall and spring. Which, honestly, is one of the best things I could have asked for.
Tomorrow is another big day, so I'm off to bed. (So. Tired.) Goodnight Blogosphere.
Current Earrings: Long, brown-beaded pins.
Approximate Cumin Use: 5 teaspoons
Days Until Institutionalization: T minus 15.
Monday, August 2, 2010
4H Projects, School Scheduling, and Corn.
Eric. The greatest gift the internet ever granted.
Yes world, it is true. What is true? Well...something. -insert mind-blowing fact here-
Now, that that is all said..er, written. I will move on.
TODAY.
Today was filled with many things that kept me quite busy. 4H non-livestock judging is tomorrow and, as usual, I have nothing completely done. This year I'm taking a bunch of pictures, a Grant Wood-inspired sculpture, and some lovely peach chutney. I have yet to finish all of my goal sheets, and simply decided not to finish my electrical project which I never even started in the first place.
I also am happy to report that my school schedule is all fixed. I was sure that it wouldn't be possible, but my senior year is going to rock. I'm taking 7 college classes (for free!) from a local community college because, frankly, I've taken every other academic class offered at my school. So I am taking Pre-Calc, Bioscience, Physics, Intro. to Psychology, Composition I, Public Speaking, and Statistics. In addition to those classes, I will be taking Government, Advanced Guitar, and Independent Spanish. I'm taking a Talented and Gifted Class as well, where I will get high school credit to tackle a giant project. I'm probably going to work on writing and designing curriculum for children's programs at the Wilder Memorial Museum. Things have been going excellently, and it's amazing to see how much the museum has improved since I first started there just over a year ago. However, that is a subject for another day, another blog post.
ANYWAY. Moving onto the subject of corn. -insert better transition here-
Today, I picked 8 five gallon buckets of corn alongside my siblings. This corn was picked in exchange for custom made, at-cost, photo mats for my 4H projects. Then we had nothing but corn for supper. I only had one piece, but somehow I managed to leave exactly one row untouched by the time I got all the way around the cob. It was fairly epic. Now, all that I need is to find some floss.
This concludes my posting for today, for I must go finish my matting and writeups and such, and somehow sleep before tomorrow. It will be a long day.
(On a side note: Eric, how did you think my opening went?)
Current Earrings: Silver Half-moons with blue boxes
Approximate Cumin Use: 5 teaspoons
Days Until Institutionalization: 16
Yes world, it is true. What is true? Well...something. -insert mind-blowing fact here-
Now, that that is all said..er, written. I will move on.
TODAY.
Today was filled with many things that kept me quite busy. 4H non-livestock judging is tomorrow and, as usual, I have nothing completely done. This year I'm taking a bunch of pictures, a Grant Wood-inspired sculpture, and some lovely peach chutney. I have yet to finish all of my goal sheets, and simply decided not to finish my electrical project which I never even started in the first place.
I also am happy to report that my school schedule is all fixed. I was sure that it wouldn't be possible, but my senior year is going to rock. I'm taking 7 college classes (for free!) from a local community college because, frankly, I've taken every other academic class offered at my school. So I am taking Pre-Calc, Bioscience, Physics, Intro. to Psychology, Composition I, Public Speaking, and Statistics. In addition to those classes, I will be taking Government, Advanced Guitar, and Independent Spanish. I'm taking a Talented and Gifted Class as well, where I will get high school credit to tackle a giant project. I'm probably going to work on writing and designing curriculum for children's programs at the Wilder Memorial Museum. Things have been going excellently, and it's amazing to see how much the museum has improved since I first started there just over a year ago. However, that is a subject for another day, another blog post.
ANYWAY. Moving onto the subject of corn. -insert better transition here-
Today, I picked 8 five gallon buckets of corn alongside my siblings. This corn was picked in exchange for custom made, at-cost, photo mats for my 4H projects. Then we had nothing but corn for supper. I only had one piece, but somehow I managed to leave exactly one row untouched by the time I got all the way around the cob. It was fairly epic. Now, all that I need is to find some floss.
This concludes my posting for today, for I must go finish my matting and writeups and such, and somehow sleep before tomorrow. It will be a long day.
(On a side note: Eric, how did you think my opening went?)
Current Earrings: Silver Half-moons with blue boxes
Approximate Cumin Use: 5 teaspoons
Days Until Institutionalization: 16
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