I kept saying that after the
fair our summer would slow down and I was looking forward to that. We still manage to be busy. Monday, we took both dogs to the vet,
Tuesday, Spillman's invited the kids and I over to swim in their pool. It was a hot day and the kids had a blast. That night, Jayden and I had our ISU barrel racing, Wednesday, we had serpentine
practice. The practice was in the rain and it continued in a light rain all
night. It made for a soggy unpleasant time. I got to practice the entire night
in my original position, and it felt so good. We also carried flags for our
first time and it went great. I sure hope I don’t have to be in an
alternate spot. Mark stayed with the boys each night while we were running and
Thursday he took them out to eat and to the Minions movie.
Thursday was a Tuff
N Nuff rodeo in Cherokee Iowa, we left home at 3 and got back home at 12:30.
Jadyen hauled her horse with Spillmans and rode in the truck. She sat in the
back with Makenna AND her boyfriend. L
I think the girls would have so much more fun without. Michelle and I lagged
behind about an hour and drove separate. It was a little over two hour drive. It was dreadful hot, humid and no breeze. The
air just stood still and the humidity made you feel sticky without even moving.
The rodeo was long with mutton busting and a pro rodeo barrel race. The ground
was wet and sticky clay and the arena was quite small. A pro barrel racer ran a 11.9, The
youth fastest time was 13.8 and Jayden ran a 15.0. Jayden was out warming her
horse up not in ear shot of the arena when the announcer called her name. I
panicked as I was afraid she would miss her turn. I didn’t even know where she
was. I went out hollering for her. They said her name several times and there
was a long wait before she came running to
the gate. She ran in and had a decent run, but slipped at the third barrel
nearly going down. With the sun going down and the humidity the ground was
getting slick. Makenna won her age group and the open. After the rodeo they had
fireworks and the sky was filled with thunder and lightning. I wanted to leave
as soon as the girls were done, but Spillmans wanted to wait until Makenna
could get her $ check at the end. Jayden got a 3rd place check. It
poured down rain once we were on the road. The lightning filled the sky the
entire trip home. Michelle and I talked the whole night. The girls have a good
time together too. I look at the pros and cons of the situation. It bothers me
that Makenna always has her boyfriend along and I am pretty sure she joined the bTMRA association when she saw how well Jayden was doing, when her plans were to run IRCA. She is winning
each time taking any chance Jayden had. Yes, that is upsetting. However, I see Jayden laughing, smiling, and
having so much fun. She never complains about any of those things and is just
happy being able to go with her friend and compete. She is an exceptional kid!
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