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County Fair

7/11/17- 7/17/11 County Fair Week
Tuesday was county fair judging day. We finished up projects to the last minute. We have done projects for so many years that I just don’t get into it as much. I want the kids to want to do 90% of their project. Mom and grandma shouldn’t be doing quite so much. They have to learn to do these things on their own and want to do them. Jayden had one project, a binder and write up all about her Youth Horse Development project. Last minute I told her she needed a poster to promote it and for the judge to have a visual. Jake had 5 photos, of which 3 got held back for state. He also had a 4H poster that he drew a tractor with a spreader spreading 4 leaf clovers. That got held back too. He had his glove safety project that Grandma helped him with and was held back. He entered a drawing of a truck and trailer in front of a stockyard that he colored and that represented his Dad’s pickup and how he would renovate it. That got held back. He had a good day. In the end, his glove safety went on to the Iowa State Fair.
After judging, Jayden, Jaynie, Rylie, Maggie, Jake, and Luke went to the FD water park. I try to make special outings with the cousins. 
Wednesday was the calm in the middle of the storm of busy.
Thursday  we tried to stay in and prepare things for our stay at the fair. We loaded the horses and headed to the fair around 6. Sadly Eagle would not go this year. We had to make the decision a few days ago. He has been really lame on his right front. We have been giving him medicine, had the farrier put gel pads on his feet, and even had the vet inject. None of that helped. Jake was bummed, but also relieved he didn’t have to worry about competing. Jayden took Tiny and Joker to the fair. The boys helped unload and get the horses settled. We decorated stalls with the 80’s theme. Jake came up with the 80’s idea earlier this summer and the horse project group voted for it. We had old records and Jake and Grandma made a big boom box. After we got horses settled and walked around the fair, we settled in the camper. Jayden didn’t want to stay the first night so she took the trailer back home and did chores for all our other animals.
  Friday was the beef show and I watched Jaynie and Maggie show their cattle. I always hope the cousins would watch and support Jayden during her horse show. Troy and Jaynie watched a couple classes over the weekend. The boys ran around all day with friends, going in livestock barns . Luke had his flip phone so I could always find him. The boys and I went home in the afternoon, I took a shower and did some laundry. Luke and I headed back late evening. Jayden had gone up to the fair in the morning and spent the whole day. She rode her horses,gave baths, fed and cleaned stalls in the evening.  We took showers in the camper and went to bed around 11. I love having the horse trailer/camper. It is so nice, it is prefect. I was able to take a shower, keep cool, have food, and sleep. It really is a luxury. At 12:30 at night fireworks were going off, then our neighbors were loud and having a party 3 feet from our camper. I didn’t sleep well.

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