So last night I left you a little picture of J with a sash on...Yes there is a story with that:) I'm sure all county fair's do this but our 4H club nominated J for King of the fair this year. Well from the get go he wasn't real thrilled about it, he actually at one point said he was going to throw everything on purpose...Well we had a little talk about respect and making a good name for our club, and I think he got the hint LOL!! So it was a week ago last Thursday that J says to me "hey mom, when are we supposed to turn in my stuff for fair King"?? OH CRAP!!! I totally forgot and the judging was the following morning!! So we went to work putting together his huge packet of papers and a story about himself along with pictures to document his accomplishments..So that following morning was a Friday and he had to go have lunch with the group of nominee's (which consisted of 3 boys and 2 girls) and the judges. Well I was told that he was chatting a storm with the judges which is no surprise to me LOL!! Then next came their speech, which we were a little nervous about because he didn't write anything down he was just going off what he had in his head!! So he did manage to get his speech done, he had a few blurbs and quiet moments while he kind of froze, but he apologized to the judges then carried on. So then the next step was private interviews with the judges. So he went in and had his interview and they actually told him they were proud of him because he just joined 4H a few years ago and at his age most kids were getting out of it. So the competition for him was a kid that is a senior this year and he had a TON of accomplishments and he had a long speech but it was kind of monotone...Then another nice young man who has great accomplishments as well but he was very shy. So I basically told J that he would win if they went off of personality but if they went by the books and papers then the senior would probably win. Which is what I expected to happen.J the King!! He's not bored I promise!!!!!!!!
Well last Wednesday night was the announcing of the winners but I had a problem...My Granny's Birthday was that day and we had made plans to get together to have a dinner for her and I totally didn't remember that they fell on the same night... So my dear SIL offered to record it for me so I could at least see it, because she knew it was killing me to not see it. Well I called J before I left town to tell him good luck and he was basically like "what? Where are you going"? He did not realize that they fell on the same night to...Poor kid I know it hurt him because he is used to me being there for everything!!OK since when do the Kings text while doing there duties!! I had to tell him to shut it off LOL!
So anyhow my SIL was to text me as soon as they did the announcement.....So there I sit in my Aunt's house and my phone goes off with the message that says "He Won"!! I kind of yelled Whoo-Hoo, then I went outside and sat down and cried for a little while LOL!! Yes I am a softy, see I was sure the other kid would win because of his age and experience so when J won I was so sad not to be there!!J working the Sheep show
So his duties as King consisted of handing out ribbons, selling things at the fair booth, riding in the parade. Oh and much more, he was quite the trooper in doing it all by himself since the crowned Queen had an animal in virtually every class so she wasn't out with him much LOL!! But he had a great week and will be the King till the crown the new one next year...So here we live with royalty BA HA HA LOL!!!!!!!!!!!King and Queen's ride through the Parade!!
Well it is hard to believe that it's been a week since I sat down and had time to read everything I have missed and tell you all what we've been up to!! So last week was our annual county fair, and boy was it fun!!! I also might add very long and tiring LOL!! Last Monday night our 4H club was assigned "before fair clean-up" and then Tuesday was the day to haul in the pigs... Last year when it came time for weigh in we had a heck of a time!! Actually we just had a heck of a year with the pigs, we had 1 show pig die and 2 other's become very ill so by the time we made it for weigh in we were just burnt!! The guidelines for swine were; your pig has to weigh at least 220 lbs. and can't be more than 300 lbs. last year when we went for weigh in due to them being sick (they had acquired like a dust pneumonia from being in an area never touched by animals) one of the pigs did not make weight...And of course it was our best one, but J still got to show him in the light weight class and placed like 5th place with him.. So this year they changed up the rules a bit, and they now are; your pig must weigh in at least 220 lbs or you have to take them home!! That's right NO more light weight classes...We had some people that were taking advantage of the light weight classes and bringing young pigs...Literally...So because of that they changed the rules and then the other thing was the top weight limit is still 300 lbs but if your pig weighs over that then you would not get paid for any lbs over 300, if you floored it.So this year the kids decided that they were both showing a pig. So J decided to go with a Hamp and DD went with a Duroc, then we bought a York that was a runt and we thought she would make weight as she gained weight really fast and shot right up in size!! But when we weighed her in she was at 199 lbs, so we took her home.. J calls his pig Kitty LOL, and she weighed in at 298 lbs!!! WHOO-HOO he got lucky!! And DD calls her pig Cookie Dough and she weighed in at 268 lbs!! We were so excited, not that we were worried about them because we had virtually no problems with them this year!! OH what a great year!!J's Hamp and the other Hamp is a littermate to his!!
DD and her Duroc
So Thursday was the Swine show, the kids and Hubby went in extra early about 6:30 am to start washing the pigs and getting them ready.. The Hubby was nice and let me sleep in a little because I had to stay up later than everyone doing laundry LOL!! So I got there about 7:45 am and the show started promptly at 8:00!!DD showing Cookie Dough
J showing Kitty
I can't even tell you how many pigs there were, in DD's class alone they had to divide it into 4 weight classes as there were so many!! Right now I can't even remember who showed first LOL!! I don't think I have fully recovered yet... But in the end J got 2nd 1st Blue on his Hamp!!! We were so excited!!! Unfortunately he did not get Reserve or Champion when they brought all of the 1st and 2nds out but we were still happy with that 2nd place!! Then DD brought her Duroc out and she did just as well!! She too placed 2nd 1st Blue LOL!!! I was so excited for her!! After she showed she came up and was already stripping off the show clothes and I was like "DD, did you place 2nd"? She says "yeah", so I told her "you have to show again then, because now you will compete for Reserve and Champion" she gets all huffy and says "UHH I don't feel like showing again"!!! Remember the part where I said she was there very early....Bad idea LOL!! So she throws her shirt on and then proceeds to storm off and as she goes we all feel the bleachers jerk and then my SIL jumps off the back and I see her grab DD who is holding her hands up to her eye and holding her breath!! So I jump down and we are screaming at her to breath and she is jumping up and down mouthing "I can't" and it can get a little hairy when she does this because if she holds her breath for to long she will pass out. Was a pretty frequent thing when she was younger. So I can tell that she is getting ready to pass out and I start shaking her and blowing in her face and finally she gasped!! OH BOY, this girl can scare the crap out of me.. Well apparently when she stormed off she wasn't looking very good and caught the corner of her eye on the corner of the bench...OUCH!!! So I rush over and ask "can her brother show for her as she just hurt herself" and they said yes of course. So then the guy from our extension office runs over to see if she's OK, and I tell her "it's OK D they said bubby can show your pig for you" and she stands up (still crying mind you) and says "UH NO, I can show my own pig"!! WHAT?!?! You little stinker!! So then the B the extension guy looks at me and says "That's one heck of a Cowgirl you got there" I just smiled and said thanks! Really wanting to say "HA she did this to herself whining cause she DIDN'T want to show"!! So my friend had gotten her some ice as she was heading back into the ring and they didn't even let her get 1 step in the show ring before they boxed her and she was out LOL!! I was like well that sucks!! I'm not sure why they did that but none the less she did not place Reserve or Champion either... But that's OK because she still did place high with against all of the other pigs!!DD's eye when I tucked her in for bed...
What's the Sash for you ask?!?! I'll tell you tomorrow!!
