Gone Campin'

Little D is all packed and off to a week at Girl Scout camp. It's pretty quiet around the house!

Heart Attack at 41?

I think I came as close to one as a mom could yesterday. The girls and I were washing cows at the fair. I was talking to someone in the barn when people start yelling for me to come. My 10 yo daughter (Baby D) was lying in the mud, curled up and crying.
She was knocked down and stomped twice by another kid's cow that she was walking to the water tank. That old girl just freaked for no reason on her.
Praise God she ended up with only bruises and scrapes!
I can't describe the feeling in my gut when I saw her! And I couldn't get there fast enough!
This was a good reminder to the kids that these are really, really big and sometimes unpredictable animals. It could've been a lot worse!
The other blessing to this is: after a shower, some ice, Advil and Band Aids, Baby D went on to show her calf and compete in showmanship. I'm grateful she's not totally frightened of handling the cattle. I thought that showed a lot of courage for a 10 yo!
the girls did well in the show and had a fun day overall--which is the reason for all this.
PS: this is a big experiment. It's my first remote post from my Blackberry, so I hope it works!

Cows Gone Pretty

Next week is County Fair Week. That means the kids (and mom!) have had little sleep, tension is rising, all flat surfaces in the house (including the floor) are cluttered with 4H Project Residue, and three heifers need clipped.

Little D spent the last two nights giving the girls "haircuts" before their debute at the fair dairy barn.

It's a dirty and itchy job--especially when it's 89 degrees. But Princess, Satin and Viva look fabulous. The real bonus: Little D and I had some quality time with much, much less bickering than the sewing project!

Figuring This Blog-Thing Out!!

So Little d (resident smarty pants) had to grant me permission to post to our blog!!!