The results are now in and I have four of the best in my own family. I am not being partial to my own children. I have documented proof from people who have just recently met my children. Well, seeing is believing, right?
Gabrielle has Grand Champion for Showmanship
Elliot's Grand Champion Poster
God has really blessed us with children who enjoy life and learning. We are grateful.
Our children are having a great week while participating in the Tanana Valley State Fair. We are just over half-way done, so the final count of awards cannot be told. We have begun a display at home of the ribbons that the children have been allowed to bring home. There are six blue (first place), one red (second place), one white (third place), one purple (class champion), and one for sixth and one for seventh places in the Pet show.
We have taken whole wheat bread, rolls, peanut butter cookies, tortillas, carob cakes, sourdough muffins, posters, rhubarb, and a notebook about training goldfish. Two of the children participated in Culinary Capers which is an on the spot cooking project while a panel of three judges look on. One of our two got a class champion for this (not mentioned above).
The opportunity to be in 4-H has been good for our four children to learn in long-term projects. Entering into the Open class has allowed them more breadth without the depth.
We’ll see how the rest of the week unfolds.
Bo is nearly healed after his small surgery
Bo is wearing a cone to keep him from irritating his surgery site after being neutered. This procedure was necessary for him to become more focused on the work of a guide than on the whims of being a male dog.
Sim's fish Dragonfly scores a goal
The training is paying off in interesting tricks for Sim’s fish. One or both can do the Hoop, the Tunnel, play soccer, and Finger feeding. In reality, he doesn’t feed them fingers, but hand caught mosquitos. This is giving me a marketing idea for Alaskan mosquito-y summers…
Cooper, ready to dig a hole for a bone, is equipped with climbing rope, hiking boots, and mattock.
Nearly everyone’s dog likes to dig a hole for his bone. Cooper is not your average dog. Well, maybe he is. It’s probably Elliot that’s showing some creativity.8+)
The wildfires in the Nenana area continue to grow, we’ve had a few noticeable earthquakes, and Nenana is getting several streets surfaced. I had to use 4-wheel drive yesterday to leave our driveway.
