The last few days have been a whirlwind. Today is the first day where I've not had to be somewhere. Being at home today is a good thing. Wednesday and Thursday I enjoyed the day with 50k plus FFA members. The kids were awesome. They have the world in their hands just waiting to accomplish great things. Thursday our day started at 5am with a quick breakfast. We were to arrive at the fairground by 7 to set up. The doors were to open at 8 for the kids to assemble and receive their instructions for the Floraculture contest. There were eight stations of different tests. I was one of three judges for the floral design. 192 entries to be judged. We judged four hours straight. We ate lunch while we judged.
In the afternoon I judged job interviews. I learned that on the west side of the Mississippi a farm is considered a ranch. I ask one young man, what animals do you raise--cows, pigs, horses. Then a young lady from Ohio referred to her farm, I ask her what animals do you raise--cows, pigs, horses. Guess it's just which side of the river you live on.
These are just some of the 192 designs
FFA members receiving instructions before afternoon session
Saturday was a girls day out. Sarah, Sandra and I headed to the Frazier Museum in Louisville to tour the Princess Diana collection. I remember getting up at 4am to watch her wedding on tv before heading to work at the Shoe Factory. Her wedding dress was just as beautiful as I remember as she stepped out of the carriage that morning.
We enjoyed lunch and was able to squeezed in some shopping.
Today as I cleaned up some of my gardens this is what I seen...
I couldn't bring myself to cut these flowers, they were still blooming....
