it's my birthday ....I think

Birthday's are really over rated. It is supposed to be a special day in ones life. But it's already noon and only one friend (thanks JAJ) husband and Bobbie have even mentioned it.

And...I'm spending my special day doing laundry and making apple crisp for the freezer and applesauce to can. I'm also trying to sell apples but so far I've only had one customer that purchased $6.00 worth of apples. Doesn't pay the bills.

I sure hope things pick up this afternoon. I also wish that the weather would warm up a bit. It's darn cold out there especially with the wind.

Enough of my pitty party. You all have a great day!

Poster Contest

At the fair this year Princess Weah entered a poster contest to commemorate the Norfolk Fruit Growers 100th anniversary. The first place winner won $100.

And the winner was Princess Weah. She was up against 15 other competitors. I think she did very well. Way to go Weah!!

Johnny Appleseed

One of the sections at the fair in the fruit class is the Johnny Appleseed. For this entry the kids must do a display that includes apples and apple products. This years theme was "Blossom to Plate - the Apple Cycle". The prize money for first is $100. And this years winner was Bobbie. He was up against six other competitors. I was pleased that he did so well. Especially since he was up against another child whose siblings (mother) has won this award for the past three years. He worked very hard at it and started taking pictures back in May.


Way to go Bobbie!!

All Faired Out

Another fair has come and gone. What a busy time of year for this house. Bobbie and Princess Weah had to show their 4-H calves on Thanksgiving Monday. They both did very well considering.

Princess Weah came home with one first and three seconds. Bobbie won three firsts and one second. By that I mean that the kids placed in the top three to win and first and everyone else in the class got second. It sounds a whole lot better than saying that they got 7th out of 8.

Bobbies calf took second for confirmation in our county. I was inpressed with this. I was also impressed that he was able to control the calf and she didn't go for a run down the midway.

He has had a difficult time training this calf. So the fact that he stuck it out is impressive in itself.

Pictured here with the calves are Twisted Sister and her boyfriend - the Irish Rover.

I've been Me me'd

The object of this lesson is to give 5 things about me that are weird/odd. I don't think they are weird/odd but you may.

1. A room is not truly "clean" unless the furniture has been moved and vaccummed underneath.
Princess Weah, on the other hand, moves furniture every time she cleans.

2. When I fold t-shirts they must be folded in such a way that at one glance you can see what size it is. This is particularly annoying at work because I want to wear size M and people keep putting size XL in my shower room. Therefore, I have to unfold and refold because they did not do it properly and I can't see what size it is.

3. When loading the dishwasher it must be in such a manner that utilizes the space in a very efficient manner. And the cutlery holder is filled from right to left with one item at a time so that all spaces provided may have the same number of utensils in it.

4. I want my Tuna mixed in a bowl with mayonaise and then spread on my toast. Not like my mudder tried to do one time... spread tuna on the bread and then add mayonaise. It just doesn't work people!!

5. I have a small drawer in my kitchen that is only for the electric knife and the Campbells Soup labels that I collect for the school.

Now it's your turn. I already know what JAJ's oddities are (before she even wrote them). I would really like to know what Trixie's are. She can always post her answers here.

Food

At the supper table the other night little Bryan was telling us how much he likes battered mozerella cheese sticks. He stated that Mrs. JAJ "makes" them. I had to laugh and correct him. Mrs. JAJ doesn't "make" them ....she just heats them up.

Poor child is so mislead. Just had to set him straight :)