Son #2, Tyler, went to a youth retreat with church this weekend and has returned home today (Sunday). Tyler seems exhausted but he had a great time. He is considering being a youth minister - that would make me really proud to have a son that was called into ministry. If Tyler does not enter into ministry that's alright also - we are called for a special purpose, its just that one has to find out what their special purpose is.
Justin and Lane have just gone back to school but already they had 3 days of no school. Two on Thursday and Friday for teacher work days and they will be out tomorrow (Monday January 17, 2011) for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The boys are enjoying their days of no school but the weather is cold, wet and dreary so they have been staying in a good bit. Here is a look at our house in the mist of the yucky weather:
Over the weekend, Justin had a progress show for his heifer, Miss Secretariat. He had to get up early on Saturday (1-15-11) and get his heifer loaded into the trailer to be hauled to the fair grounds for check in by 8:30 am. The progress show consists of each member of the scramble heifer program - about 40 youths and their heifers coming to the fair grounds with their animals. The youths will weigh the animals through a process of walking the heifer through the arena and then leading her into a squeeze shoot that has a special scale to weigh the animals. The youths will also have to present their record books which contain a daily activity log that details what the heifer ate and what activities the youth conducted with the heifer such as walking her, bathing or grooming her. The record books also contain the youth's up to date feed bills and school grades. If the youths are failing any grades at school, they are not allowed to particiapate until passing all grades. Justin did a great job and his heifer gained a whooping 65lbs. since last month. Here is Justin and Miss Secretariat:
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