As I sit here and review my day, the hardest decision that I made on this day, was whether to pull that frozen mug out of the freezer. \u00a0I wanted a frozen mug, but that mug was supporting a bag of frozen garlic bread. \u00a0Consequences!<\/p>\n
On any given year, the hangover after OYE is the hardest. \u00a0That marathon can tire a young person with low miles. \u00a0Now, I am not young and I am an off-the Kelly Blue Book charts on miles for age. \u00a0 It is a matter of circumstance(s) but I feel like I just survived another OYE.<\/p>\n
We were supposed to have the Shattuck FFA Ag Olympics last Tuesday. \u00a0Mother Nature kicked us in the nuts and turned last Tuesday into a 50 degree, WET day. \u00a0(of which, we only got .5″ south of Fargo.) \u00a0We setup for the county show the next day and then did an Ellis County Fair. \u00a0A lot of places squatted to pee and cancelled. \u00a0We still held ours. \u00a0Livestock #s were down. \u00a0Livestock judging contest participants were record high.<\/p>\n
Then roll right into a bit of a scare on Sunday morning. \u00a0(understatement). \u00a0Add to the fact that we were going to shoot video of Duke on Sunday afternoon for his national proficiency finalist video requirement. \u00a0POSTPONE that deal.<\/p>\n
Monday saw the delivery of Blue & Gold as well as DJ’s. \u00a0The local studs at the Shattuck Volunteer Firefighters brought us a reefer truck to store the meat over-night. \u00a0(Try using the term “Reefer” truck to high school kids\u2026yeah!)<\/p>\n
Tuesday brought the dispensing of said meat products. \u00a0That evening, we shot some nice footage of Duke for his proficiency deal. \u00a0It is what it is. \u00a0Thank goodness, the current Shattuck FFA reporter is a stud at producing videos.<\/p>\n
Hypertherm & \u00a0AirGas came and demonstrated new features on plasma torches to my older ag mech kids. \u00a0Now, it is hard for me to not have the wants. \u00a0 Real sure that we will sell some stuff to buy some stuff.<\/p>\n
Wednesday found us finally holding the Ag Olympics. \u00a0I don’t participate. \u00a0I just organize, setup the events, gather the food, cook for a couple of hundred and then deal with the clean up. \u00a0All I know is this. \u00a0The kids tell me that this was the best one yet. \u00a0All I really know is that my favorite event is the Hog Calling Contest. \u00a02020 was the best year yet. \u00a0These kids brought it! \u00a0I need to haul some of these to the midwest state fairs to compete. \u00a0Oh wait\u2026.I think they all cancelled this year. \u00a0This Ag Olympics deal was not an original Kelln idea. \u00a0But it has blown up in Shattuck America!<\/p>\n
Anytime you have kids hooked up and doing right, people will back it. \u00a0The Manske family offered up the location and helped setup, cleanup, WHATEVER it takes. \u00a0The Barnes brothers donated watermelons–dang good. \u00a0If kids are involved, it ain’t a hard decision to help and do right. \u00a0SNB bank let us use their portable traeger. \u00a0Daryle Greer was told that we didn’t need a donation for the meal, yet he still paid for part of it.<\/p>\n
Today, I cleaned up the aftermath. \u00a0Yeah sure. I used some slave labor to pickup after themselves. \u00a0And, yet, I am dragging donkey.<\/p>\n
I’m wore out. \u00a0 I need sleep. \u00a0It is hard to get things done at home but it won’t be hard to get up and go to work tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Duke has not missed a bit of his wind energy classes at High Plains Tech Center this week. \u00a0He is sore, trying to learn how to button his pants one-handed and is missing some hair: \u00a0yet, he is doing good. \u00a0It would be hard for me, but he is young and will heal quick. \u00a0It is still hard to think about\u2026\u2026\u2026yeah; \u00a0 it’s hard but it could be worse.<\/p>\n
I hope that any of you all that read this crap don’t think that my life is hard. \u00a0I am married to the Dragon Lady. \u00a0We have jobs that we enjoy. \u00a0Our kids are Kela and Duke. \u00a0That part isn’t hard. \u00a0Well, I might make it harder than it needs to be.<\/p>\n
In all honesty, the \u00a0hard part of my life\u2026is dealing with goats. \u00a0I don’t like doe goats. \u00a0I don’t like all of the problems that come with goats. \u00a0But\u2026.here we are. \u00a0It’s… shall we say\u2026\u2026hard.<\/p>\n
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The garlic bread is still in it’s place. \u00a0This is the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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