Well, this morning the calendar flipped over to the month of June. June is sucked up and packaged into one pursuit. The County Fair. We are now in the last household push to be "ready" for the Fair. This morning, Eldest is working on her Scrapbook, Middlest working on "Learning to Jump" (on horseback, not just up and down in your room), and Youngest is making strawberry bread- hard on the heels of pear bread and just prior to corn sticks in order to complete his "Let's Bake Quick Breads" project. The yearling ewe lambs are being "led" around by their noses ( one hand behind the ears, other hand beneath the chin) in order to be on their best behavior at the sheep show. The ducks are being subjected to regular holding and gentling, whilst youngest wonders aloud how to make them grow back the feathers on the backs of their necks. (Holy water?) Mikey the test horse has been to a show, a trail ride, a jumping lesson and a flat lesson in as many days. He's beginning to believe that the trailer does indeed return him to the same place. Fair Parade registrations are due today, the Fair Booth is hopefully coming along, the new Saddle and Sirloin Banner looks fabulous- for hanging in the show arena and the kids all have Thank You posters to design and create.
I need the farrier to come, ASAP! Oslo is losing another shoe and Mikey needs to acquire a pair. Final arrangements for the Club tour of the Vet School need to be accomplished, Skillathon days planned, the Club pool party and last meeting before the Fair, the Club tour of the fairgrounds, all in build up for Move In Day at The Fair. Big stuff.
And, in there, somewhere, poor Middlest's Birthday. We'll celebrate a bit early in order to pull off a party not during the fair. With all the other hoopla, her birthday often gets a bit short shrifted (is that a word?). Bad deal. We always celebrate somehow, but with the other kids having February Birthdays - Birthday Month, Middlest's is stuck during Fair Month.
We will still celebrate and have a hoorah!
Ahh. June.
Ahhh, June.
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