NONNA'S WORLD

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

DHS 2011 HOMECOMING COURT

The Dierks High School 2011 Homecoming Court was recently announced. The court includes Queen Emily Brewer, Maid of Honor Kris McWhorter, Senior football maid Jessica Coffman, Senior class maid Lori Hill, Junior football maid Taylor Armstrong, Junior class maid Whitney Bennett, Sophomore football maid Taryn Lowrey, Sophomore class maid Madasan Muse and attendants: Emma Gilbert, Mackay Smith and Austin Nutt.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

AN AFTERNOON AT THE BARN WITH MADASAN, HER HORSES AND THE DOGS.

Madasan practicing her roping.
I watched her ride three of her horses, groom them and doctor and wrap one's leg.
While watching, this white eyed dog, Poncho, needed much of my attention. He loves for me to scratch his ears. The two Corgi's were playing but not Poncho. He is our one and only outside dog and if he can get a little scratching he gets it.

I have always lived on a farm but since my daughter and her family took over the farm things have changed. Where it was once just raising cattle now there is much more adventure. Showing cattle and preparing for the Rodeos is a full time job. Madasan does takes time from her busy schedule to play basketball but had to leave off softball because there just was not enough time in a day. Sheyanne is a senior in college so her time is pretty busy.

Riding and practicing is not all that the girls do. They are responsible for their animals. They feed them before school each day and then again at night. When they have been gone all day, to some type event, I hear them come in and look down at the barn and there they are at 1:00-1:30 p.m. feeding their livestock. Thank goodness their dad has plenty of lights around the barn so the boogers don't get them.

My responsibilities in all of this is to sit in my chair, scratch Poncho's ears, and enjoy it all. I take pictures and bring them home and write in my blog. I hear from some of my blog followers occasionally but not often enough. I get pretty amazed at some of the foreign countries that make an appearance on my blog. I know they type in a certain subject on Google and up pops Nonna's World with some story relating to what they are searching for. I bet I don't get many hits on An Afternoon At the Barn. If I do I'm sure they will think, "Those strange Arkansan people..."

Saturday, September 24, 2011

WHAT HAVE THE GIRLS BEEN UP TOOOOO...

Madasan, Ruby Red, Hoss and Little Boss participated in the Four State's Fair. Ruby Red earned third place, Hoss won Reserve Champion and Little Boss won Grand Champion. The best reward of all was Madasan winning Showmanship out of a group of fifty contestants. She entered the Showmanship again on Monday and won second place.
I am planning a GNO with friends to see the National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China on October 11, 2011 in Texarkana. This group is direct from Beijing and are making their first North American tour. Looking forward to supper with friends and the exciting adventures of this group at the Perot Theatre.
Sheyanne was in a friend's western wedding. (Yes that is a barn.)
Sheyanne's cowboy escort.

Madasan and two of her buddies.
Madasan and her class play Powder Puff Football.

Friday, September 02, 2011

BUSY LIFE



Madasan showed her big bull, this young bull and a heifer in the Sevier County Fair this year. Her big bull, Hoss, won Reserve Champion, the little bull won his division and the heifer won the Maintainer Division.

She is already getting ready for the Four States Livestock Show in the coming weeks.


Suzanne doesn't ride but she is the backbone of the traveling Muse girls. She makes sure they are registered at all of the events. She has her little notebook that is filled with their scores. She makes sure they have the proper attire to qualify in these rodeos. Then she makes sure the truck and trailer is ready to travel. Brett is not able to always travel with them. The farm takes up most of his time. He provides the money for all of their adventures. They are involved in a rodeo or two almost every week.

In addition to the riding adventures Suzanne see to the preparations for the show season. Madasan always enters the County, 4 States, District and State Fairs and this requires a lot of work. She sees that Madasan works with her cattle and has them ready to show. This requires grooming, feeding and teaching them to be ready for the show ring.

In addition to all of this fun stuff she manages four egg houses, attends church services and is now selling First Fitness products. My daughter is one busy lady but when needed she sees that I get to my many doctor's appointments.

Madasan rides her twenty year old horse, Ishmael in running the barrels and poles. She has a new horse she is training to take his place in the barrels and another that she ropes off of and ties goats. She will continue to use Ish in running the poles until he runs out of steam. From the way he gets around it doesn't look like that will be any time soon.

Madasan has been riding longer than Sheyanne. She started out learning from Rachel and has become a very expert rider. She is very calm, cool and collected with her animals and they really perform for her. I mentioned in an earlier blog post that she was the over All-Around Champion Jr. Girl at the High School Rodeo.


Sheyanne is enrolled in the Ag Business Program at CCCUA. She is on the College Rodeo Team and will be taking her horse to all of the College Rodeos they enter this year. One of the requirement of her Rodeo Team is to assist with some of the events in surrounding rodeos. She worked in the DeQueen and Foreman Rodeo.

This is Shey and her horse, Sassy, running in the DeQueen Rodeo last week. Sassy is just a young horse and still in training. Shey thinks she is going to be able to move on out once she gets the hang of things.

My girls are so busy and I have two regrets...I can no longer keep up with them. They video their events and bring them home for me to enjoy in the leisure of my living room. The other regret is that Billy J. didn't get to see them ride and show their cattle. He would have been one proud grandfather.