This is my beautiful Madasan. She is what I call a natural beauty. She never over does the makeup or anything...she is just plain pretty.  (That is a grandmother speaking.) She is so busy these days I think she may be getting a little skinny. She plays softball, is practicing for a Powder Puff Football Game, practicing for basketball that starts in five weeks, works with her cows and horses, and still has time for all of her school work. Tonight she is of at the District Fair in Hope getting ready to show her animals on Saturday. Busy, busy!

She took off last Saturday to go look for a Homecoming dress. She was selected as the Jr. Football Maid so it is another royal blue dress for that event. I thought the one she wore last year would do...who would know the difference but that would never do so it was to New Boston, TX for a dress. They found it first thing and came home with this beautiful royal blue dress. Now she is all fixed up for the big day.

This is granddaughter #1. She is my first and very precious to me. I also find her very beautiful. This week she went from a blond to a brunette with highlights. I like it because it make her eyes really look so blue. She is also pretty busy...that is what she tell me. She works in the Financial Aid Office at Southern State and is working on her elementary education degree. I have mentioned that she has changed her major a zillion times and finally I think she has settled on the one I wanted her to do in the first place. She often text or calls me  telling me what she has cooked for supper or sends me pictures of Pinterest projects she has done.  It is so hard for me to realize that she is 22 and a grown woman. I had been married four years when I was 22 but with her she is still my baby. Guess it will always be that way since she was my first.

FAIR SEASON IS UPON US

The fair season has started and as usual the animals have been selected , groomed and made ready to show off. Madasan's heifer, Mowhawk and her bull Louie the Man, are expected to win some ribbons. Sad part is every kid that enters the Fair expects the same. 

The Howard County Fair got off to a start on September 10th so the animals had to be down there by the 11th. Mohawk and Louie the Man were ready to see what it was all about. Louie the Man had some experience because he was there last year but this was  Mowhawks first outing.  They were bathed, brushed and blow dried each day, just for fun...and finally Show Day came. Bright and early Thursday morning our Madasan was down at the Fair Grounds  to start the preparations for the day. She had both animals ready by 6:00 P.M. that  night to enter the ring.

A crowd began to gather around 5:00-5:30 P.M. and soon the fun started. It seems that there is every breed there to be judged and the Maine are always the last to show. Mowhawk went into the ring with a large number of other beautiful animals. The judge looked them over and started pulling them out to have a better look.  After looking at them and weeding some out he ended up with two...Mowhawk was one of the other heifers. We just knew she was the winner but low and behold the judge chose the other heifer and Mowhawk won Reserve Champion. (Madasan doesn't think she has won if she doesn't take the top prize.)

Now it was time for the bulls. Louie took the ring and there was another black bull that looked like he may have the qualities to compare with Louie. Once again the judge did his thing. Finally he was down to two again. He looked and he looked and finally presented Madasan and Louie the Grand Champion Ribbon. She was one happy girl. (Mom, Dad and Nonna were all pretty happy.)

On Saturday they had their Premium Sale and bidders come in and bid on their livestock. The money is given to the kids to help them pay for the feed and love and care they have given their animals during the year. Madasan did quite well.

Madasan brought her animals home Saturday night and let them enjoy home for a few hours. She knew (but they didn't know) that another trip was to be made on Sunday afternoon. They took the animals to the Four States Fair in Texarkana for the show on Monday. Nonna didn't get to attend this one but a text was sent as the day's activities went on about what was happening.

Once again Mowhawk didn't win but Hoss came out the big winner. Madasan's mom gets quite hot under the collar when Madasan's animals don't win. Her remark about the heifer that beat  Mowhawk was, "The heifer that beat her was some gosh awful looking Brangus that I wouldn't have!!!"

Louie and Mowhawk returned home late Monday afternoon and will rest up and be ready for the next big adventure. The District Fair in Hope and the AR State Fair are on the agenda for the next little trip. They will be ready.

Madasan is having some problems this year. She decided to play fall softball, is practicing basketball, enters Rodeo's every weekend possible and must keep up with her school work. So...her time is pretty filled up. On top of that she has to have some boyfriend time. Poor guy is often put on the back burner but then he plays football and stays pretty busy. (Would be nice if he showed cows and did a little Rodeoing.)