The Collingsworth County Livestock Show was January 28. This was the day that we had worked for. Cameron and I were so nervous because we did not want to disappoint our dad. Our goats could tell it was a big day I guess because you could tell that they were nervous too. Cameron's two goats, and my two goats were in the same class along with Matt Wilhelm's goat. Bama and Charles William were nice enough to show our other two goats. Of course I knew that I had the best goat in the class, but I did not want Cameron to feel bad so I kept it to myself. We walked into the show ring, and you could tell that the judge liked my goat. Five minutes later I got the blue ribbon. Right after that I had to go back into the ring to compete for Grand Champion. Short Stuff (my goat) was already tired and did not want to go back in. So we had a talk and he acted better. I told Cameron before I went in that I would try my hardest to win so that she could go in to compete for Reserve. It did not take long for the judge to decide that Short Stuff was the Grand Champion. Then Cameron went in and won Reserve. The Warren family was very happy. It was a wonderful, successful day!!!

All Alone

Today was the day that the owners of Rascal finally have had enough of all of his energy and mess. He had torn up the baby's blanket, Ate the soap, and scratched the couch. All of this amounted to Rascal being kicked out of the house. Rascal was scared but determined. Rascal went your to find some new friends. He could not find an animal that looked like him. Dogs, not a good mix. Skunks, too stinky. Finally after two days of looking he found an animal that sort of looked like him, a raccoon. The only thing that was missing was a black mask around his eyes. They made a deal, if Rascal could find a mask to blend in he could be in the group. Rascal searched all day, and he finally found some black mud. He precisely put the mud on as a mask. When he returned the racoons were pleased. Rascal now belongs somewhere again.

A Quick Thought

On a warm day Chubby just could not catch a break. His nose, leg, and butt were itching. Chubby quickly found relief for his nose and leg, but he could not find a way to scratch the other. Chubby was running out of ideas when he had the wonderful thought of scratching it on the fence. Soon Chubby realized this was the perfect solution. Every once in a while he would catch a splinter, but the birds would come and get it out. No one understood why the bird would want to do this, but only Chubby and the bird understood their unique friendship. Everything was good at the ranch for Chubby. The itches were gone, and Chubby was happy. Chubby's owners also got a good laugh every time they would look out the window and see Chubby scratching on the fence post.

A Fishing Trip Gone Wrong

Madison had been begging her daddy to take her fishing for three days. Finally it was the day that they were going to Lake Paul to go fishing. Madison was so excited she could hardly wait to see all of the magnificent fish. When they arrived Madison would not even stop to put on sunscreen. She was ready to go. When her daddy got everything ready to go Madison was already bored and hungry. Never the less they sat down to fish. Things got even worse when it was too hot for the fish to bite. They sat there for two hours and did not catch one single fish. When they loaded up to go home Madison was as red as a lobster. When they got home her daddy was in trouble for not putting sunscreen on Madison, and the entire family had to hear her complain for another three days.