This year we won't be in Hawaii for Halloween, but we still won't be home to have a ghoulish celebration. Damn! I'm beginning to feel the need for a real SPOOKTACULAR Halloween party, but it will have to wait for next year. This year we will be in Louisville, KY at the national convention for the FFA to watch the princess compete for the national title in Parliamentary Procedure. California is always a powerhouse in Parli Pro and the princess's team won the state title pretty easily, having only one loss the entire year, and that by only a few points. At nationals, California is always a powerhouse, being one of the strongest FFA states in the country. Soooooo.....
Keep your fingers crossed that they bring home the win!
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| Picking up the blue at State Finals. On to Nationals!! |
Good luck to the daughter and crew. Parliamentary Procedure contest... somehow I don't think that involves seeing who best shouts at the Prime Minister.
ReplyDeleteNo shouting, but lightening fast responses. These kids are amazing. Their high school took the national title 3 years ago, so Princess and team want to bring it home again. It'll be fun, and Farm Boy and I will go visit some of the big Thoroughbred farms in Lexington and Paris, etc., to check in with old friends, and do a little business.
DeleteI have to admit that back in high school in the Inland Empire in California,
ReplyDeletewe referred to the kids in the FFA as "Goat ropers." We were not
particularly cruel, but we had pet names for every group.
Well, they are definitely kids who are deeply interested in all aspects of farming, agriculture and "the ranch life". Goat ropers comes with that! Next time you sit down to a meal, say a thank you to those kids. They are feeding you.
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