I never thought Ell would be interested in FFA. It is a huge deal here because we live in a mainly farming/ranching area. I never knew the many different aspects of FFA. We had someone tell us it was the best in developing leadership and I have to agree. Elleigh will still be doing meat judging in the spring. Last spring she got into the speaking contests through FFA and did really well and loved it. More on that later in this post. She has certain goals to meet which are based on involvement/achievement. All of that to say that she wanted to show something in the livestock show this coming January. We had no idea what or if she would even do this. A couple in our church heard that she was interested in showing. They are really into this kinda thing so one day back in the summer they called and told us they were about to buy some heifers and if Elleigh wanted to she could take care of one of them and show it and they would provide the hay and food. Of course it is still theirs but this was very generous! Let me say we had NO idea how much work this is! A went this past weekend to a workshop to learn more about it. Ell was away in FW at a weekend-long birthday party. A said one of the things that was said at the workshop was that if you do not get too caught up in winning it is a wonderful opportunity to spend quality time together and so far I have to agree. This has been a family effort for sure! The little girls love going to see about her. Sallie not so much but she is getting better!
We now present Miss Maggie Moo! Yes, that document is her name! Maggie Moo is an ice cream chain in this area and it is Ell’s favorite so she had to name her Maggie Moo! (No one probably cares about all these cow pics except maybe my Daddy but this does document our life)
These were all taken a couple of weeks ago on 2 different days. Her mama is still with here which should have happened earlier but it didn’t. So Maggie Moo is now alone and being fed very well!
Back to speaking… Last week Ell competed in Job Interview. They choose a certain job to apply for. They have to create a resume and have 3 reference letters in addition to learning about that particular job in order to answer questions. On the day of competition they have to fill out an application, do a phone interview and an in person interview with a panel. She won 2nd place in District! Her advisor was told that she would have placed 1st but there was an issue with her paperwork. The issue was that one of the papers was stapled twice instead of once! SO, this Saturday she competes in Area Competition. We are very proud of her! This afternoon she interviews with the President of the Bank for practice and tonight she speaks at the School Board Meeting!
I may be in trouble for putting this pic on the blog but it is the only pic I have of her from the day of competition and I think it is a great pic of her. I wish she was in her official dress which is what she had to wear during the interview. She is going to have to get better at this picture taking or allow me to follow her around with a camera! NO, this is NOT her boyfriend! This is her friend and the male advisor’s son.
From country girl to professional girl to city girl: About 6 weeks ago Ell’s best friend from FW mom called and said that they wanted to surprise Sarah for her 16th Birthday with a trip to NYC with Elleigh. Well, hello of course she wants to go to NYC!!! We have kept it a secret and yesterday was finally Sarah’s 16th Birthday so she and Ell skyped last night and her parents came in and gave her a gift while they were skyping which was a jacket and inside were tickets to Elf on Broadway. We listened to the whole thing and it was great! So, in 2 weeks they head to NYC for a few days! I am SO excited for them! Jealous, but excited!
1 more post and I think I will be caught up for now! Not promising it will happen today but soon!
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