Showing Cows

This summer I am showing cows for the first time with my friend Becky Benedict and her family. They registered a calf under my name too!!! I didn't buy her but, it's kinda like a lease thing. So in a sense..I have my own calf. My calf's name is Winipeg and she is adorable. She's afraid of everything right now and gets startled easily. But with lots of work and love, she's get better.
I will be showing in two fairs right now: Shippensburg Fair and Franklin County Fair. There is also a fair in Harrisburg in October, but I am not sure if I will show there. Since Winipeg is under my name, I can show her in the Junior class and Open class. Having her under my name just means that I can participate in more events. I am also now a member of the Holstein Association.
So far I have learned how to clip cows. I actually learned  during  Friday Dutchfest set up and they said I did a good job for my first time. Then this past saturday [May 12] I clipped Winipeg with Becky at her house. We also clipped Becky's show calf whose name is Catlin.
I  have to go out soon and start leading Winipeg and practice for shows. It will be fun and I am thankful for the opportunity.

Shaving Winipeg 

 

 

 

 

Winipeg 

One of my rituals

Every night before I go to bed I simply must do things in a certain order or else it will bother me. Weird, I know, but it is necessary. First, I have to used the restroom before I brush my teeth or wash my hands. Second, I get my toothbrush, put toothpaste on it and then commence with the brushing. After I brush my teeth, then I wash my hands thoroughly. Then I go to my room. put my pillows on the floor at the end of my bed and then arrange my stuffed animals in a particular order. I do this every night and feel a little OCD....but it's what I am accustom to doing.  Then I read out of the Bible where I am reading and then read from my Soul Surfer Devotional. That is one of my daily rituals.

War Horse Movie Review

This past Saturday I watched the movie War Horse with my mom and I thought I would do a review about it.
Overall, I think the movie War Horse was very well done and historically accurate. The movie really should pull at your emotions and I think they were very effective at doing that. The movie is about a horse who is taken to be used in WWI for the British soldiers. We see Joey passed from the British to the Germans and then back to his original owner who trained him and didn't want his father to see Joey. All of the people Joey gets passed to die except for his original owner whose name is Albert.
The trench warfare was well filled. 
The only violence in the film is war violence( soldiers getting gassed, shot, ETC) and some cruelty to the horses. Joey at one point gets trapped in barbed wire and struggles to get free. Two young Germans are shot for deserting ( You hear the gun shot and then see them on the ground). There is some language in the movie also.
All in all I really enjoyed the film and would watch it again.

Braveheart

I just watched Braveheart with my mom this week. I had been wanting to see it for awhile and on Monday I got it out from the library. The one reason i wanted to watch was that it's about William Wallace, the hero of Scotland. Mel Gibson, who directed the Passion of the Christ, stars as Wallace and he did a good job. Basically, I was interested in the historical side of it. William Wallace is a very historical figure in Scotland. He is the subject of the movie Braveheart. After many great victories against the English, he was arrested and executed (hung, drawn and quartered and then beheaded). Today he is viewed as a hero to the Scottish people and a monument was erected to him. 
the one thing i didn't like about it was all the fighting in the movie and the execution scene wasn't gory but it still wasn't fun. Wallace was willing to die for freedom that the Scots wanted and that is very brave.

Mel Gibson as William Wallace

Rain

Unlike some people, I like it when it rains. Now if i had somewhere to go that was outdoors, it'd be a different story. I think I don't mind cloudy weather or rain because it reminds me of Ireland and England. I also like to hear the rain beating against the window when it's raining outside. I also like the smell of rain when you walk outside before the rain even begins. We also need rain to water the earth and help the plants grow and stay green. God provides rain so that that can happen. We also need rain so that farmers' crops can grow.
Yes, so I really like the rain and overcast days. I really do.

Carry Me

I wandered again from you 

I have fallen off the path 

I  feel far from new 

I feel so lost and alone 

The cross seems so far off 

Yet, I long to draw near your throne 

Carry me in you arms, Father 

For I am weary and heavily burdened 

I can't go on any longer 

Give me hope, for I have none 

Give me strength for I need it dearly 

Your love is never undone. 

                            

What I want to learn how to do

Something I want to learn how to do is surfing. Ever since I watched Soul Surfer and grew to like it, I have wanted to attempt to surf. I hear though that it's not the easiest thing in the world, but yet it looks so easy. I think it's just such a epic sport. The way that a surfer is able to ride the wave is to me, simply majestic. I really would like to learn how to surf or at least try to surf at some point in my lifetime. Unfortunately, the beach I go to each August doesn't have any good waves or surfing spots. So I will not be surfing there any time soon. I hope that someday I will at least be able to give surfing a try.