For several weeks, i have been working on a post about some of the things that Ellie has done with the animals.
A couple of days ago, it occurred to me that i was working too hard for nothing. Ellie has already written her story.
When she was twelve, she entered a 4H event in which the children keep records of their projects. She won 1st place in the district with her recordbook. We were at a 4H camp a couple of weeks after the judging, and several of the judges introduced themselves, and told us that it was the best recordbook they read, and that the judges from other sections were waiting in line to read hers. They also said it was unfortunate that she was only a junior, if she was a senior she would be headed to state competition. Ellie did win the Silver Award that year, the highest award that is given each year in 4H.
Yes, i know i am bragging, but she is MY baby, and this is MY blog, and i can do what i want to. So THERE.
When she undertook the writing portion of the project, Ellie spent days and days hand writing her story. I transcribed it word for word, and she had twice as many pages as allowed by contest rules. Everything in this story is exactly as she wrote it, the only thing i did was edit for length, and correct some spelling. The rest is all Ellie.
We didn't own a camera or a computer at the time, so we borrowed both to put her recordbook together, and while we have the original copy, the pictures are all lost to the sands of time now, as i did not know how to save them. I have learned much since then.
The pictures included in the following essay have been taken since, and were not a part of the original essay. My interjections will be in blue as usual, and were not a part of the essay either, but, ya know, it is my blog, i can interrupt if i want to.
I will post the essay in several parts. Partly because it is rather long. Partly because i am buying time. Don't have a lot of creative juices left right now, and there are still tomatoes to put in jars. And i know that Baas gets the jitters if she doesn't get her Tails Up fix.
Stay Tuned!!
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