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Happy 150th Birthday, Nebraska. What better place to throw a statewide party than the fairgrounds in Grand Island? And what a party it was! We had a blast! We met The Sower from atop the Capitol building in Lincoln, though he was the silent type and didn't have much to say.  There was even a display devoted to me!   It was also "Older Nebraskans Day" which meant I wasn't the oldest person in the room for a change.  The fair had many educational exhibits...  I'll say that's a small animal...looks like a single cell to me. The winners from the horticulture division. Creative use of junked auto parts in woodworking (I loved this). But the real reason we went was to gawk at Danny's entries. These four were his including the best of division. In total, he had 57 ribbons-23 of which were blue. It would be an understatement to say he's over the moon. We are too, but we were already proud of him, ribbons or not. This here is what's left of the poppy seeds ...

We have a new National Cluck-Off Champion in the 13 and under category. First prize was $100.00 which isn't er... chicken feed. The local news  has some video of Danny with the winner in the adult competition. Joel is a legend, and he was extremely kind and encouraging to Danny. Actually, the whole family are nice. They're the sort of people you wouldn't mind having for neighbours and you'd never need to explain why your child is crowing like a rooster at the top of his lungs! Anyway, the pep-talk Joel gave Danny was greatly appreciated. We had such a great time-completely worth the two hour drive to Wayne!  That's my little chicken. I'm a proud mother hen today. I still go to hold his hand, but I have (almost) a teenager and he isn't going to hold my hand. I like how he's just looking at me holding my arm out to him. We went to the annual quilt show in Wayne, and admired all the beautiful quilts on display. The ladies working the show had to pass my chi...