Sunday, May 13, 2007
Knoxville, TN, May 12, 2007
This was an absolutely crazy week. And it seemed to get crazier as the week went by. Why I thought I could squeeze in a show in Tennesee, I have no idea. Well, now that it's over, I'm glad I did.
This show wasn't wildly successful for me, but I did get one very important thing done: I granded Lex. He's the broken buck out of Java who was BIS as a junior in Columbia, SC, three weeks ago. Lex turned senior two days after that show, so he's still just six months old. He granded with a BOSG - over Merlin! Lex now has seven legs.
I also got two more legs on Jocasta, a solid junior doe out of Lord and Padme. She was just a couple days past four months old, so she's got time to chalk up some more junior legs before she turns senior.
Jocasta is a very important rabbit to my herd and to my goals. Both of her parents AND all of her grandparents are The Nature Trail's grand champions. If Jocasta grands, which looks like a distinct possibility, she'll be my first third generation of all grand champions. That means she could be the mother of my first grand champion with an all-grand-champion pedigree.
Of course, I still need to produce a compatible male with the same credentials. The logical choice would be her brother Padawan. He got great comments yesterday but lost out to the BOB rabbit of Gary & Susan Smith (gorgeous solid junior buck who was BOS last weekend in Ohio). Well, theirs will be turning senior soon and Padawan has nearly two more months to collect some junior legs. He'll have his day, I think.
I have another doe coming up in another month - Legacy - who is out of Panache and Lord. She's another candidate for moving my project forward another generation. She also has a promising brother. His name is Nash (yes, that comes from Panache).
Okay, back to the crazy week. Friday was Sarah's prom. Who knew that it took 8 hours to get an already beautiful girl ready to go to the prom? After she finally left about 8:30, I still had rabbits to pack. I got about one hour of solid sleep. Thanks to Angel, who comes to our room, whines to get on the bed, scratches around because she's so nesty after having her puppies, then thinks she hears them, tears down the hallway, finds out it's nothing, comes back and whines to get back on the bed.
I finally just got up and prepared to leave the house early. It was 2:30 a.m. About that time, Sarah came home from the after prom party, glowing and full of stories to tell. Anna and I got on the road a little after 3:00 a.m.
We arrived at the show in plenty of time. The turnout was lower than usual, so it was a very relaxed pace show - maybe a little too relaxed.
I worked with tans for the very first time. I definitely learned some things.
I showed my Flemish for the very first time, too. She got really good comments, though she's still too young to really compete.
We finished up around 2:30. We packed up and started to leave. I stopped in the parking lot to call my brother, whom I was planning to have supper with in Kentucky after the show. It's a good thing. I got a tap on the window. I had just won a drawing and if I didn't get in there now they were going to redraw. I want a large breed single carrier with a carpet grooming top! Actually, since I was the first ticket drawn, I had my choice of a large 1, medium double, or small breed quad! I believe there's a water bottle and two dishes in there, too!
Cool.
So, Anna and I got a tiny bit lost but eventually ended up in the right now in the corner of Kentucky. We had some Mexican food with my brother and then hit the road.
Believe it or not, we managed to get home just a little after 10:00 p.m. I think that's enough for one day. Don't you?
Laurie ¶ 9:02 AM
This show wasn't wildly successful for me, but I did get one very important thing done: I granded Lex. He's the broken buck out of Java who was BIS as a junior in Columbia, SC, three weeks ago. Lex turned senior two days after that show, so he's still just six months old. He granded with a BOSG - over Merlin! Lex now has seven legs.
I also got two more legs on Jocasta, a solid junior doe out of Lord and Padme. She was just a couple days past four months old, so she's got time to chalk up some more junior legs before she turns senior.
Jocasta is a very important rabbit to my herd and to my goals. Both of her parents AND all of her grandparents are The Nature Trail's grand champions. If Jocasta grands, which looks like a distinct possibility, she'll be my first third generation of all grand champions. That means she could be the mother of my first grand champion with an all-grand-champion pedigree.
Of course, I still need to produce a compatible male with the same credentials. The logical choice would be her brother Padawan. He got great comments yesterday but lost out to the BOB rabbit of Gary & Susan Smith (gorgeous solid junior buck who was BOS last weekend in Ohio). Well, theirs will be turning senior soon and Padawan has nearly two more months to collect some junior legs. He'll have his day, I think.
I have another doe coming up in another month - Legacy - who is out of Panache and Lord. She's another candidate for moving my project forward another generation. She also has a promising brother. His name is Nash (yes, that comes from Panache).
Okay, back to the crazy week. Friday was Sarah's prom. Who knew that it took 8 hours to get an already beautiful girl ready to go to the prom? After she finally left about 8:30, I still had rabbits to pack. I got about one hour of solid sleep. Thanks to Angel, who comes to our room, whines to get on the bed, scratches around because she's so nesty after having her puppies, then thinks she hears them, tears down the hallway, finds out it's nothing, comes back and whines to get back on the bed.
I finally just got up and prepared to leave the house early. It was 2:30 a.m. About that time, Sarah came home from the after prom party, glowing and full of stories to tell. Anna and I got on the road a little after 3:00 a.m.
We arrived at the show in plenty of time. The turnout was lower than usual, so it was a very relaxed pace show - maybe a little too relaxed.
I worked with tans for the very first time. I definitely learned some things.
I showed my Flemish for the very first time, too. She got really good comments, though she's still too young to really compete.
We finished up around 2:30. We packed up and started to leave. I stopped in the parking lot to call my brother, whom I was planning to have supper with in Kentucky after the show. It's a good thing. I got a tap on the window. I had just won a drawing and if I didn't get in there now they were going to redraw. I want a large breed single carrier with a carpet grooming top! Actually, since I was the first ticket drawn, I had my choice of a large 1, medium double, or small breed quad! I believe there's a water bottle and two dishes in there, too!
Cool.
So, Anna and I got a tiny bit lost but eventually ended up in the right now in the corner of Kentucky. We had some Mexican food with my brother and then hit the road.
Believe it or not, we managed to get home just a little after 10:00 p.m. I think that's enough for one day. Don't you?
Laurie ¶ 9:02 AM
