Why is Friday the 13th superstitious ?
One theory states that it is a modern combination of two older superstitions: that 13 is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day. learn more here ~ Friday the 13th
I do not have friggatriskaidekaphobia or triskaidekaphobia, you see my birth date is the 13th as is my wedding date and both have turned out well thus far, although I was not born on a Friday nor was my wedding held on a Friday, but both have fallen on Fridays over time.
In honor of Friday the 13th I thought I would do a post involving the number 13. Since the first thing I do most mornings is follow a regular routine of visiting certain websites that interest me or contain important information or news; I thought I would share 13 of my daily favorite and most used sites. I won't provide a link to all of the sites, only the ones I think might be of interest to you. Listed in no particular order
1. Son 2's school
2. Local Newspaper
3. Local TV Station
4. Son 1's school and my alma mater ~ SDSU
5. Our breed association ~ ASA
6. SD FFA ~ SD FFA Foundation ~ Ntl. FFA
7. Scentsy
8. Upromise ~ shopping earns funds for sons college
9. Twitter
10. Bit.ly ~ the ideal link shortener
11. On line conversion - quick conversion tool
12. Pinterest ~ the latest craze !
13. Dropbox ~ place files here to work on from other computers or share
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Coming Full Circle
I believe in the future of farming/agriculture - these are the first few words of the FFA creed each freshman FFA member has to memorize, I remember working on it for hours to perfect because I wanted to be the best FFA member I could be, Why you ask ? Partly because it was a family tradition following in the foot steps of my dad and brother and partly to prove women can do this ag education and FFA thing too ! Back in the late 70's - early 80's girls where just starting to join the FFA and take ag ed classes in our school. Being a farm girl and 4-H member joining the FFA was just the next step in my life. I was able to attend the Minnesota FFA convention as an 8th grader to watch my brother and cousin do their proficiency presentations and receive their state awards, that fall as a freshman and new FFA member, our family went to the national convention in Kansas City to see if my brother and cousin would win national proficiences, neither of them did, but the excitement of the convention was a thrill for me and developed my life long passion for the FFA.
I spent four years in ag education classes and the FFA in high school and was the second girl in our chapter to hold the office of president, was on several judging teams and showed livestock. We were fortunate enough to have two ag teachers at once in our school, they split classes and worked together on FFA, I admired them both and thank them for pushing me to always do my best and taking time to work with me. I was especially honored to be in attendance when one of them received their state honorary degree three years ago shortly before he passed away.
After high school I went on to earn a degree in agriculture from South Dakota State University, I took a few years off from FFA not participating on the collegiate level. I realized I missed the FFA and volunteered to the local chapter in the community I was now living. I have been a coach, mentor, judge for the students, booster club president and secretary and prime supporter to several ag teachers. Both our sons have been active FFA members carrying on the family tradition. The next step in my FFA involvement came when I was ask to serve on the South Dakota FFA Foundation board, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work at this level and help the SD FFA organization, and even more honored when elected to serve as president of the foundation board, and continue to hold this office. I was awarded the SD FFA State Honorary degree last spring. I give a huge amount of credit to the FFA organization and the opportunities it gave to me in becoming the person I am today and bringing me Full Circle from a high school freshman FFA member to an FFA advocate !
Have you come full circle in an organization ?
I spent four years in ag education classes and the FFA in high school and was the second girl in our chapter to hold the office of president, was on several judging teams and showed livestock. We were fortunate enough to have two ag teachers at once in our school, they split classes and worked together on FFA, I admired them both and thank them for pushing me to always do my best and taking time to work with me. I was especially honored to be in attendance when one of them received their state honorary degree three years ago shortly before he passed away.
After high school I went on to earn a degree in agriculture from South Dakota State University, I took a few years off from FFA not participating on the collegiate level. I realized I missed the FFA and volunteered to the local chapter in the community I was now living. I have been a coach, mentor, judge for the students, booster club president and secretary and prime supporter to several ag teachers. Both our sons have been active FFA members carrying on the family tradition. The next step in my FFA involvement came when I was ask to serve on the South Dakota FFA Foundation board, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work at this level and help the SD FFA organization, and even more honored when elected to serve as president of the foundation board, and continue to hold this office. I was awarded the SD FFA State Honorary degree last spring. I give a huge amount of credit to the FFA organization and the opportunities it gave to me in becoming the person I am today and bringing me Full Circle from a high school freshman FFA member to an FFA advocate !
Have you come full circle in an organization ?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Cattle Show Moms Check List
My favorite mom role is being a cattle show mom. I grew up showing livestock and have loved passing that family tradition on to our sons. Both boys started showing cattle at 8 years old, they are now about to turn 18 and 22 years, so I have been at this role for several years. This will be Blane's last year of junior shows, the time has sure gone by fast.
Packing and preparing for shows takes time and planning and even with the best planning and checking off the list, something always seems to get forgotten or left sitting at the barn !
As I reflect on the years there have been countless precious memories, if you are a new show mom here are my tips and check list for each show. My best tip is Enjoy every minute as a show mom !
Packing and preparing for shows takes time and planning and even with the best planning and checking off the list, something always seems to get forgotten or left sitting at the barn !
As I reflect on the years there have been countless precious memories, if you are a new show mom here are my tips and check list for each show. My best tip is Enjoy every minute as a show mom !
- Show Calves ~ washed and clipped
- Kids ~ also washed and clipped ! 1 & 2 are interchangeable ! both are necessary for a successful junior show
- Show Supplies & Equipment, Feed – make a paper check list to use when packing
- Registration Papers and health papers ~ if required – a 3 ring binder with zipper works great, put papers in page protectors. This is the question I always ask as are driving out of the yard “ do you have registration and health papers ?”
- Food and Drinks ~ individually packaged snacks for grab and go ease
- Show Clothes ~ Button Down Shirt, Jeans, Belt & Buckle, Boots, ~ take extra when the kids are young – we once had a red Gatorade and light colored shirt incident !
- Camera ~ to capture those precious moments, fun shots and wins
- A Smile, Words of Encouragement, Hugs ~ to be distributed as needed
- Food and Drinks ~ did I say this already ? well I suggest Lots of these; especially when your kids are boys !
- Repeat the above for each show ! and most of all enjoy every moment of your kids junior show career it goes by fast.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Trying Again
I just signed up for 31days Ag Blog. I am looking forward to developing and greatly improving this blog !
Good Bye 2011 ~ Hello 2012 !!
Good Bye 2011 ~ Hello 2012 !!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
B is For the Best of Agriculture !
So many great agriculture products
start with the letter B ~
Beef ~ Bread ~ Butter ~ Bacon
Beer ~ Broccoli ~ Blueberries ~ Baseballs
start with the letter B ~
Beef ~ Bread ~ Butter ~ Bacon
Beer ~ Broccoli ~ Blueberries ~ Baseballs
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
From A ~ Z
Agriculture from A~Z
To make a challenge for myself and fun for the reader I decided to pick a letter of the alphabet to portray the many ways agriculture is as much a part of our daily lives as letters and words.
What better way to start then with A for Agriculture !
Agriculture is described as :
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
How many things can you think of that start with an A and come from Agriculture ?
Here are a few and a site to visit with interesting information
Apple~ www.usapple.org
Artichoke ~ artichokes.org,
Almond ~ www.almondboard.com
To make a challenge for myself and fun for the reader I decided to pick a letter of the alphabet to portray the many ways agriculture is as much a part of our daily lives as letters and words.
What better way to start then with A for Agriculture !
Agriculture is described as :
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
How many things can you think of that start with an A and come from Agriculture ?
Here are a few and a site to visit with interesting information
Apple~ www.usapple.org
Artichoke ~ artichokes.org,
Almond ~ www.almondboard.com
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