Goal #50: Attend 5 non-religious community events



I've already crossed off my goal, but I feel like I deserve a bonus point for this one. After living in Heber for over 4 years I still hadn't ever been to a livestock show, which I feel like might be blasphemous for me to tell anyone from Heber. I've said it before, but the Wasatch County Fair is more highly anticipated almost  than Christmas around here. And because we live right in the middle of the farming/homesteading part of town, everyone we know participates or has a child who participates and/or grew up participating in the livestock shows. Gramsy and I took the girls to the fair just in time for the last steer show judging (I don't even know if I called it the right thing) and it was completely impressive what these kids are able to raise and train. These steer were huge and shiny and well- behaved. I even learned that participants spray their animals' hooves like nail polish before they show. They also spray the fur with something to make it more shiny/fluffly/soft, but that's as technical as I can be with all of this. I would love to have my girls participate in future fairs, except that I'm not sure I am up to the challenge.


We also went to the carnival :)

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