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Ogle County 4-H Fair Judging Results 2023 Part 1

Ogle County 4-H Fair Judging Results 2023 Part 1

The kids worked hard on all their 4-H Fair Projects & did a great job! Several State Delegate & State Alternate ribbons were earned. We are proud of them regardless of the outcome. ❤️ We love seeing all the creativity & imagination & hard work! 

Ogle County 4-H Fair Poultry Show 2023

Ogle County 4-H Fair Poultry Show 2023

Lucas, Keira & Emmalyn all took chickens to the Fair & did well with them and had a lot of fun. 😀

Weekly Gratitude Post 8/7/23

Weekly Gratitude Post 8/7/23

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Logan! I am grateful for imagination, laughter, and jokes. Laughter because that means everyone chortling is happy. Jokes because they create laughter & chuckling. Imagination because then you can create jokes, which create laughter, which is almost 

“Draw with me!” (Week 28)

“Draw with me!” (Week 28)

I finished my storyboard!!!! Here are some more rough sketches!!!! Im not going to share the actual storyboard yet because I’m going to do a separate post for it really soon…… Random hands that I drew for no reason 🤷‍♀️ A semi eaten cookie……also for 

Lake LaDonna Day July 2023

Lake LaDonna Day July 2023

I know I’m woefully overdue for blog posts. It has been a very busy past few months…I will try to catch up on stuff as I’m able. Last night while I was at the Fairgrounds until 9:40pm waiting for 3 kids to have their Poultry 

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/31/23

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/31/23

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by.. Elizabeth! “I am grateful that 4-H judging went smoothly. I am grateful for fuzzy kitty babies. I am grateful for creativity and skill.”

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/24/23

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/24/23

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by.. Me! I am grateful for family & time to enjoy fun, laughter & make memories together. I love taking a day off & doing day trips together. We went to a a Viking Era presentation, the Mississippi 

“Draw with me!” (Week 27)

“Draw with me!” (Week 27)

I colored him in!! I think he turned out pretty good 😄 I finished mapping out the scenes…………….. Then I drew them all again and laid them out for my storyboard/comic poster!!!! The first panel is finished!!! If I have time later, I’ll go over 

July 2023 Family Funnies 😂

July 2023 Family Funnies 😂

We were at the splash pad & the kids got soaked. On the way home, Ellie asks, “Can you wash & dry my clothes please? Or we could just dryering them instead of washing & dryering. They don’t need to be more wet!” 🤣 Lucas 

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/17/23

Weekly Gratitude Post 7/17/23

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by.. Grant! I am thankful for the living word of God. I am thankful for all my children. I am thankful for the highs and the lows. I am thankful for the hearts of my children.