From Scratch Blog Giveaway!

This is the last post on this blog.  The Amelie Jo giveaway on my new blog, From Scratch officially ends at midnight on November 22nd.  There are still a few more days to enter!  There will be another special giveaway on From Scratch beginning on November 23rd.  To enter the Amelie Jo giveaway follow this link
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New Blog Giveaway!

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New Blog Giveaway Sneak Peak!

Amelie Jo American Baby Boutique Giveaway!

This Giveaway is for a fabulous Holiday Gift Box from Amelie Jo.

Only available on Amelie Jo's new blog "From Scratch"!

Included in the box is:

1 Doodlebugz Pink Crayola Crayon Apron - no name embroidered

1 Princess Linens Blue Chef Hat and Apron embroidered with 'Daddy's Little Helper'

3 Oscar and Belle Organics Onesies in Dahlia, Blue and Green - your size choice

1 Kookie 'Me Hula Hula' tee in size 2

1 $15 Gift Certificate to Amelie Jo

Valued at over $300!

Giveaway starts November 1st!

Giveaway Rules:

*Please go to the Amelie Jo American Baby Boutique website, select any product that is your favorite and leave a post on this blog telling what that favorite is.

*Please have your entries in by midnight on November 22nd.

*You must become a follower of this blog to enter.

*1 extra entry for signing up for the newsletter on the Amelie Jo American Baby Boutique Guestbook page.

*1 extra entry for signing up for the 'From Scratch' feed.

*2 extra entries for tweeting this giveaway.

*3 extra entries for adding the 'Amelie Jo' or 'From Scratch' button to your blog. You can find the button on this page in the sidebar.

*5 extra entries for adding me to your Technorati favorites.

*5 extra entries for mentioning this giveaway and the Amelie Jo website on your blog.

*Please post your extra entries or they will not be valid.

*Open to US and Canadian residents only.

4H County Fair

My step daughter showing off her "Best in Show" award.

Lamb judging. I was amazed at the way these girls handled their lambs.

Most of the animals didn't want to cooperate and it took patience and strength to get them

to behave. I admire the discipline of these young people.

My step daughter, Taylor, decided to join 4H this past summer, so that she could raise a rabbit and show it at our local county fair. She and her father spent an afternoon in the Spring, building a hutch, large enough for 10 rabbits, and we trotted off to a rabbit show to purchase a 'Mini Rex' from a rabbit breeder. 'Olivia' spent much of the summer chomping on alfalfa, bouncing through our calla lilies and, occasionally, taking a dip in her water dish when it was an especially warm day. Although Taylor attended her monthly 4H meetings, practiced showing her rabbit in front of an imaginary judge and endlessly stared at a ditto with the showmanship steps printed on it, none of us really expected Taylor to come home with a ribbon or award from the fair. The other children attending had been in 4H or around farm animals much of their lives. Taylor lives in the suburbs and has never had a responsibility to any living thing or has taken on chores any more strenuous than unloading the dishwasher.

I, however, prayed every night that God would bless Taylor with some tiny remembrance of the hard work and effort that she had put forth. Taylor is a girl with terribly low expectations of herself and others. A learned trait from having been disappointed many times over. If she could just have a taste of victory it would be a huge boost to her ego and self-confidence.

My prayers were answered on the afternoon of August 20th.

Taylor and her rabbit, Olivia, won three blue ribbons and a Best in Show award

for Olivia's luxurious fur.

Congratulations, Taylor.