10/17/09

First of all....

Today was chilly and when I awoke, I came into the den to find that Steve had built our first fire in the wood stove. Ahhhhh..... pure, wonderful bliss. The cats were beside themselves with joy along with their mother.

Today was the day for the fair.

It is always a long day but we just love being at the fair!

Here are our results:

Steve - fourth place on his squash!!! :)

Mikayla - second place on her brownies
third place on her blueberry bread
HONORABLE MENTION on her divinity!! (I think they understood the weather
couldn't be helped or either they felt sorry for her. lol They did say they tasted
great!)

Wesley - bless my little guys heart... his entries did not place that we saw. He took it OK.

Kellie - photograph - nothing.... I still don't know what those judges look for in a photograph. lol
scrapbook pages - Pets (Ashes) 2nd place, Kids - Fourth place
Blueberry Muffins - Honorable Mention!! YAHOOO~
Coconut/Cashew Brittle - nothing
Blueberry Jam - nothing
Apple Preserves - Third!!!!
Spicy Plum Butter - Third!!!
Cran-Strawberry Jam - Second!!!
Apple Conserve -

Well, OK, there is a story with the Apple Conserve. lol

Kevin, Daddy and I kept wandering around that area trying to find all of our entries. Kevin and I were looking for the last two we hadn't found when Daddy comes around the corner with this look on his face.... a look of "OH. MY. WORD.".... HMMM.... I thought he found something or someone I needed to see. lol

Well, yes he did find SOMETHING I needed to see.

It seems my Apple Conserve not only won First Place....

It also won BEST OF SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine????

Little 'Ole Me who has been poked and prodded by my wonderful brother all of my life to cook/bake... WON BEST OF SHOW? haahhahhahaha!

I was in such disbelief that apparently I was standing there with mouth gaped open going OH. MY. WORD. ME????? After pictures were taken and my excitement was shown to many stranger who walked up at that moment, Wesley informs me... "Mom, you embarrassed me back there when you did all of that." I told him he would just have to get over that. ha!!

They opened up the display case for me to hold it. WOW. This was something that had to sink in... and it took a while.

I must say that I felt so badly in the fact that I won this and Kevin has worked so hard all of these years. I kept apologizing to him. lol :) Here this was my first time really doing the jam/conserve/preserve making that it seemed strange for me to win this high honor. (He wasn't bothered by it, but I told him that would be like him entering a photograph for the first time and winning Best of Show... he understood my point. LOL) I would never rub it in to him that I won this and I hope he will always remember how much I appreciate his "poking and prodding" to get me in the kitchen. He shares this honor with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wanna see????? hee hee


I wonder if they'll let me keep my sign with my name on it after the fair is over? :)