Digging Deeper …
by Justin Angell
Obviously, it’s very much summertime now. The pool is getting plenty of use and we seem to be gathering extra maggots (energetic children) this summer. As far as I’m concerned, the more the merrier.
Summer is also fair season. I’ve never really enjoyed fair going because I never participated when I was growing up. So, as a result I have no baseline for appreciating the skills and the months of effort involved each of the projects demand for success.
I will tell you that I am now a big advocate of fairs and 4-H. Looking back, I can see where all of my children benefited from 4-H and how Savannah’s daughter little Paisley has grown and maturated immensely this summer with the responsibilities of her 4-H projects. Congratulations if you are a 4-H parent. Enjoy!
So apparently the once in a lifetime vacation to Italy is still yielding adventure. It seems that the trip started a series of contributing events which culminated with Miss Kelly ending up in the hospital last week with pulmonary embolism in both lungs and blood clotting in her legs.
I feel bad now because as I walked behind her in Santorini, Italy as we were struggling to get up and down the hundreds of stairs, we walked daily, I would sing a little song about how “the Ol’ Gray Mare ain’t what she used to be.”
Compared to three years ago, I feel great and am blessed by getting stronger. I had an old sale barn guy tell me one time, “if you ain’t got your health, you ain’t got nothing.” I guess the point of the story is the cattle market is struggling right now, but if you have your health, you’ve got all you need.
I’ll keep it short this month. Enjoy the end of the summer. Talk to you again soon. Come see me at the Auction.