The Extra Things

Good morning. The pictures in our visit this week show a number of extracurricular activities our family was involved in.

 Cousins watching the sheep show

 Since they are rather self explanatory I won't bore you with details. I think I'll share some of my favorite quotes. A few are my own. Many I have heard and saved over the years.

Ethan showing sheep

 "Remember the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing"

Motocross at the Washington County Fair

 "85% of communication is voice inflection and body language"

Dad and boys

 "If you make a mistake make sure you make it at full speed"

Elijah mutton busting

 "If everyone is zigging, zag. If everyone is zagging, zig"

Elliott's catch

 "Don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel. Go down there and light it yourself"

64 lb catch out of Lake Keomah

"The future will always be to those who see the possibilities before they become obvious"

Newton Speedway

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it"

Jackson wishing he was driving

"You can't fly a kite running with the wind"

Rachel tractor pulling

"All strengths become weaknesses if taken to excess"

Amelia's ribbons

"Just because you have a hammer doesn't mean everything is a nail"

Meet and greet with the News Boys

"Don't talk so much that you say things you haven't thought of yet"

4 guys that truly love their Lord

"If you look where your significance and security are, there you will find your God"

Chuck and Gina Norris and family

"Patience is the ability to keep your light shining after your fuse has blown"

Mondays at lunch time

"As you think about and plan how you handle the extra things in life remember to include other people"

4-H auction @ Southern Iowa Fair

"At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did. They will remember how you made them feel"

Spraying beans @ the Ponderosa