Well at last the summer is coming to an end.  My daughter just finished up her showing season with a bang.  She show at the Iowa State Mule and Donkey Show in Bloomfield, IA.  It was 2 days of showing and they were long.  She had to compete against kids that were a lot older then her in two of her classes, Showmanship and Mulemanship.  But she stood her ground getting third in her showmanship class and sixth in the mulemanship class.  Not bad.  Then she did very well in the rest of her classes.  Standing in first or second most of the classes.  But she did so well that she ended up getting high point 10 and under award.  She got herself some new chinks.  She is so excited.  But the weekend ended on a sad note.  The mule she was working with for the last two shows was sold on Sunday.  Her and her cousins all cried, her aunt and I tried to keep an upper lip about it but we were sad too.  But that is the way of the business.  So now she has to start working with a new mule and will see what next year brings!  I will post pictures when I get them!)