The San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo is second only to the one in Houston in size in the nation.  The commercial venues are mainly geared toward adults, but the stock show is totally created for the youth and their animals and projects.

My husband was once again a judge for the Ag-Mechanics contest, this year a lead just for the feeders.  He had a small team of two men and two college student helpers, but that was enough to have him nearly finished by lunch (one project was classified wrong so they had to judge it after lunch).  Growing up on a farm in Iowa and then marrying a man with a PhD in an ag-related field means I have never been far from my roots, even if my roots move around a lot.  I truly enjoy seeing the innovative and amazing projects the students all across the state of Texas put together.

After lunch and the final project being judged, we walked around the commercial exhibits for a  little while.  One of the first things I saw, I just knew I had to have – and told hubby it was a very early anniversary gift to ourselves …

It’s a clock made on a framed license plate from our alma mater, the University of Missouri-Columbia!  I received my B.S. there and hubster got his Ph.D. there.  I thought it was pretty cool and made him hang it on the wall beside my bed – because without my glasses, I can’t see the alarm clock on his side of the bed!