4H and Sunburn.

 This weekend was the 4H expo. Our oldest entered in multiple events - cow, rabbit, and duck.

He was at the cow show til very late, and up early to prep his small animals for their show. All in all the turn around time was 10 pm to 5ish am.

It turned out his cow was disqualified because it didn't have a TB shot. Apparently during the days long cow camp, a vet had taken the parents aside and told them about this. One of the organizers told my wife that she should have been there for all the days of cow camp, because 4H is supposed to be a family event, then she would have known about the shot and there wouldn't have been this problem. I am floored. What a massive commitment, so lightly imposed on its members.

Before our church dropped boy scouts, I noticed the same thing with that organization whenever we interfaced with the larger body. I suppose what happens is that only the most gung ho members go into the leadership of the organization who cannot imagine anything better than hanging out with all their peeps all day.

I went biking in the afternoon instead of the early morning because of the expo. Big mistake. I have a bad sunburn now.

But for us with a number of kids, including babies, that is a very hard requirement. I would like my kids to be able to pursue their various interests, and not to have to tell them: we are a 4H family. That is what you are doing. End of story. Not to mention my wife and I other pursuits such as the homestead, our hobbies, and church activities. I am activity days boys co-leader and I am finding the main obstacle is that my co leader, faithful and involved man that he is, is rarely available because of a demanding job, a wife that works, and their kids being in several things like that.