I woke up at Mimz and an usual thing happened as we just about ready to go out to the car heading to school. We heard a loud rat a tat tat coming from outside. We both stopped to listen and it continued really loud. I was a little scared. Mimz told me she thought it was a woodpecker and we should check outside. We headed out the front door with me firmly holding Mimz hand and we heard the sound even louder and Mimz began to think it couldn't be a woodpecker so we peeked around into the front yard. By this time I was holding on real tight and Miz had to sort of drag me with her. We saw the woodpecker fly off the gutter and onto the big pine on side of front yard. I got a good look and could easily see his red head, then his wife joined him on the tree. They were just a few feet off the ground so easy to see, we watched until they flew across the street. Mimz has heard them peck on the gutters before but this time it sounded like a jackhammer. Mystery solved, we could then head off to school.
We went to the park after school and I always have a good time when we go there. The park is only two blocks from my school.
Mimz and Barbara were talking about Sally Ride the astronaut, when Mimz told her that my dad, Uncle Scott, Pops, and Mimz had all met Sally Ride. They went to Florida for a shuttle launch on July 17, 1985. They went because they knew another astronaut, John Fabian, who is the nephew of Mimz' aunt by marriage. How exciting! Maybe I will be an astronaut, you never know!
We got some BIG NEWS today! It involves the Rodeo and me and mutton busting! Aunt Jill and Uncle Scott do a lot of volunteer work with the rodeo. Aunt Jill has some pull and got me into the main arena of the rodeo to be a mutton buster! Here is the letter we received:
Subject: RODEOHOUSTON® Mutton Bustin’ Orientation Reminder
Good afternoon,
Just a quick reminder that Mason Watson has been selected to participate in the RodeoHouston® Mutton Bustin’ event on 3/10/2015. There will be a
mandatory
orientation session for all Mutton Bustin’ participants and their
guardian(s) on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at NRG Center in
the 600 Series rooms.
The
orientation will include details about the event, procedures,
timelines, and a Q&A session. You will have an opportunity to
complete required paperwork, and to order tickets, DVDs, shirts, etc.
Also, your child’s photograph will be
taken for promotional purposes which can include, but are not limited
to, use in NRG Stadium, the HLSR website, and press releases. Be sure
to dress your Mutton Buster in his/her favorite Western attire!
You
must bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate to the orientation
so their age can be verified. The birth certificate copy will remain in
HLSR files and will not be returned to you. In addition, participants
will be weighed
to verify they meet the weight requirements.
Enter
the grounds at the McNee entrance off of Kirby Drive. Please let the
security guard know that you are attending a Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo meeting, and they will tell you where to park. The meeting rooms
are located on the
2nd floor of NRG Center.
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How exciting for me and my adults! I can't weigh more than 55 pounds... I weigh 43 pounds, so I met the weight requirement.
I have never been on a sheep's back, but I will get to practice in one of the little tents before the main event. Daddy is going get down on his hands and knees to pretend to be a sheep so I can practice riding. Mommy has been "my sheep" several times. I think I can do this.
I have never been on a sheep's back, but I will get to practice in one of the little tents before the main event. Daddy is going get down on his hands and knees to pretend to be a sheep so I can practice riding. Mommy has been "my sheep" several times. I think I can do this.
There are two venues for mutton busting. The main arena, where the Rodeo is held, and little tents. Most kid mutton busters preform in the little tents. Thanks to Aunt Jill, I get to preform in the main arena. The celebrate performer that evening is TIM McGRAW, who pulls in the largest crowds, so there will a huge bunch of people there to watch him and ... me. Mommy thinks it might be 85, 000 people, but we need to check that number out. The mutton busting takes place after the rodeo and before the entertainment, while they are setting up the stage.
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