Dadgum... Madison County Fair...Here we come! Yeehaw!!!

We have lots of work to do!!! My daughter-n-laws will LOVE me someday because my boys are going to know how to cook!

This recipe calls for lots of orange zesting per Paula Dean!

Beautiful oranges for our Orange Citrus Bars!!!!

Peyton toasted almonds for his Old Time Butter Crunch Candy! Yum~Yum!

Garet hard at work on his Pecan Toffee Tassies!

This kid is the hardest kid to take pictures of!!! It's so frustrating! My neighbors probably hear me every time I get the camera out! Look at the camera! Smile! Open your eyes! Smile with your eyes open for goodness sakes! How does Shauna Maness do it? I'm no photographer!

My little stubborn Pillsbury Dough Boy!

The boys proud of their finished products! We hope all of our hard work pays off! Wish us luck!

My little Picasso... Garet, is enjoying art this year! There were six students chosen from the Intermediate School to have their drawings entered into The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Garet was one of the six students! He named his picture, "Sunrise Cowboy". It didn't place, but he received a beautiful ribbon! He also entered it here in Madisonville and it won Grand prize!!! So, he will be receiving a scholarship at the end of the year! Go Garet!

Thank you Jesus for all of our fun blue ribbons! I have no idea how to turn this pic! Can someone help a sister out?

It's Fair time!!! One of my most favorite times of the year! We were going to attempt animals this year, but it didn't work out that way! BUT, I love to cook and bake and I hope to pass that onto my boys someday! There is nothing better than a large glass of sweet lemon tea and a good ole cookbook!!! One of my favorite pastimes! Searching for wonderful recipes to share with family and friends! We worked our tail off this year! We spread our baking out over three days! My house looks like a bakery! Have a sweet tooth? Stop on by and I'll send a plate with you! I love entering good recipes and it's always fun to WIN!!! Our hard work paid off... Thanks to the good Lord! Here were our results:

Orange Citrus Bars - Reserve

Pecan Toffee Tassies - First Place

Old Time Butter Crunch Candy - First Place

Banana Nut Bread Butter - Second Place

Texas Cornbread - Fifth Place

Pineapple Cheese Bread - Fifth Place

Peanut Butter Candy Bar Brownies - Participant

We are really not bragging! We are just soooo excited! If you are not involved, get involved! We had two years with nothing but green ribbons! We did not give up! It's a learning process! If you place Grand, Reserve, or first you go on to the big auction! The auction is next Monday night. So... we have lots of work to do! Here is an assignment for all of you creative people! Garet is selling his orange citrus bars and Peyton is selling old time butter crunch candy! I have to come up with adorable ways to display them. Themed buckets, containers, etc. Any ideas? Please help!