Oh.... What a trip!
We were the big winners, with a trip via ambulance to the ER!
But let me tell you about the rest of the trip first.
It was great to meet Homer enroute! Beautiful rabbit too!
15 hours of driving got us to the show. PSF was there to greet me, and thank goodness because I was a bit out of sorts. I've got to devise a better way to keep transports separate. I had PSFs phone number mixed up and I thought she was a transport I had missed.... I was so confused!
But after I finally orientated myself I was able to get to business. My buck was a stinker, and I swear his coat that was great two weeks ago was a huge mat yesterday. By the time I had him show ready I had at least 2oz of wool combed out. Grrrr.... Shoo, now he's mat free and lacking density in his coat. Not to mention his picky eating has him out of condition. Ever get to a show and wonder, "Why did I bring this rabbit?"
However, the new doe I bought took 2nd in her class of 15 in both show A & B. And my new REW buck took his class and BOV a couple times too. My newly turned senior doe, was awfully light, but placed in the middle of her class rather consistently.
So, it was getting very late and we had yet to start our specialty. We needed a scribe for the judge, so I volunteered, even though I was anxious to get on the road. We made it through English, French and were almost done with Satin when there's a report that one of the children playing had gotten hurt. Sure enough, my daughter had fallen and hit her head and supposedly lost consciousness. So, we kept her immobilized and called the ambulance. We went to the ER and had a CAT scan taken. No worries, she's good to go. No fractures, or bleeds, but she has a concussion. 4 years old. I don't think I had my first concussion until about 12. She's starting early, ugh!
So I don't know who took the Specialty, and I didn't get a chance to apologize to the judge. But my husband did get all the buns loaded up, met us at the hospital, and once little one was released from the hospital we continued on to Albuquerque. We got there this morning at 4:30. I took a quick nap as I had 9 rabbits to off load from transport at 7:30.
Then I took another nap, and now we're on our way home. Just another 6 hours of driving.