I had a great day at the thrift store last week. One of the things I got was this denim jacket for $2. I am painting it with colorful hearts and words. Here’s a shot of what I’ve done so far. The yoke is painted solid white (front and back) now but will be black and white checks when I’m done.

I’m tempted to add some bling to it, but will wait til I’m done with the painting to decide if that’s what I want to do or not.

In other news – I watched my son on tv tonight riding in the Championship Bull Riding World Finals in Las Vegas. It was so exciting! He did so great! When they interviewed him after his ride I was surprised that he was very humble and cooperative with the interviewer. He normally does something comical or bizarre

One year at the college rodeo finals, they had all the kids fill out questionnaires about their interests and accomplishments, so that the announcer would have interesting things to say about each rider as they got ready to ride. About most of the boys, the announcer would say things like “He has a 3.0 average, is majoring in agriculture and enjoys fishing and hunting.” When Laddan came up to ride, I shrunk in my seat as I heard him say, “He enjoys collecting copper kettles and woolen mittens.” lol