Living where we do, it can become quite difficult to get out and get entertained. With no babysitting options, it's even more complex, but creativity usually wins in the end. The most recent night of enjoyment was the time the Japanese beetle flew down my brassiere.
We go to a lot of shows at the farm I worked at in college in Cookeville. The rodeo was one. There is also a competition we watch at times called the TN Cowboy Mounted Shooters. They ride on horseback and shoot blanks at balloons. The video is below. Sounds silly, but I assure you it requires a steady horse, excellent marksmanship, and good riding skills. Many contestants view it as a show, like a cowboy renfest. They show in complete period costume and really get into it.
Each contestant has two guns in a holster around their waist. Each gun has the exact same amount of bullets as all the other contestants-there is no going back to catch the ones you missed! They must go a certain route. Five second penalties are added for each missed balloon, and each overturned barrel. The blanks allow the balloon to pop and not hurt the audience. I was impressed with their ingenuity.
The first girl was the fastest for then. She was later beaten by a few people. A really astonishing one rode, naturally, as we were facing the doors leaving. I kept the second one just to show a difference.
After each contestant, all the kids run out and change the balloons for the next one. This particular one had CMT filming for something. They asked us to sit a certain place to get shot with the camera, but with Arlis's eye sight, and dad being there, we opted to stay where we were and be off camera. If you see this on CMT-remember we were there!
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