July 20, 2007--Oh well.

Well, Erick didn't win. Of course, seeing how disorganized his team was (not even knowing what city it was in!) and not even meeting his teammates until the morning of the competition, they certainly were at a disadvantage. The team that won had been preparing for the rodeo for months, and they worked together regularly at the store where the competition was held. That's another disadvantage Erick's team had--the bay they used was set up opposite from the bay they were used to working in. So they didn't really have much of a chance, but they had a lot of fun and brought hom a lot of free stuff. It would have been nice if they would have won, though--the winning team got $200 each. Oh well. While he was gone, the girls set up an iced tea stand and sold it by the highway. They made their own iced tea from mint leaves in the front yard. They actually had a few customers and made $8 altogether. They were really thrilled.