Monday, August 13, 2007
STATE FAIR EXPERIENCE
Saturday afternoon I took the family to the State Fair. I had decided that we would ride the State Fair Train since our grandson seems to like trains a lot. It took 2 automobiles to get us to the train depot but we all made the train—barely! The grandson was not sure about the experience at first but seemed to warm to the whole idea as the ride progressed. It was about a 30-minute ride.
The fair was great. We really didn’t suffer from the heat. It was warm but also partly cloudy and there was a breeze. The humidity was low, which also made it more comfortable. We managed to stay in the shade a lot, too. It was fun. The baby did real well and the grandson seemed to enjoy himself. Feeding carrots to the goats seemed to be his favorite thing to do but he also enjoyed the fish exhibit in the DNR building.
It was neat to notice the difference in his reactions this year compared to last year at the State Fair. He wasn’t nearly as afraid of the animals this year. He still didn’t want to ride the pony but he didn’t hesitate to pet the pony, cow, sheep and the huge oxen! I was sure he’d have nothing to do with feeding the goats but I was wrong. As I said, he enjoyed it.
I think we each got some of our favorite “Fair Food”. I had my huge smoked turkey leg. I also like the pineapple ice cream swirl but had to settle for an orange one. The grandson had a turkey corn dog and some fries. Of course there were funnel cakes and elephant ears on which we all nibbled.
We were on the back side of the fairgrounds and probably didn’t cover half of that area. But it was enough for one day with little kids. We had to hurry to make the train ride back to our cars or we would have had to wait another hour and a half. That would have made it too late to get home and get kids to bed for church the next day. We cut the timing to get to the train even closer than on the trip to the fairgrounds. It was too close for me—but we all made it on the train! (I was praying hard about that one!) I’m glad we did the train but I prefer having a car to be able to go and come according to my time schedule—not the train schedule.
The plan is that the two unmarried daughters and I will go back this Saturday and “do” the rest of the fair. (We’re taking a car this time!) I am sure I’ll have another smoked turkey leg. I’ll try to find that pineapple ice cream swirl and also I’ve got my eye on those special fried potatoes!
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