Day 2 was possibly the best day of the fair I have had in many years! First of all, I ran into my oldest son, CJ, whom I have not seen in almost 3 years! I had no idea he was back in town! It was a sweet reunion, and he seems to have his head on straight. He has a good plan. I pray for both of my boys daily, that they will make good choices and rely fully on God. Second of all, as many of you may know, (because over 100 of you liked this post with the pic) my cookies took First place in the chocolate chip cookie division!! This is the first time I have ever placed in anything I have ever entered in the Kansas State Fair! And it was first place to boot! I remember seeing that 3rd place didn't have my name on it, 2nd didn't have my name on it, well, surely, I didn't get fir....I GOT FIRST!! It was a surreal moment. I was delirious. I was telling complete strangers that walked by, "That's my cookie." or, "See that first place cookie? I made that." They were congratulating me, and probably thought I was nuts or something. Looking back now, I feel like a nut, but I am pumped about this. These cookies are the same ones I advertise for my fundraising efforts to get me to Tijuana. So, when you see me post info about my baking, you can know that the cookies I bake were judged #1 at the Kansas State Fair! **Insert majestic music here**
It was also Mother's Day. I enjoy taking my mom to the fair and treating her to the fun. We enjoyed the Tiger Show and stayed for 2...count them...2 Ron Diamond shows! Yeah, he's that good! We both enjoyed Pronto Pups, and we always give them an A+, because they are friendly, the Pronto Pups are good and hot, and they offer Granny's Mustard as a condiment. Pronto Pups are $3.50. Mom sprung for a dish of cheese curds that we shared. I give it a B because the serving size is not worth the $6 we had to pay. Plus, 2 of them fell off the top and landed on the ground as he handed the dish to me, and he should have replaced those, and he did not. I treated Mom to an ice cream cone at the Grandstand (Rob's top pick for ice cream- $4) and we both ate Chinese food (ChinaGo) in Cottonwood Court, a tradition we have held for many years. The ice cream earned an A as did the Chinese.
Mom and I raided the buildings for free stuff and we both saw and talked to many people we knew. 2 people...Melissa and Carter... "found Rob" and claimed a prize. I won't tell you what the prize is, but I can tell you it's not chocolate. It's not an item that can melt in my bag. Remember if you "Find Rob" (that's me) and tell me that you read my blog, I'll give you a small prize. I'll be out there every day, so keep you eyes peeled. I try to cover all areas of the fairgrounds each trip...be looking! Mom and I also walked through the Meadowlark building and enjoyed sampling the dips with pretzel sticks. The lady at the stand said they go through about 40-50 bags of pretzel sticks every day! Wow! We also stopped by the booth in Sunflower North and sampled the flavored coffees and breads. In the Pride of Kansas building, we beheld the giant pumpkin, weighing in at about 1,039 pounds. It is the largest pumpkin in the history of the fair. It actually broke the scales as they weighed it. It's enormous! A small child would be able to fit inside comfortably if it were hollowed out.
It was a grand day at the fair. The hour is getting late, my friends, and I must get up early for church in the morning. After church, I will be celebrating Father's day at the fair, when I take my dad out there. My mom and dad are very different in their interests, and it works out so much better to take them individually, so that they both get to see and enjoy what they want at the fair. Thanks for reading today, and I hope that you'll tune in tomorrow evening for Day 3's report. Good night and God bless!
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