Most of my friends and acquaintances I saw church and at the fair today (those who have me on Facebook) were congratulating me on my cookie success. I'm still flying high from that one. I know it's a simple thing, but for me, it feels like a pat on the back, or a recognition that I am good at something. I'm not being prideful by any means, but I'm proud of that blue ribbon. Does that make sense? Being proud of something without being prideful? For the record, I received 131 likes on that cookie pic. Funny. Thanks for your show of support. Thanks, Hobbs family, for your pic of the boys with my cookie. It made me smile.
Today was Father's Day at the fair. I took my mom out yesterday, and today was my dad's day. Their interests are very different, so bringing them on separate days enables them to see specifically what they want. I let them call the shots, where to go, eat, etc. I take them where they want to go, when they want to go. My dad is interested in the animals. He loves to look at the horses, but there weren't many horses out there today. We saw a lot of cows, goats, llamas, and rabbits, but very few horses. The poultry building is totally empty due to the diseases going around lately concerning our feathered friends. No entries in that category this year. My dad also enjoys the sky-ride. He enjoys the view while I white-knuckle the bar, hoping that the bar holding us to the wire is secure. "I wonder if any of the skycars have detached from the wire at the fair before. Will we be the first?" I guess that's kind of morbid, but those things cross my mind. Add to that the fact that the wind was blowing, causing the skycar to rock. Yikes! I don't care for the skyride, but I do it for my dad's sake.
In the afternoon we got hungry, and my dad said he was in the mood for barbecue. My pick for barbecue at the State Fair is in the Cottonwood Food Court building. It's a stand in the corner called "Bernard's." I give it an A. They were out of French fries, so they only had onion rings available. No problem there! The lady taking the order didn't hear my dad's drink order, so after she rung it up and I paid, my dad didn't have his drink. She realized she hadn't heard him, so she just gave him his drink. Nice! My dad and I both had BBQ pork sandwiches, which we both enjoyed thoroughly. It was at this stand that I got "spotted!" The first one was Desiree. I guess I made it easy on her, because she works at Bernard's. She's a neat lady. Then, Skyler and Chase (2 of my church kiddos) came running out to see me. I gave them all a special prize from my bag. I won't tell you what it is, but it's good! So far, I've been spotted 5 times at the fair. Who will be next? I'm out there every day, all over the place. Keep your eyes peeled!
After eating, we made our way through the buildings. If you think I was nuts but about getting free stuff, you haven't met my dad! He was trying to pick stuff up that wasn't free for the taking! I had to watch him like a hawk! "No dad, that's not a free pen. It's there so people can sign up to win a free truck!" "Dad, you have to spin the wheel for those prizes, you can't just take them off the table!" I guess it's partially the fair's fault. If you leave things lying on the table unattended, people are going to think they are free for the taking. LOL I guess it boils down to using common sense when looking for free stuff. From there, we went to be entertained by the Hedrick's Racing Pigs! They always put on a fun show. We also took in the Tiger Show and Ron Diamond's hypnotist show. My dad enjoyed Ron Diamond the most.
After the Ron Diamond show, it was time to go. My dad said that he really enjoyed himself at the fair. I'm glad that I have the opportunity to take my folks to the fair every year.
I didn't add any new pictures today, because most of what my dad wanted to see, I already had pictures of. Tomorrow is Dollar Day, and I'm going to hang out with one of my friends from work. All rides are $1.25, and I plan to ride the Ferris Wheel and get some good pics. The Ferris Wheel cars are huge buckets and I feel very secure in them. Unlike the skycars!
I want to thank you for reading, and for your likes and comments. I pray that you will have a great evening, and God bless you!
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