The state fair ramblings will post roughly about this time nightly, give or take. Also, for a more full effect, stalk my Facebook page for pics, videos, and other tidbits that might not be in the blog post. Please excuse any typos, as these posts are being posted rather late in the evening. Thanks. :-)
The fair is officially half-over! Typically by now, I've seen everything I've wanted to see, but that's not the case this year. I was planning on seeing the rest of everything tonight, but I ran into my former neighbor, Pat (from Friday's post), and decided that it would be more fun to bum around with her for awhile. Our first activity was to watch a trio of drummers that have been roving the fairgrounds this week. During the set that I was filming, a little girl, maybe 2 years old, wandered in front of the drummers. They made her a part of the show! They set a little drum and drumstick in front of her, and she went to town beating that drum right along with the drummers. It was so cute, and I'm glad that I was filming it. After watching the drummers, Pat said that she was hungry and was headed to the food court for a taco and beans. I decided to tag along with her, and ordered a taco with rice. The taco was $4, and the rice was $2. Sour cream was .25. It was very good. The booth was called Our Lady of Guadalupe. I'm giving them an A for good food, and they got us through the line fairly quickly. They were very nice. After eating, Pat wanted to go play the Sweeper game. This is a game where you try to maneuver a mechanical arm to knock cylinders off of a rotating plate to win prizes. I used to play this game many years ago, and I was quite good at it. I played a few bucks this evening, and realized that I am not the expert I used to be. I got a few cylinders knocked in, and gave the tickets to Pat, as she was the avid player who was really wanting to win. As I played, I realized how addicting this game is, and why I stopped playing so many years ago. That's why I stopped tonight after playing $3 on this game.
After watching Pat win so many tickets, she asked me what I wanted to do next. I remembered that it was Foodie Fest, and many of the foods were $2. I also remembered that my friends Rhonda and Melanie had told me about the deep-fried deviled egg. This is a new item this year, and I was very intrigued. They sell these at Kathy B's, a green building just north of the Channel 12 KWCH building. These eggs were $2, and according to the lady selling them, they were a hot item. They have them in a few flavors like chicken & cheese (my pick), and spicy (Pat's pick). I'll give them an A-. They were OK, but not like they were hyped up to be. the breading was good, but I would have preferred a simple hard-boiled egg by itself. Pat's wasn't spicy. But for $2, and the courtesy of the cashier, I've managed to give it the grade I did. Pat and I then walked over to the Oz building, as she wanted to see my nephew's red ribbon-winning wood burning project. She was impressed. By shortly after 9, we were pretty tired, and ready to call it a day. My feet were kind of sore, and I hadn't even walked all that much. 16,000 steps today.
Tomorrow I will be at the fair all day long. We're taking our school kiddos to spend the day and learn about all kinds of things. I'm pretty excited, as I've never been able to go to the fair with the school kids. I'm looking forward to it. Tomorrow is Kansas Cares Day, which will showcase the different non-profit organizations around the state, and what they do to help others in need. It's also when "For King and Country" featuring Zach Williams takes the Grandstand stage. I would LOVE to attend one of these Christian concerts, but they seem to always land on Wednesday nights, when I am busy with children's ministries at our church. Is it possible to take the night off and let my crew handle the kids? Sure. Would I feel right about it? Not at all. As much as I would like to go to this concert, I know that I need to be where I am supposed to be. Thanks so much for taking the time to read today, sorry it's so short, but I'm so tired. Thanks for understanding. God bless you, and God Bless America.
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