I can't believe there's only one day left of the fair! What am I going to do when Monday comes?
Today was Mother's Day, which has become a fair tradition. This was the day I took my mom to the fair and it's her day to choose whatever she wants. When we got to the fairgrounds, I offered to rent her a scooter, but she opted to use her walker. We started by walking through the buildings, collecting free stuff. My mom likes to stop at different booths to try different things like back massagers and healthy living info. She asked me if I'd like to buy her a hot tub. Unfortunately, I didn't have the money on me at the time. Maybe next year, Lol.
Afterwards, we wanted to take in the "Ninja Experience" show. Sitting on the bleachers waiting for the show to start, we saw the grandkids on the next set of bleachers. My granddaughter came over to say hello and wanted to sit with us. We were sitting behind some taller people and she was having some trouble seeing, so she wanted to go back and sit with her mom, where she had a better view. I always love running into them. 💜 If you have not seen The Ninja Experience, it's a great show. In years past, I have seen the show earlier in the week, not liked it, and have to endure it again with my mom. Not the case this time. Although it was an exact carbon copy of the show I saw last Saturday, I still enjoyed it thoroughly. There are pics on my Facebook page of this act.
Afterwards, we were hungry, so we revisited one of our long-standing traditions (not sure how it got started), eating Chinese at the food court. It was really good. Mom's stomach had been bothering her, but eating Chinese food helped it. From there, mom decided she wanted to get a hat. She was getting hot, and wanted to get something to keep the sun out of her eyes and off of her head. She found one she liked, and we went in to explore the Pride Of Kansas building while waiting to see Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist.
The arena where Ron performs was busy with an auction of the chainsaw sculptures that the chainsaw artist had made during the week. Following the auction, we were informed that Ron Diamond had been cancelled so that staff could set up the arena for a big concert that evening. What a bummer! After a trip through the Domestic Arts building, we got a pineapple ice cream waffle cone. Yum! The only bummer was that my cone had a hole in the bottom, and I was creating a small ice cream lake on the sidewalk by my feet. It was a fun day.
It was great to run into our friend Charlotte, who I see every year, and get a photo op. We actually ran into a lot of people that my mom knows, because my mom knows a LOT of people. Anytime that I go anywhere with my mom, I am just in awe of how many people stop and talk with her. We stopped to visit with friends John & Lynette, which I believe was a God-appointed meeting. My mom has been dealing with my dad who is in failing health and has Alzheimers. Lynette works for the VA, and gave my mom tons of info and resources she could draw on to help my dad out. This is info that my mom needed to hear, and we ended our visit encouraged by what we had heard. Thanks, Lynette! I chatted with my friend Paul, and later we got to visit with our friend Kim, who had run to grab extra napkins to help staunch the drip from the bottom of my ice cream cone.
Overall, we had a good time. Sadly, there will not be a father's day at the fair this week. My dad is so unsteady on his feet and his health is not good. In fact, he mentioned that if I had asked him to go, he would have declined. He always enjoyed looking at the farm animals and liked to ride the Sky Ride. He enjoyed getting magnetic clips for the fridge. He loved the BBQ in the food court. It will be the first time in many years that my dad and I will not attend the fair, and I will miss it.
And tomorrow, we're going to put the period at the end of the Kansas State Fair. I already have an idea of what I'm I'm going to do and eat tomorrow, but I'll let you wait until tomorrow to find out what that is. Thanks for reading, and God bless!
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