Rob's State Fair Ramblings, Day 10

 And an amazing 2024 state fair is in the books! I'm a little sad that this week full of fun has come to an end. There were some things about this fair that I noticed, and some of you mentioned the same thing: Ken's Chili seasoning was not there this week. I always enjoy their samples and I normally buy a few packets. Also missing was the fudge. ThereI IS a booth that sells fudge, but the long-standing fudge stand was not there this year. Did you notice that it didn't rain this week? It has always rained during the fair. I remember the fair of 2013, when it didn't rain the entire fair...until the last few hours, when a torrential rainstorm ravaged and flooded the fairgrounds to the extent that the fair closed early. I'll never forget that day, because I was caught in it.

So, the cows surprised us! The vets last night predicted that no new calves would be born before the fair was over. However, when we checked the animal birthing center today, a new baby calf was hanging out in there, born at 4:00 this morning. Another cow was in the stages of early labor, and the vets told us to come back in a few hours to check. Well, we went back, and the cow was ready. We waited about 20 minutes before a new baby heifer was brought into the world. We were able to see it, and I even got videos of it. It was quite an experience to see this. 

I made it a point to try the Korean Corn Dog that I had seen last night. I got the original. This is pretty much just like the one I had a couple of years ago at a little stand that been absent for a couple of years. It's a hot dog covered in cheese, dipped in a special batter, fried, rolled in panko crumbs, and seasoned with cinnamon and sugar. It was really good! Throughout the day we had people hanging out with us. A little while with me niece, and some time with Julie's daughter-in-law. It's always fun when we have people to hang out with us. I had the chance to say hi to a lot of my school, BGC, and church kiddos. It's so fun to see my kiddos out and about. 

Toward the end of the day, we knew that the time had come to say good-bye to our state fair. We needed to get home and get a good night's rest before school tomorrow. Julie and I parted ways for a little while so that we could go to our respective buildings to pick up our ribbons and paperwork. I also received a whopping $22 in prize money that will be put into the 2025 state fair fund. As I was leaving the building, a lady saw my state fair season pass lanyard and assumed I was a fair worker. She asked me where she could re-load her ticket card. I escorted her to the midway and showed her where she could refill her ticket card. While there, I took a lap around the midway one last time. It will be another year until I see this all again. 

In the meantime, I'm going to keep blogging. About special events I attend, or just life in general. I hope that you'll stay with me and keep up with what's rambling in my world. Thanks for joining me in my state fair adventures. Feel free to leave your own comments, pics, whatever, in the comments section. Was there something about the postings and blogs that you liked? Something you'd like me to include for next year? Anything that didn't care for? (It's OK, I'm open to constructive criticism). So, until the next time I post, thanks for reading, and may God bless you!