Rob's State Fair Ramblings, Day 9

 As I was typing "Day 9" in the title, it was with a twinge of sadness. One day of the fair left. We're going to have to make the best of it. 

Today's sibling day was a lot of fun! My sister hung out with Julie and I, and we did stuff that she likes to do. Our first activity was to walk through the buildings. There is still plenty of free stuff laid out on the tables. "Less stuff we have to pack up," one vendor told me. Some of those vendors are people I have seen day after day. Some of them are so ready to be done. I guess when you have to man a booth all day, every day, the fair is not much fun. My niece and her friend hung out with us for a short time showing us the bunnies. The owners of the bunnies brought them out of their pens and let us pet them. Some of them are just adorable, and I wanted to take one home. I don't think my cat would have liked that, Lol. We also checked out the animals in the birthing center. There are a few cows that are close, but vets predict they won't deliver before the fair is over. However, surprises can happen. We've been checking in as often as we can, especially to check on the progress of the baby piggies. We'll keep you posted on the progress.

Did you enjoy the "Rob in the mob" feature today? Kind of a "Where's Waldo?" type of thing. I walked into a crowd of people and had someone take my picture from a distance. The objective was to find me in the crowd. I've been wanting to do this for a few years, and I finally got it done today. I'll try to do another one tomorrow if I have time. 

For lunch, we enjoyed a bierock and apple dumpling from the Wheatland Cafe in the Pride of Kansas building. They have some really good food! This was Julie's first bierock, and she liked it. My sister and I have had one every year, and they're just as good as ever. Later in the day, we had toasted ravioli for a little snack. Last night, my heart nearly jumped out of my chest when I saw that one of the booths was selling Korean Hot Dogs! I truly hope that they make them the same way one of the other booths made them 2 years ago. 2 years ago, there was a small food truck that made them. They have not been back since, much to my dismay. They were the best thing ever. I saw a Korean Hot Dog stand while I was in Manila. While it was good, it was not what I had experienced before. I'll have to get one and let you know how they were. It may not help you this fair, but maybe next year. 

By around 4:00ish, we were pretty fair'ed out. It was time to call it a day. After walking around for 9 days, Julie and I are wearing out. Tomorrow we will enjoy one more day of the 2024 Fair. We will also receive our ribbons and HUGE (not) checks. We'll get a few dollars actually, and I'll stick that money into the fund for next year's fair. Tomorrow, I'll ramble about this year's fair for the last time. Remember that your likes and comments help me know how many are reading. Thanks for reading Day 9, and God bless you!