Rob's State Fair Ramblings, Day 7

Today was "sibling day," something my sister and I started a few years ago. It's fun to have Julie with us as well, we make a fun trio. My sister had been doing some work at the fair, so she was glad to have a free night to just get out and actually enjoy the fair. 

First stop: You guessed it, the animal birthing center. And, yes, you guessed again, no new babies. This has been a very slow year for farm animal births. One of the pigs looked very uncomfortable, and was grunting quite a bit. She is not in labor, but we're thinking it should be soon. I hope that we at least see something before the fair is over. From there, we headed to see the Watusi, which is a type of African cow. They have some very impressive horns. The pics I got of them were from a distance, as they were not too fond of people coming too close to the fence. I think they wanted to kill me, LOL. I got close enough to briefly touch one of the horns, and he started thrashing his head and horns at me. Don't make these guys mad. They have power, and they know it.  

Since Julie and I have already been out here several times, we let my sister call the shots on what we did.  She wanted to walk through the buildings. All 3 of us liked different things, so we stopped often to look at at various stuff and pick up free stuff. She picked up some freeze-dried Bit O' Honey and let us try some, and it was da' bomb!  We didn't get to walk through all of the buildings, as they began closing. Closing time for the buildings is 9:00pm. However, the last building we wanted to check out was closed and locked at 8:45. We were kind of bummed about that. On a side note, the Fair was open back to their regular hours this evening, despite the parking lots still being closed today. On Friday, the Plum street lot will remain closed, while 2 lots on State Fair Road will be open. I'm not sure what will happen beyond that, we're just taking it one day at a time. 

In food news, my sister wanted to get a traditional Pronto Pup. She prefers ketchup only, in a dipping cup. Julie and I passed on that, as we've already had one. Later when we were in the Pride of Kansas building, she mentioned that she'd like to get a bierock. The cafe in the Pride of Kansas building is known for their wonderful bierocks. When you order a bierock, you get a bag of chips with it. I was feeling pretty hungry, so I grabbed one as well. Yum!  She dipped her bierock in queso, which I've never heard of before, but it was pretty good! Later, Julie got an order of fried cookie dough, just north of the KWCH booth. It is sooo good, and very addictive. 

As always, it's fun to see people we know, and sometimes you haven't see them in quite some time. That was the case for me, running into club kids that I had years ago, and they still remember me! The most memorable meeting of the night took place when I ran into my oldest son, whom I haven't seen in a few years. It was great to see him! I asked my sister to get a picture of us together, and he decided to be a goofball in the pic, LOL. I gave him my number and asked him to keep in touch with me. 

After a walk around the Midway, we decided to call it a night.  We have to work in the morning, and can't be out too late. Tomorrow is Friday, and we may meet up with my sister, we'll just have to see how things go. Then on Saturday is Mother's Day when I bring my mom out to enjoy the fair. From there, it's Sunday, the last day! It goes by too quickly! I want to thank you for reading, and for leaving likes and/or comments. It certainly helps me to know how many people are reading. If you leave a comment on the blog post itself, please leave your name with your message, as it shows up as "anonymous." I like to know who's commenting! 😀 Thanks so much for reading my post, and God bless you!