Fall Day at the Fair

This summer, we didn't make it to either of the two small local fairs near where we live. So when some free tickets for a larger fair in Puyallup came into my hands (because I'm an educator!), the husband and I decided to take the s-son this past Saturday. We've been going higher than full-speed lately, so it was nice to get away and have a day of fun. It was also nice to be able to take a couple of hours in the morning before we left to get some chores done around the house...but that's another story. The fair was fun, though much more commercialized than the fair's that we've gone to in the last few years. It's been a while since I watched one of those live "infomercials" for shammy's or the latest and greatest set of knives. It was also fun as always to check out the hobby halls...and even though I didn't partake of any of the rides, I had a good time taking pictures while I waited for the boys to make the rounds in the carnival area. It is back to the hectic pace now, up before the crack of dawn and going busy until bedtime. But, tonight has been slower because I have been able to get more caught up in my classroom lately and it is a slow night for my online job. I can feel life slowly starting to get into a normal routine, as a matter of fact, I'm counting on it! I'm incredibly happy in my new job, so the exhaustion has been worth it.

The Fair and a Pirate I Can't Stand!

The fair was a great experience...it was successful for me, not as much as I'd hoped, but I did make a nice profit. I met some fantastic people, including someone local who is interested in selling my items in her shop...something I am going to look into this week. I also gained even more confidence - it's nice hearing person after person tell you how much they like what you've made. The hard part was the long days - 12 hours the first and second day, 9 hours the third. The husband was great about hanging out to keep me company and showing up just when I needed a break if I'd been alone for a while. Another tough part was that I was close to one of the performance stages. For the most part I didn't mind the noise from the performances - there was a presentation about wolves, a group of gals who teach Zumba did their routines a couple of times, a country singer "T-bone" and his daughter sang a few times, the gentleman and his wife in the picture below also sang, there was even a troop of performing dogs. All of these shows were for the most part enjoyable. BUT...there was one performer, a pirate named Captain Arrrrrghh, who almost took my sanity. Initially he was a little funny, kind of cute. But after hearing his routine and his same jokes seven times over, I would've liked to have made him walk the plank myself. I actually like pirates - they're usually great, but Captain Arrrrrgh I could do without!