Wassif we go to the fair?

Ah yes. The annual Palouse Empire Fair. Second only to the annual National Lentil Celebration. Yes, folks. I live in the Lentil CAPITOL ... of the United States! So today we decided to subject the children to another visit to the Fair. In retrospect it was a little disappointing.

I recall a few joyous fairs I attended as a child. My father wouldn't leave without some choice fudge that a fudge vendor was selling. He would be sad to know that our humble fair had no fudge! The shock of such news might induce a heart attack quicker than the consumption of that rich fudge would have.

I also was hoping to enter a cross-stitched piece of artwork this year but found out one day too late that I'd missed the entry day. I have never entered anything in a fair before so I have a lot to learn. One thing I learned was that my 4 year old is not only afraid of dogs and cats, but pretty much any animal that isn't in a cage. My 10 month old thought it was fun just to be in a new place.

Next weekend we're going to go for the main event. The Puyallup fair. This is the big one! The grand-daddy of them all! Whenever I mention it to my friends their eyes get wide and they breathe out, "Oh...that's a huge fair!" I've never been to this particular fair but it apparently is large enough to have it's own rides up all year 'round and the fair lasts 2 weeks instead of our meager 2 days.

Perhaps my 4 year old will have miraculously overcome his insane fear of animals by the time we go to Puyallup and perhaps I will find a fabulous fudge vendor where I can purchase the best fudge in the county and send it to my father, the fudge-o-holic. At any rate, I love "fair season" and raise my glass to Fair-dom in general. Go to the fair! Hooray!