Today is Saturday and it's a busy day for me. Chris is not working today, but we are each doing our own thing today. He is off to volunteer at the Hoosier Valley Railroad museum. I am going to be helping my brother with his restaurant at the Jasper County Fair. Today, I get to run the Snow Cone machine so I will be outside...and it's supposed to be hot today. Actually, it's supposed to be hot all week which is typical for our fair. Hot, humid....so it must be fair time.
Tomorrow I will at least be indoors where there is AC as I will be running the cash register. Then, I may be working later in the week on Thursday. Not sure yet. I had hoped to work for him more this week, but so far it's just the weekend and maybe Thursday. But, every little bit of extra money helps.
The fair is big in this town and in this county. When I was growing up the county fair for us was a 35 minute or so drive. I was never involved in 4-H so the fair was just someplace fun to go to for one day when it was going on. Here in Rensselaer, it is big and the kids involved in 4-H spend weeks and months preparing their projects. Whether it be something involving animals, or photography these kids work (and sometimes the parents, too) for a long time to get ready. Animals are big here, but then this is a big farming community. I sometimes wish I had been involved in 4-H as a kid. When I look at the sewing projects, the food entries, basket making...it really looks fun and educational.
I work at the fair till 3 today, then Chris should be home. We plan to buy and devour our usual once a year fair food. Fried veggies and an elephant ear. Once a year is about all my arteries can handle of fair food!
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