I decided it would be great to take our pup Sweet Pea with us. What was I thinking? Fresh out of the truck, she somehow manages to unhook her leash, and she is gone! There are people driving around, tractors hauling big trailers to ferry guests down to the activities. Thanks to a lot of heavy duty praying, and some quick kids, we soon caught her, and she didn't come loose the rest of the day.
First, we headed down to the ampitheater, where dd was dancing. She, and all the girls, put on a very nice show. Hats off to everyone there. Then we moseyed around, looking at all the things on display. They had some neat exhibits, including spinning, tanning, blacksmithing, ax throwing, primitive weapons,fire trucks,and antique tractors to name just a few.
There were plenty of booths to buy things, food of course number one. We were going to get tornado potatoes, but it turns out they weren't available. Something about the machine didn't arrive with all the pieces.
I ended up getting sweet potato fries, (yummy!) and the boys chose burgers. Dh ate gator on a stick. I didn't try it, but the boys said it was quite tasteless. It looked like poor quality chicken to me. I would love to try making sweet potato fries at home, but they are so hard to slice. It doesn't seem to be worth it, unless you have a fancy machine to do that part for you.
Ds found a booth where they were selling jewelry, and found himself a nice wolf necklace. In my opinion, he made a very nice choice. A beautiful necklace, and a good price.
We were walking down by the water, when ds pointed out a wasp. It was riding on a spider, in the water,propelling with his wings like a boat motor. No, I wasn't drunk, on drugs, or dreaming. This wasp was really doing this. He zipped along on his own little jet ski. We just couldn't believe it, and he hauled along for a good long ways along the shore.
Researching this, I believe it was a spider wasp. They catch spiders, and inject a paralyzing venom. It doesn't kill the spider, just immobilizes it. Then it lays an egg on the spider. When the larvae hatch, they eat the spider alive. None of what I read mentions the spider jet ski though.
We almost got to take our dog out on the pontoon boat. They were giving tours of the lake, and it looked like a lot of fun. We could have brought Sweet Pea, but the boys told the ranger she couldn't swim, so they wouldn't let her. Bummer. Ds did ride though, and he had a very nice time.
The high school show choir performed in the afternoon, and we sat down to watch their show. I think they did a very nice job. It was very well choreographed, and very clean dancing. They sang older songs, not the new stuff, it was really refreshing. I asked dd why she hasn't gone out for show choir, as she loves singing and dancing. She replied she isn't really into doing them together, and doesn't have the vocal range she'd need. DD is so confident in life, about almost everything. Except her singing. Which is really good, by the way.
We were just about to leave, when we found out about the booth for the aquarium. We snuck over there, and looked at the King snake they had out on display. He was a good sized snake. Kings are the good guys-they eat rattlers and copperheads. So let them live! They also had an alligator on display. He was much bigger than the ones the zoo uses in education. When they get to that size, they are put on exhibit in the zoo.
So we had a wonderful day today. Got some time out of the house, saw several friends at the park, and enjoyed all the exhibits. Someone in particular was exhausted at the end of the day. This is what happens if you take the dog to a fall festival. The other pic is ds' necklace.
Chela
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