tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post3137119201633403287..comments2023-12-28T11:27:12.248-06:00Comments on The Art of Being Conflicted: Meet Me At The FairCperzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-46528802924463519872011-08-01T11:16:59.904-05:002011-08-01T11:16:59.904-05:00Oh boy! Oh boy! *claps happily* Give me a heads ...Oh boy! Oh boy! *claps happily* Give me a heads up when you think you might be down... Hopefully we won't be driving to AR or up to IL to meet another bloggy friend of mine! Yay! I can't wait to meet you in person! =D (this is me grinning like an idiot - though it seems something is lost in the computer translation)Jewellhttp://really-wait-what.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-36327394395443806222011-07-31T09:54:04.613-05:002011-07-31T09:54:04.613-05:00Hubby seemes to think that we missed the tractor p...Hubby seemes to think that we missed the tractor pull by leaving for home on Sunday from the Iroquois County fair. <br /> I looked to see what is on the local fair circuit here has as we live in a two-state, four-county popouri of a city (thus we get 4 county fairs all in/near the same city) and I didn't see one tractor pull listed. UnAmerican really. Certainly unagricultural. <br />I look forward to your pictures. I think there are so many interesting things around a fair ground. <br />I hope to make it over to the West Plains area in the near future.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-69900413589175586292011-07-30T10:57:49.326-05:002011-07-30T10:57:49.326-05:00Really?? It seems hard to believe that they could...Really?? It seems hard to believe that they could get rid of the tractor pulls!!! It's a fair tradition! What's this world coming to??? <br /><br />We don't get any of the local papers in the area so not sure about any of the other fairs, but Ozarks Empire Fair has had them since we've lived here, and the fair held in West Plains has them every summer. Demo derbys are just not as fun. If I want to see idiots run into each other I can go sit on an over pass in any big city to see that for free! =)<br /><br />As for the weather, I'm not holding my breath. It's either go out and make the best of it or sit home and don't get any pictures. I'm going to make a really shitty photog if I sit at home on my butt and don't get anymore pics than I already have! =) So...out in the heat I go. The eplex with the crafts vendors and such is supposed to be air conditioned so I imagine I'll be spending some time in there too. =) In any case, I imagine I'll be just as disgusting as every other person by the time we get to the pulls. =)Jewellhttp://really-wait-what.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-73124630126410235812011-07-30T07:25:04.799-05:002011-07-30T07:25:04.799-05:00Ozark Empire Fair still has tractor pulls???? See...Ozark Empire Fair still has tractor pulls???? Seems like a lot of fairs have done away with them. They replace them with extra demo derbies, I think. I am eager to see your post with your pics as well as your hubby's impressions. I hope the weather cools off or you too will be sweating your ass off.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-20766485557500008492011-07-29T22:26:08.911-05:002011-07-29T22:26:08.911-05:00Looks like you had a load of fun even if you were ...Looks like you had a load of fun even if you were sweating your ass off! =) We are going to be going to the Ozark Empire Fair next Saturday. The husband has never been to a tractor pull. Which, frankly, for a kid that spent a good portion of his childhood in Texas should be illegal. There's nothing quite as electric at a fair as the tractor pulls...VROOOOOM! =) I'll be packin' of course (my camera that is), so we'll see what I see. xoxoJewellhttp://really-wait-what.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45376863238559382622011-07-27T22:04:45.316-05:002011-07-27T22:04:45.316-05:00Kudos to you for thinking that way!!!Kudos to you for thinking that way!!!Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-35584662582126310482011-07-27T22:04:08.246-05:002011-07-27T22:04:08.246-05:00Thank you, Nicky. The older G-boy was just the ri...Thank you, Nicky. The older G-boy was just the right age (3) to really have some fun. Those slides were a big hit with him.<br /> The 10 month old was really good considering the heat. Next year should be easier.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-21357166832021083052011-07-27T21:59:23.320-05:002011-07-27T21:59:23.320-05:00I hadn't attended a demolition derby in quite ...I hadn't attended a demolition derby in quite a long time. It was fun. We have some of those traveling amusement parks that come around here from time to time but you are right...not nearly as good as a county fair.<br /><br />The state fairs are the best. I am not sure if we will get to go to any of the state fairs this year.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-91158680276625818882011-07-27T19:13:15.483-05:002011-07-27T19:13:15.483-05:00Oh, and I couldn't agree with you more about s...Oh, and I couldn't agree with you more about supporting the kids who participate in these activities!Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-34322772684667282192011-07-27T19:10:37.255-05:002011-07-27T19:10:37.255-05:00That looks like so much fun! Your grandsons are so...That looks like so much fun! Your grandsons are so gorgeous and I love the picture of the little one climbing the slide. So cute!Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-50943265615024900322011-07-27T16:55:37.212-05:002011-07-27T16:55:37.212-05:00Wow, a real live liger! Rare indeed!
Some of the ...Wow, a real live liger! Rare indeed!<br /><br />Some of the fairs that come to the city are those travelling amusement parks which are nothing compared to a real country fair. A finally saw my first live demolition derby a few years back at southern Quebec's annual Ormstown fair. Fun!Mikehttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-43154989884809279982011-07-27T16:30:06.068-05:002011-07-27T16:30:06.068-05:00Hi Aleta, It is a really nice fair for a small cou...Hi Aleta, It is a really nice fair for a small county fair. I think I am going to got to the county fair here in Johnson County KS next week. I hope the weather cools off a bit. It is 103 degrees today.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-72638414102163789452011-07-27T16:28:14.170-05:002011-07-27T16:28:14.170-05:00Thanks for the comment on grandboys. They are cute...Thanks for the comment on grandboys. They are cute just as your kids are cute. Aren't we both so lucky?<br /><br />Fairs really are family fun. No camels at the fair but I know what you mean about their habit of spitting. The Kansas City zoo has some and you have to watch out as not to be in their spitting zone.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-64927530029326492732011-07-27T15:41:29.534-05:002011-07-27T15:41:29.534-05:00Wow! I've never seen a fair with such a varie...Wow! I've never seen a fair with such a variety of things to do! Now, THAT is what you call a fair! Cool!Aletahttp://www.fleurdealeta.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-34797901075165695802011-07-27T15:04:25.051-05:002011-07-27T15:04:25.051-05:00Those pictures are great! Your grandbabies are pre...Those pictures are great! Your grandbabies are precious. Glad to see #2 is healing nicely.<br /><br />And Handsome may just be the most handsome thing I've seen today. What a cool, out-of-the-ordinary addition to the fun fair atmosphere! In Kentucky, fairs are a huge part of summer livin', but the coolest animals we ever see are zebras and giraffes. Oh, and I got spit on by a camel once.<br /><br />Glad you all had fun at the fair!Kimberly Wyattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-61807746604283065122011-07-27T11:43:03.768-05:002011-07-27T11:43:03.768-05:00Funny how many people at the fair notice and discu...Funny how many people at the fair notice and discuss the size of animal "parts".<br /><br />Was Amanda a kid at the time?Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-48601226523651542092011-07-27T09:46:03.715-05:002011-07-27T09:46:03.715-05:00Amanda was with us when we booth at both the Wisco...Amanda was with us when we booth at both the Wisconsin and Minnesota State Fairs. She was truly amazed by the testicles of the swine. Some of them were the size of grapefruit.bodaciousboomernoreply@blogger.com