Wednesday, November 2, 2011

SEE WHAT $120 WILL GET YOU AT THE STATE FAIR...

four corndogs, two drinks (you share, its cheaper that way), french fries with malt vinegar, two candy apples, three goldfish, a cotton rose
 A chance to see a monkey ride a dog...
 Looks of boredom... 
 Sisterly bonding...
 a six year old ringing one of three hundred goldfish bolws
 The smile after she had to be informed she had actually rang the bowl and now we get to take one home

The big sister learning that she does not want to spend her $5 on a chance of winning something, so if she cries maybe someone will just give her one, and yes some sweet child who had like 10 fish actually gave her two, and she got to keep her $5. Smart Kid! 
 The big sister taking one for the team and riding what she considers the "baby rides"
And a chance to tug on poor Bessie....

And just an update: only one fish is still with us. The other two were flushed to fishy heaven. Vivian wanted to have a flush funeral instead of a burial, so we said a few kind words and she yanked the handle down.

Blogging Slackers!

Ok so we have been blogging slackers, so I will try to fast forward and catch everyone up...
First Day of School
They look terrified!
And can you believe their obsessively controlling momma lets them ride the bus now!
She tried to ride with them the first day...not allowed apparently. Just kidding! The bus driver did however have to ask her to get off the bus after she climbed aboard to check things out. This I am not kidding about. Well long story short the kids love the bus and school, and momma has finally come to grips with the fact that a five minute bus ride from their school to the house sure beats sitting in car pool for an hour everyday. at.