Cowbells and Carousels


Cowbells and Carousels
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For the third year in a row, we went to the Appalachian Fair. Other than the Fall Festival, I wouldn’t say I’m necessarily the fair/carnival kinda guy. It was fun to watch the kids, though. Blair and Paula came with us, and we also hooked up with Nancy (they’re all part of our Community Group). We tried to wait around for , but we missed each other by about a half an hour. Too bad. I was looking forward to meeting her new man.

Alyson, however, has been planning on yesterday’s trip for over a week. She somehow got her hands on a brochure about the fair. Every time we’d get in the car, she’d pull out her “map” and plan out our adventure. She told us she wanted to see the cows make milk and look at the
pretty girl who’s gonna get married” (a.k.a. the Fairest of the Fair winner). She also got to ride on some “big people” rides, including the Ferris Wheel and the swinging pirate ship ride.

Because yesterday was buy one/get one free rides until 6 p.m., we spent nearly 8 hours there yesterday. That’s the longest time we’ve ever spent at the Fair, and it was quite obvious that we left just in time. The kids were tuckered out by the time we got to our car.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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