The Great Minnesota Get-together 2007

The boys and I played heathens today (my first day being finished from the Interim Music Director position and not yet in the Congregational Organizer position) and went to the fair. The weather is BEAUTIFUL, but I’m glad I made them get up and going before noon because it was warmish.

Half the time I felt like they were just there to make me happy. Which is sweet. But I’ll tell you what, it’s damn frustrating when I know they don’t want to go the Creative Activities Building and look at quilts and cross-stitch and knitting but all they say is “I dunno” when I ask them what they want to do. Or EAT? What Red-Blooded Teen aged Boy doesn’t have a hollow leg?

Here’s what we ate:

cinnamon roll (1 each for the boys)
lefse and lingon berries (me)
coffee (me) (and not the good egg-coffee from the Salem Lutheran church diner either)
milk (boys)
milk (DS2)
Strawberry Smoothie (DS1)
Water (me)
deep-fried SPAM curds (shared) (grossest by far, but it was the one New thing we tried)
mini-donuts (shared)
refilled water (shared)
pronto pups (1 each) (sort of like a corn dog…but different. Trust me.)
1919 Root Beer (DS1 a small and DS2 & I shared a Large)

And that was it!!!!! No Alligator on a stick, no corn-on-the-cob, no egg rolls on a stick, no deep-fried candy bars or deep-fried Oreos. No Elephant Ears or Icee. No Ice Cream! No Kettle Corn or cheese curds. No funnel cakes. No shakes or malts. No Beer (!!???!?) No Gyros or pork chop on a stick. No turkey legs.

The one thing we sat and watched was kind of dumb. In our defense we thought we were going to see a log-rolling contest. Turns out it was MN Strongest Man/Woman weight lifting crap. We rode the free trolley from North end to South end and the Skyride (gondolas) from Heritage Square to the Food building. We covered pretty much the whole grounds except the barns. But lightly, if you know what I mean. No shopping or gawking or talking to people. Just walking and looking and eating…occasionally. It was crowded by the time we left. One of those classic shots of the streets filled with people. And it was getting frustrating to walk down the street or sidewalk. I turn invisible in crowds. I say this because people will look right at me and continue to walk right towards me. Pedestrian Chicken, I guess. I’ve taken to just stopping and making them move around me because I hate the “guess which way I’m going to dodge you” game.

We left the house around 10:15 and got home at 3:05. They say they’re happy. Hey. If I ask more than once and you don’t speak up, then if you don’t get to eat or see what you want, sorry!

Well, whatever. So we get home and I say to the boys “Go wash your hands with soap.”

DS1: Why?

Me: Because you were just at the state fair with every germ known to the universe

DS1: But my immune system needs a work-out

Me: Ha! Ha! Just go do it.

DS1: OK. But I’m sticking my fingers in my mouth first.

Me: Fine. But I’m not taking care of you when you get sick.

Where do they get this stuff?