It's Good to be a Kid

As a child, growing up in the northeast allowed for a few snow days and the usual holiday breaks throughout the school year.  In Florida, the schools not only close one day for the Florida State Fair (FSF), but they also provide students with a free entry ticket.  More about the Florida State Fair.

The day was not ideal; the weather was considered "cold" for residents of FL.  I realize some of my family members have been battling blizzard conditions and what we are experiencing would be considered a "warm" and welcomed day.  Nonetheless, my cold hardy bones, which were put to the test while living in Canada where the fleuve St. Laurent freezes over, are days long gone.    

The FSF has the usual rides, food (unhealthy but good!) as well as animal exhibits and petting zones, etc...  The girls rode the kid rides, but with an agreement that they had to be "fast"; they were some rides that were slow and were over in the blink of an eye.  Once I ran out of tickets, which signaled the end of rides, it was corn dogs and watching a bear exhibit about brown bears.  I have never seen bears so close in the past, so it was nice to admire their strength, size, and intelligence as they performed.

In all, the couple of hours we spent at the Fair was a nice change of scenary.  I don't think that I would attend if given the opportunity, but maybe that is part of the reason why free tickets are provided to the kids?
Now that we've checked off having done the FSF, the Strawberry Festival is just around the corner.  Stay tuned for an update. 

Girls Having Fun

Riding Cars

More Rides

Pushing Cart



Dunking Ball



Ah, Technology

I remember before there was a thing called the Internet and also when it was a new means of communication.  How did we manage without it?!  As with everything, there are positives and negatives, but I believe there are many more positives associated with having the Internet like being able to speak with family/friends that live on the other side of the world, performing your own research on topics, and even getting an education. 

Most of you have noticed that I haven't written recently and that is due to the Internet.  I've had connectivity issues and intermittent access.  Since Waldo is the computer wiz and is away, I've just accepted the situation.  However, I bit the bullet and decided to call the service provider.  The issue was resolved in less than 5 minutes.  So, now that I am back, there's a lot of catching up I need to do.  

For starters, I wanted to share a neat photo Waldo forwarded during the protests that took place in Yemen.  Most of you saw the one of the grandma in the blog titled Who's Your Granny?  This, my friends, is by far the best photo so far.  What the h***!  You can't make this stuff up!  Enjoy. 

Yemeni Protester