The Fair Has Arrived

It's here, there's no denying it. The Minnesota State Fair is upon us. The first day (Thurs. 8/23) was really slow since it rained most of the day, but the weather has been sunny and 78 degrees since then. Panod and I are taking this year slow and easy in terms of the number of cars we are parking. Simply being with neighbors, and the kids and watching all of the crazy things we see out here is what we enjoy the most. I have some pictures to share and we'll be adding more to this album as we begin to spend more time in the fair. New this year - Panod and I have decided to make a fair parking scavenger hunt for the neighborhood. Each neighbor will check off the wacky and wild things on the list that are worth a certain number of points, and at the end of each day we will add up the points and announce a winner. Also new this year, Panod and I will be running in the 5K milk run tomorrow. Grandma and the kids will be there to cheer us on.

Wish we could somehow post the smell of the fair to share. We wake up to and go to bed with the smell of fried food & grilled onions for 12 days.

Here's a sample of the scavenger hunt that the neighborhood is working on today:

	BONUS	Bingo Sheet 1	Y/N
1		street musician or Art (donation guy)
2	+	Superman, BK guy or other character
3	+	guy handing free sample
4		spot Donald (our neighbor) wearing shoes
5	+	Family dressed the same
6		child on a leash
7	-1	vomiting or peeing fair goer
8		Sweet Martha (+), Cheese curd or cheese on a stick worker
9		stranger looking at Mike's 77 Camaro
10		airplane ad or helicopter
11	-1	loud drunk girls/guys
12		Pedicabs
13		Fairgoers asking for directions (eg Boy Scout parking)
14		Police - horse patrol
15	+	ticket scalper
16	+	Parking enforcement van - old guy
17	++	clipboard bus lady
18	++	limousine
19	+	park an expensive car (+ $100 K) or new car
20	++	park a hybrid
21		pickle hat, pig ears or other fair hat
22		scantilly clad woman/man
23		extremely large stuffed animal
24	++	taste stranger's fair food
25	++	see, meet (+) or park (++) a celebrity
		Complete by 11 PM
		TOTAL (Yes) = ___________
		TOTAL Bonus (+) = __________