Summer Has Officially Begun

Summer has begun! And it wouldn't be summer for this family without going to Nana and Papa's for the summer fair.

I grew up in a tiny little town that hosted a tiny little carnival every year. Sadly (now that I look back), it was always a huge deal. And it still is . . . to my kids.

You can hear the action from my parents' front porch, which beckons all children who dwell within, "Come, come, if you spend $25 on the games, you might go home with a stuffed animal worth $1.58 ..."

I almost always see a few people I went to school with, which can or cannot be a good thing - it's always just a crapshoot. Will it be a girlfriend who I haven't seen in ages or the creepy guy who left "love" notes in my locker? Shudder. You just never know.

So that's where we're going today . . . and probably tomorrow. Wish me luck. Photos forthcoming.