Slice of Life Challenge Day 18 (ish)
My friend and neighbor convinced me to go to the neighborhood school's fun fair Saturday. She was an active volunteer there when her kids were school-aged. Despite the fact that our daughter went to private school, we faithfully attended the fun fair for years.
I was never interested in the carnival games they had there, nor the temporary tattoos and colorful hair dyes, crafts, and moon bounces. For me, the highlights were the "What's in it for ME?" activities, which I never won.
We arrived just a few minutes before the raffles closed and frantically wrote our names and phone numbers on the back of our tickets. It had been some time since I'd attended and I realized that our family had really aged out of the gift baskets, but there were plenty of other prizes to try for - restaurant and spa gift cards, baseball tickets, etc. I believe I may have inadvertently shoved a child or two out of my way as I frantically put my tickets in the corresponding boxes.
With that, we were able to peruse the rest of the fair. Fun Fair is an aptly named event - if you're 7 years old. The children were happily flitting from one game to another. We decided to participate in the Cake Walk, along with about 20 middle school age kids who were on their way to outgrowing the event. They chose to stay in place on a numbered spot on the floor, creating a traffic jam of cake seekers. (Happily, I won a cake!)
Years ago, I was babysitting for the daughter of a friend and I took her to the Fun Fair. We were approached by an acquaintance of mine who had clearly had some luck at the Cake Walk. Her mouth was covered with frosting and multi-colored sprinkles. I was about to mention it to her when she asked if my young friend was my granddaughter. I just replied "no" and kept on walking.
My friend and neighbor convinced me to go to the neighborhood school's fun fair Saturday. She was an active volunteer there when her kids were school-aged. Despite the fact that our daughter went to private school, we faithfully attended the fun fair for years.
I was never interested in the carnival games they had there, nor the temporary tattoos and colorful hair dyes, crafts, and moon bounces. For me, the highlights were the "What's in it for ME?" activities, which I never won.
We arrived just a few minutes before the raffles closed and frantically wrote our names and phone numbers on the back of our tickets. It had been some time since I'd attended and I realized that our family had really aged out of the gift baskets, but there were plenty of other prizes to try for - restaurant and spa gift cards, baseball tickets, etc. I believe I may have inadvertently shoved a child or two out of my way as I frantically put my tickets in the corresponding boxes.
With that, we were able to peruse the rest of the fair. Fun Fair is an aptly named event - if you're 7 years old. The children were happily flitting from one game to another. We decided to participate in the Cake Walk, along with about 20 middle school age kids who were on their way to outgrowing the event. They chose to stay in place on a numbered spot on the floor, creating a traffic jam of cake seekers. (Happily, I won a cake!)
Years ago, I was babysitting for the daughter of a friend and I took her to the Fun Fair. We were approached by an acquaintance of mine who had clearly had some luck at the Cake Walk. Her mouth was covered with frosting and multi-colored sprinkles. I was about to mention it to her when she asked if my young friend was my granddaughter. I just replied "no" and kept on walking.