The weather is cooling off and the leaves are falling from the trees. And we are beginning to see the trees changing colors to shades of autumn. Towns both large and small are ringing in the fall with fall festivals and fairs. I used to be a regular attendee at our local county fair. The girls and I would go and ride the ferris wheel and all sorts of other rides. Oh and the games we would play trying to win the biggest stuffed animal! Tokens, tokens, and more tokens….
On Saturday Richard and I with our friend Harriet went to the Titus County Fair, the same one I’ve gone to for years, but have not been to since the fair of 2012, the last one me and the girls attended together. I wasn’t sure how it would be…. bringing back all those fond memories…. but it was good, in fact it was great! Of course I thought about them and which rides they loved. But you know, the Lord gave me an extra amount of grace for the day. Of course I missed them being there with us, but it was not a sad time.
I had a new wheelchair experience… getting across the hoses that ran all across the ground supplying electricity to all the rides. Wobble, wobble, bump, bump! But I managed to get over them, although it shook me around a little! Before long I was caught up in the sights of brightly colored banners and signs, the smell of local flairs including Mexican food, barbecue, cotton candy, and funnel cakes! Refreshing lemonade was a welcomed treat even though the Texas heat was kind of mild – thank goodness!
But this time at the fair was different in more than just one way. We went in to the civic center to scope out the vendor booths and to see the exhibits. There are all kinds of contests each year for people of all ages to compete in, including the art contests (photography, painting, etc.), horticulture (growing large fruits and vegetables, canning various produce, etc.), quilt contests, crafts, paper crafts, and so much more! I had never before taken time to really see the art exhibits and the others. What a treat I missed! And not only that, had I visited them with a more careful eye, I would have know that there were art contests for children even at their young ages. Richard, Harriet and I spent quality time admiring the various arts versus standing in lines waiting to ride rides.
Our last stop before leaving was for funnel cake. There simply can’t be anything more greasy and calorie-laiden than funnel cake! But it is OH SO GOOD! Well and when you only eat one a year, is it really that bad? I think not!! I must say that I was intrigued by seeing things such as fried Snickers, Oreos, etc. Wow, I might have to try one of those next year!
Below are some pictures of the girls at the 2012 Titus County Fair. What a great time they had. One picture is of Chloe steering a pink car, one of Emmarie steering a bus of some sort, and then one of them at the car with all their winnings, including Emmarie wearing a big red squid hat! They are smiling from ear to ear and that puts a smile in my heart. I can only imagine the sights they are seeing from Heaven. 
Richard, me, and Harriet at the Titus County Fair.
Living Life 
I love the way Emmarie has her hand on her hip in a little model pose! Beautiful girls!
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Ann, she loved to pose 🙂
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