Fair Day!

I’ve volunteered to teach a fifth grade class at a Dallas elementary school for an hour a week as part of the Law Related Education program at school. Through next spring, we’ll cover topics like the Bill of Rights, voting, the trial process, and other fun stuff. At the end of our time we get to bring the class to campus to participate in a mock trial. It’s been a blast so far!

Today was my day to teach again, and I pulled up to the school 10 minutes before the appointed time. The school was a ghost town — what had been all hustle and bustle the week before was empty streets and tumbleweeds. Then I saw the school marquee and realized what today was.

It was Fair Day! Yes, the time-honored tradition when Dallas school kids get to descend upon the State Fair of Texas to ride rides, pet livestock and eat fried food.

So I didn’t get to teach today, but I think Chel and I are convinced that we are taking Little Mom to the fair tomorrow! I’m a little worried since it’s Texas-OU weekend, but we’re going to try to time it so that we’re riding rides while the other 80,000 people are in the stadium. We got a State Fair season pass that also entitles us to go to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags and to a free movie. What a deal!

Now if only I can gird my stomach to prepare for fried cookie dough, fried twinkies, fried Coke, fried Oreos, funnel cakes and corny dogs. Tomorrow is family Fair Day!