Our teachers tried their very best to keep us motivated during classes today; but Math, English, and Science just couldn’t compete with the now just hours away start of the Fall Festival. City kids and teens that are used to big State Fairs and regular visits to the major amusement and theme parks around the country would likely just laugh at us. I’ve been one of those city kids, and Mom and I have been to a few big parks too, even if I couldn’t go on the best rides yet; but I think our little town’s Festival is so much better because we get to share the fun with all of our friends and neighbors. If we ever do a major trip to a Six Flags or something like our shopping trips to Crystal Springs; that might just be as cool. Maybe I’ll suggest that to Mom and Aunt Leanne for next summer!
Rowen and I were both working after school, so we missed out on getting to watch the ongoing midway setup; though a lot of the work was already done by the time we were finished classes for the day. Some of the other kids that came to game night at the Inn did bring us up to speed on what we missed; which included being among the lucky few volunteers that got to try out some of the rides during the final tests to make sure they were ready to go for Friday morning. That would have been fun, but making sure that I could take the weekend off was worth staying home and working for; and Rowen had the weekend off from the store too. Game night was a great way to start our three-day weekend of fun, and we were so fired up; we managed to place fifth in the junior championship!
I’m in bed early, and once I have this done, Mandy and I are going to sleep. The latest weather forecast is looking great, if still a bit cool each night; and I can’t wait for Violet, Dawn, and Jillian to get home for the weekend. Rowen’s going to stay with us for an all-weekend sleepover too; so we’re going to have some late nights; and I’m going to need the extra rest.