Fun at the Fair

As they say (who is "they" anyway?), "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." For us, it's "When in Boardman, do as the Canfieldites do." Let me explain. We live in Boardman. The Canfield Fair, which is the 2nd largest fair in Ohio (1st is the Ohio State Fair), is just one town over in the town of Canfield. I'm fairly convinced that many people in our county live the whole year just to be a part of the Canfield Fair. It's crazy! I would be perfectly happy living by the every other year plan, but my family has a say in the matter and we've gone nearly every year since we've lived in Ohio. The fair always starts the Wednesday before Labor Day and finishes up on Labor Day; that's the reason our kids don't start school until the day after Labor Day. We spent one evening there, the girls rode rides, we ate some fair food, we saw lots of friends, and I hate to admit it, but it was kind of fun this year. The picture is of Abby and Molly with our neighbors and friends Sarah (Abby's age) and Jennie (one year older than Molly).