Non Stop Fun

Non Stop Fun. That is the theme for this years Iowa State Fair. Isabel and I attended the Iowa State Fair on Thursday afternoon. Despite the heat and very high humidity (which made it feel like 107-110 outside) we had lots of fun. The first thing we did at the fair was to go into the agriculture building and see the butter cow along with a butter sculpture of Dr. Suess' Green Eggs and Ham.


We followed this up by going to the midway so that Isabel could ride some rides. The midway had some very nice rides this year, much nicer than the last time we went to the fair several years ago. The only down side to the nicer rides is that it cost more to ride on them. Isabel was able to ride on the giant wheel (a big Ferris Wheel), the water bumper cars, and walk through a fun house.
Next, we walked through the animal barns to see the cows, horses, pigs, lambs, etc. We were able to see an extremely large boar.



After walking through the animal barns we returned to the midway so that Isabel could play one of the games. After walking around the midway looking at the different games, Isabel decided on the one where you throw darts at balloons and try to pop them. She was very smart in her choice of games because this particular game allowed children to play until they won. Isabel ended up winning a medium sized stuffed animal of her choosing. She choose and blue and white dog.

We then made our way to the Anderson Erickson Dairy Stage to wait for KCCI to start their 5 o'clock news broadcast live from the fair. While waiting, we were entertained by some acts from the Bill Riley Talent Show. After the 5 o'clock news was over, Isabel and I headed home.

It was very nice to be able to go with just Isabel. Hopefully, this is something that we will be able to do again in the future.

Road Construction

Sections of the road on which we live on has been under construction since the beginning of June. Yesterday, the road construction crew started working on the road right in front of our house. We no longer have access to our driveway and now have to park in the street a couple of blocks away.

Yesterday, the crew tore up half of the road, along with the end of our driveway.


Today, the crew is working on the other half of the street. The information given to us states that all of this should be done by the middle of September. However, knowing that first part of this project isn't even completed yet (due to all of the rain that we have had this summer), I'll be surprised if everything is finished by the beginning of October.

Schools Out for the Summer

Well, I am officially done with my school year and am now on summer vacation. I'll have to say that this has been one of my better school years in quite some time. I think that this has a lot to do with my new position and being a classroom teacher.

I will be busy this summer. I will have a few "school work" duties that I will need to do throughout the summer; but they be few and far between. We also have swimming lessons, a vacation, summer camps, summer dance, and a few other things scattered throughout the summer to keep us hopping.