Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Fair
One of the coolest things about where we live is the fair. We have one of the best fairs in the State of Michigan not too far from our home. The best part is that this fair offers something really awesome to all the kids in the county who have something in common with our Katie - they are disabled in some way. All children in the county who are classified as "disabled" are able to attend the fair for free each year. They have a special day (which is always the same day that the Veterans are honored at the fair) where all of these special kids come to the fair. They get free rides for 2 hours in the afternoon (before the rides open to the public) and they get to tour all the animal barns and exhibits for free. This is the fourth year that Katie has been able to come to the fair... Wow, has she come a long way! When we went just before her third birthday we couldn't get her to go into any barns or get near any animals. She was completely disturbed by the smells, sounds, and everything that goes along with the fair. Today...this was Katie.
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We have a fair here, too, but I don't like it because it's a "big city" fair. Too many kids go there just to hang out and at times, there can be some trouble.
So, we just go to the movies.
It's nice that this is a more rural fair -- and that they go out of their way to do this special day for these kids (and handicapped adults, too.)
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