365 days until the next fair...

Have I ever told you how much I love the MN State Fair? Because I do. I really really do.

So does Auntie.
Maybe it is the siren song of the cheese on a stick.

Fried cheese - it can not be resisted. Don't even try.

Maybe it is the tradition - the number of years I have missed this fair during the *cough* thirty-one years of my life can be counted on one hand.

Or maybe it is because I love that we have started the tradition with my daughter. I hope she looks forward to this family day each year to come as much as I do.

Mmmmm... milkshakes. Right outside the cow barns - that is where the best ones are found.

Funny hats.

A close-up look at some four-legged farm friends, rarely seen by us city-peeps.


But best of all, lots and lots of happy faces.

It was a wonderful trip, wonderful day, with my wonderful family! 365 days until the next one.

As a bonus for my bloggie friends, as promised here is photo-evidence of yesterday's steam cleaning experience. For those of you who thought 'clean the carpets' was a metaphor.

Sorry to say, it was not.

We really rented a rug-doctor and cleaned our carpets and upholstery.

Still, there is something wonderful about seeing your man clean, isn't there?

And this one is just for Auntie. Because I know you really loved it.

Feel free to use it as your new wallpaper.
I'm a giver like that.

Peace.