Going to the Carnival

Every year in Jasper we have the same carnies come in and set up their rides. They usually set them in the same exact place every year but every so often they will switch it up a little I think to get people in there thinking there might be something new to ride. So anyway, our local paper calls it a "fair". Doesn't a fair have to have animals? and vendors selling their wares? All we have are rides and your usual cotton candy and funnel cakes. So wouldn't that be considered a carnival? Really I would like to know what you think.

Last night we went to said carnival/fair. Sam slept the whole time......thank goodness. Griffen's first ride was on a very squeaky train that went around in a circle. This train was so loud you could hear it clear on the other side of the park. You would think paying $25 for 28 tickets would pay for the cost of a can of WD40 for that sucker. Griffen enjoyed the first round and then I think he thought it was pretty lame cause he wanted to get down and do something else. Next up was the bear ride. It was these gigantic bears that you climb into and then it spins around slowly. Griffen did not enjoy this ride at all. I think it was being more enclosed that freaked him out. Either that or he found it to be incredibly boring. After that came the ferris wheel with daddy. Now this is a ride that we could have all three gone on but it cost 3 tickets apiece. I chose to sit this one out for many reasons. I'm not afraid of heights but I am afraid of sitting in this tiny enclosed basket that swings from side to side while way up in the air. Also I wanted to take pictures and Andy is not the best at taking pictures. And I didn't want to use all our tickets cause on the big kid side of the park they have some pretty cool rides that I like. Griffen can also be kinda hard to handle and I didn't want to be the one trying to hold onto him that high up in the air. So he really enjoyed that ride and I will try to post a pic soon.

After those rides, Andy and I rode some big kid rides that were great. We rode one called the Tornado that spins high up in the air and then you can control your own spinning in the pod you sit in. Of course Andy had us spinning so fast when we finally came down I had to sit a minute so my eyes could adjust. It kinda felt like a good drunk. Then we rode the Spider. This was my favorite. It was also a spinning ride but was super fast too. After that we used the last tickets for me and Griffen to ride the Merry Go Round.........twice. He really wanted to ride it but when we got on and picked out a horse he threw a fit about getting on it. Once it started up though he loved it and would then push my hands away. He did not want me to hold onto him. He's a big boy and could do it himself. We were out of tickets after that but then some lady came up and gave us some of hers that she wasn't going to use and we rode again. Griffen didn't want daddy to ride just mama.

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Let me just mention some of the attire I saw last night real quick. Since this is a small town a big attraction like this draws all kinds. And I mean all kinds. The mullet is alive and well here in Jasper. So are tube tops on fat girls, daisy dukes on fat girls, very small bras on very well endowed fat girls and the list could go on. Now I may be a fat girl too but I would like to think I am a very well dressed fat girl trying to keep it all in not hanging out.