What a fair it was! Kids were so busy with their entries, working in the food booth, working in the exhibit hall and the parade. This post is a few shots of them working. Tomorrow's post will be the fun in between the responsibilities.
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His 13th Recap
Hurricane prep
Hurricane prep consisted mostly of bringing the flowers in. Lots of things were cancelled, power trucks rolled in to help with power outages. Although I know in other places it did hit hard, it was nothing but a really breezy day here. We aired out our basement nicely, did a lot of gardening and piled wood into the woodshed. I have flowers everywhere, which is a marvelous thing.

Eagle!
Never did I see a juvenile bald eagle in my childhood, never mind get this close!

Lake Day
The boys went to a truck show. The girls to the lake. Mine are the ones who pointed out the eagle, heard the loons and noticed the flock of ducks had different species swimming along. They followed fish, caught minnows and we now have a new collection of snail shells. They returned with many ideas for their nature journals.
Adrian is 13!
Every morning you wake at 5am (because we won't let you rise earlier), take care of your pajamas, make your bed, brush your teeth, get dressed and do your chores. You eat your first breakfast, don your reflector vest and spend the next 2 hours waving to people driving by.
Then you come in and eat your second breakfast, crack a few eye rolling dad jokes and complain that you're still hungry. You're officially taller than me now. You then do your schoolwork like a champ and eat again.
Afternoon you enjoy talking to friends, riding your bike, disc golf, swimming, hiking, snow shoeing or cross country skiing, drawing/painting, working on your diorama while singing LOUDLY to country music. You're always ready to eat again.
You're a joy to raise, I'm blessed to have you as my son!
Love,
Mom, formerly mama