Since it is 4-H Fair time again in Indiana, I thought it would be a good time to reminisce about out wonderful time in 4-H.  (You can't quite hear the sarcasm in those words when they are typed, I know.)  My sister and I were both in 4-H for a few years.  Long enough for me to have made enough cookies and zucchini bread to feed all of Washington Co!

My favorite part of the whole County Fair experience was hearing my mom and Aunt Martha talk about how they were in 4-H and showed cattle growing up.  Even though Kelly and I never showed cattle, we still went to the fair to watch our cousins show cattle.  I personally thought it was hot and smelly but we got to get lemon shake ups which made everything OK.  We came from a cattle showing family.  My mom went to the State Fair several years and our cousins all showed cattle as well.

Another highlight of the Fair was riding the rides.  When I was very small 3-4 and Kelly hadn't been born yet Phillip took me to the midway to ride the rides.  He was sure that it wouldn't be long before I was ready to quit riding and go do something else.  We got on the "Monkey Cages" and he told me to tell him when I was ready to get off.  Evidently I would have stayed on until tonight because Phillip was green and ready to go lose his lunch when the guy stopped the ride and I was happily along for the duration.  Obviously, kids have cast iron stomachs because I couldn't do that now!