The Fair And A Little Covid

 Wednesday night we ventured to our county's fair, which is known as the world's oldest fair.  It used to be held in September but now has moved to July.  Every year it's the same but we enjoy riding some rides, seeing the animals and grabbing a snack.  They used to have monster truck shows we attended and have famous bands play concerts every night.  My husband and I saw 3 Doors Down there several years ago, in fact, on the night of September 11, 2001.  After a sad day it was very hard to get myself to enjoy the evening knowing what so many were going through.  I'm hoping one year we could take the kids to a concert.  

This is my favorite picture I took from "Goat Mountain."  My husband did a little editing on the color for me.  I'd love to print this one out for framing.  

We saw a lot of livestock, including my daughter's favorite - pigs.  There were even adorable piglets at just a few days old.  

We only had enough tickets for them to ride a few rides.  They wanted about 8 tickets per ride, which is crazy.  

And we can't leave out these adorable sea lions.  We missed the show but had a chance to hang out with them for a few minutes.  

While we were hanging out at the fair my daughter started complaining that her throat hurt.  I thought maybe it was from being around all of the animals.  She does have a little allergy to our guinea pigs.  Later that evening she wasn't getting any better.  The next morning her throat was still sore and she had the sniffles.  I, again, wrote it off as being allergy related.  My kids rarely get sick but they do suffer with allergies a lot.  She has had two weeks of dance workshops and had to go yesterday, the last day and with a show later in the evening she didn't want to miss dance.  After a few hours I got a text from the director that two teachers just tested positive for Covid and everyone was being sent home.  She still wasn't feeling well and to play it safe I had her use one of the at home tests we received in the mail a few months ago.  We were hopeful it would show up negative but ...

I find it incredible that we have made it this long without getting the virus but I guess it's now our time.  She's dealing with a sore throat, sniffles, cough, and a fever that goes up and down.  The poor girl is trapped in her bedroom with her tablet, tons of fluids and trying desperately to rest.  I'm feeling something brewing inside of me but so far it's nothing bad and I am not interested in testing myself yet.  The guys are feeling as good as normal and I hope it stays that way.  I'm trying to keep us all distanced and safe as possible.  When I talked to the nurse on the phone she said there has been a rise in cases lately but it's more like that flu.  So, if you believe in the power of prayer please lift one up for my sweet Brianna.