Geek Nerd

I had to change the LCD Screen of a laptop the other day, and I LOVED IT!

When I was little, and my mom and sister went to look at clothes and textile, I was off in electronics.

That department was WAAAAAAYY  more interesting to me than clothes.

Voila, a new screen :)

A Sweet Surprise

I haven't stopped by the Filipino Store in a while, but guess what little delight I found when we DID stop by.

MOONCAKE!!!!!

WITH SALTED EGG YOLK!!!!

Happy Birthday, Max!

( later-post )

*not a real snake in the pic :)

We had a chance to catch up with family when we all came together to celebrate Max's 9th birthday.

He wanted his school to be represented - Wiley Bulldog & purple & gold :)

The little boy jumped straight into playing with all the other little boys that were there, and they were all pretty fascinated with one of the newer toys, a motor/tricycle thingy.

and of course, there was all the TV and Gaming too :)

I am so grateful that the little boy has a group of cousins and friends of similar age that he can have fun with.

and be goofy with.

The thing with Max turning 9 is that 6 months later, it will be the little boy's turn.

Now THESE are the moments that are precious.  Max was wanting to show Jaxon something cool, and they get to spend some one on one time with each other. 

*love*

West Texas Fair and Rodeo 2017

So we caught the fair again this year. I figured we would want to come back at night for the carnival bit, so we took advantage of their policy which was free entrance till 2 p.m., and went early !

This year, there was this huge old timey Western facade thingy, which screamed PHOTO OP!

First thing we did was go by the Petting Zoo and get stared at by animals.

The little boy loved getting close and personal with the animals,

and enjoyed getting to know a little more about them.

There were a couple of "Stick your head in and take a photo" thingies, but it was really sunny and bright, and so I was squinting in just about every outdoor pic.

We escaped into the air conditioned exhibition rooms, and looked at all the items that people had submitted to the various categories.

It was interesting to see all the submissions, and some of them were really crazy good.

As usual, there were the humongous fruits and vegetables

and here's the little boy for some perspective.

As in years past, Judith had entered a bunch of her dolls and quilts into various categories, and as expected, they won a bunch of prizes/ribbons.

It is never a good idea to be near the baked goods entries during lunch time,

because inevitably, you'll want the ultimate Fair Food, FUNNEL CAKE.  Yes, we indulged a bit.

Then it was time to peek into the Agricultural exhibits.

The combine simulator is always a crowd favorite,

and brought out much goofiness.

Apparently, groups of school children had been there earlier, and there had been several demonstrations and whatnot.

We were quite lucky that a lady saw us milling around and came by to do a demonstration of what a mini cotton gin does. Hurray!

Then, it was off to the stables where they kept the "show" animals.

We were surprised to see some Llamas, which we didn't remember seeing in years past, where we probably just missed them or something.

The little boy felt brave enough to pet them.

and I got some LOOKS, probably for being a little too trigger happy with my camera.

Of course, there was deep fried everything, which we decided not to try.

As we were walking to the car after a long day, there was an announcement over the loudspeakers that the Wild West Show was to be starting in a couple of minutes.  We decided we needed to see THAT. :)

Turns out, it was quite entertaining, and the little boy thought that the jokes and antics were hilarious.
The gunshots were a mite loud, though. 

We even got to take pictures with the cowboys afterwards!

That night, we went back to encounter the lights of the Midway. Being El- Cheapos, I had made sure we were there on $2 rides' day.

There was a really cool band playing some Hispanic tunes, but we had to concentrate on the mission at hand since we arrived a little late.

The little boy DID take a few minutes to run around with the other kids chasing bubbles made by this huge bubble making machine, tho.

Then it was off to tickets and down to business :)

I haven't had great experiences with the "Win a Prize" stands, so we kinda steered clear of those this time.

We weren't about to get all crazy about the wild rides either.

The little boy decided that THIS was a little more his speed, and who can blame him, with all the crazy screams and shouts we heard all around us.

We DID go on this mini gondola thingy though, with the little boy's eyes closed for most of the ride, and me getting green towards the end.

He enjoyed being at the helm of the Bumper Car ride that I took with him, though :)

And, as part of tradition, we got on the whirly bears, and I did my best not to get sick :)