Carnival in town

Good Morning World! Today is one of those crisp Spring mornings that make you want to breathe in deep and enjoy the sunshine. The garden is looking healthy and the rhododendrons are blooming.  The birds are singing and the bunnies are hopping in the backyard...luckily, not in the vegetable garden.

In the front yard, the Azaleas are showing off and....oh, wait...what is that I see from my front porch?  Oh! The carnival at the fire station that is only a block from our home! Yes, every year the carnival comes to town and we have a front row seat.  No, I am not complaining about this.  It is FUN. It is a great time!   It is also, it is PURE TORTURE for a five year old to have to wake up every morning and go to bed every night knowing there is a fair with in walking distance from your home.  It would be like living at Disney World and you have no control over when you get to go.  Every day the questions of when we are going and how long will it be here and the excitement of the rides is overflowing and congesting our home with carnival traffic!  The enthusiasm meter is WAY off the charts and all we, as parents, can do in this home is wave a white flag and say, "Don't worry, we are going soon.".

Now if only I could get as excited about things.  The glorious energy that comes with a five year old's anticipation.  The giggles, the laughs, the clenching of fists under her chin because she can't bottle it up.  As annoyed as I may get, I know that it is precious.  In another five years, this element may disappear or become more "cool". Going to a carnival with her parents may not be as fun.   So that is what we shall have tonight. FUN! Rides, games, hot dogs...all of it...then, when we come home, I can take down the white flag and tuck it away until the weekend. 

I think the excitement is contagious!

-Blessings on your day