Rutabaga Fest and More

We just got back from a glorious weekend at Camp Freedom. We had by far the nicest weather of the whole summer. Up until now, it has rained every weekend we have been there. It's gotten pretty laughable. Every time there is a storm in the area, we look at the weather radar and there is a big purple blob right over Camp Freedom. Luckily, this weekend was a delightful exception. The weather was sunny, warm and dry. The evenings were cool and crisp, with just a hint of fall in the air. We spent a lot of time chainsawing. Ray felled several trees earlier in the summer that we needed to deal with. We chopped and stacked them so they would dry out and be ready for splitting sometime in the future. The whole family pitched in and made light work of a big job. We also met with a concrete contractor who is interested in helping us pour the footings for our foundation. We are anxiously awaiting his bid and hope we can afford his help. The real highlight of the weekend was the Rutabaga Festival. There were many events all throughout the weekend but we just went to the carnival. There were rides and food vendors that rivaled the State Fair. The boys favorite ride was the Gravitron. We had to bring Georgia with us since there is no place to leave her at Camp. She is not the kind of dog that normally gets to attend events like this so we were a bit nervous about how she would behave. She was a star. She behaved like a a perfect lady and made friends everywhere she went. People kept stopping to oooh and ahhh over what a pretty dog she is. She ate a corn dog off the ground and got to have her own bottle of water off a paper plate. We all had fun, but there is no contest about who had the best time.