Lumberjack Days

I finally took a day out of my busy homework weekend to attend the fair and carnival portion of Lumberjack Days in Orofino with my husband and his family. The first part of the day was definitely not enjoyable. We drove to Nezperce to meet his family and then drove from there to Orofino. To get to Orofino we took this gravel grade. My husband drives just like his mother....scary as h*ll. He drives a dodge neon which is light and not the greatest on gravel, but that doesn't seem to stop him from going just as fast or faster than others, even when one side of the road is a nice long drop off. It's hard not to imagine going just a little too fast around a corner, sliding right off the edge, and falling hundreds of feet into a firery crash. I think this fear of mine may be a borderline phobia. I clung to the door and made a twenty minute ride feel like a lifetime.

However, the rest of the day was fun. Michael and I took his younger sister on several different rides. He took her through the mirror maze and then we all went through this western style obstacle course. We watched as she rode the pretty ponies on the carousel and then as she went through the obstacle course by herself. I also rode with her on the 'Dragon Wagon' which was a mini, kid-version of a roller coaster. After rides we went through the different carnie activities. We took his sister to a booth where she threw ping pong balls into tiny little cups to win a gold fish. She actually made one and got a little fish that hopefully will live a long life in the fish bowl on the counter in their kitchen with the frogs. We then went to throw darts at balloons to win posters. We won two big posters and three small ones (two of which were given to his sister). Last, but not least we spent almost an hour dropping tokens through a little chute to win little prizes. We won big foam dice, little fans, toy cars, hacky sacks, popping guns, and a magnetic spin wheel. Overall, it was a fairly productive and fun day. It was definitely a nice day away from homework!