Oklahoma State Fair 2007

This is Oklahoma's Centennial Year. Thus, we were moved to check out the state fair. We enjoyed the people-watch (confirming the new, national obesity data). We think people will wear a t-shirt that says almost anything. It's a good sign, at least, that most of these folks are able to READ. Jules found the SPAM truck -- but we missed the freebies here. Gosh -- it seems that Hormel is everywhere (not just Fremont and Lubbock)!

We Caved In For a Footlong

As far as the food options went, it was pretty normal state fair fare. We had all the usual food choices -- like funnel cakes, spiral fries, cotton candy, turkey legs, corn on the cob, and fried confections (Oreos, Twinkies, etc.). The longest lines were waiting for Indian tacos. We decided it would be OK to share a footlong corndog -- especially since we last had one at the Southplains Fair (in Lubbock) in 1996. It tasted every bit as good as we remembered!

Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show

We had a good time walking around the animal barns -- horses, steers, sheep, and pigs. Those
4-H kids are such nice, wholesome kids and work so hard at getting their animals to show well. We watched them in the showerstalls and on the grooming tables. An angus steer is quite beautiful just after a blow-dry! Our favorite, though, was the dog show. This kid rescues sheep dogs -- active, high-jumping sheep dogs! Here you see Hyper Hanna at about 4 feet off the ground in anticipation of a frisbee throw. Her finale was catching 10 in a row!