So, are you scared? Well, don't be! It's just the little batman prince after visiting the face painting stand at the Summer's End Carnival. Every year, the school has their Summer's End Carnival and, as parents with a student who attends the school, we are required to volunteer. I like to call it mandatory volunteerism. This year, I was scheduled to work 5-7 on Friday and Saturday. I ended up working until 8:30 and 9:30 both nights because my replacement did not show. I'm thinking some of the parents did not get the mandatory volunteerism memo. Or maybe they are planning to spend their mandatory volunteerism helping out with the Race for Education Thank You notes in September or Bingo in November or the Chinese Auction next April. Yes, I'm going with that explanation.****
It was very, very hot working the Ethnic Stand until the sun finally went behind the building, but I must say I had fun. Not being from around here, I finally learned the difference between halushkies and halupkies, neither of which I ever plan to eat. Halupkies (also known as "blind pigeons") are stuffed cabbage. I think they are stuffed with hamburger and rice, kind of like stuffed peppers. Halushkies are an Eastern European casserole consisting of cabbage, onions, potatoes and homemade noodles. The stand also sold bean soup and pierogies.
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There are so many things to do at the Carnival. Reese took the little prince around to the different stands while I was working my shifts. There is a bounce house for the kids, a little putting green, sand art, face painting, etc. There is also a pick-a-number stand, bingo and a very popular dunk tank. Then there is the food...french fries and funnel cakes, hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza...and the live entertainment. There was a DJ Friday night and a band Saturday night. It was a great time. It was just as much fun walking 3 blocks to the car and talking to Morgan about all the fun things he did.
