I did not feel like going to the fair last night. I was tired and am still recovering from surgery. But I did it anyways and made this little girls’ week.
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It’s a struggle to have a full time day job and a side beef business and be a ranch wife and all the things. There are many people that do so much more than me and I don’t know how we all balance it.
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I didn’t want to go but I knew I needed to and I’m glad I did. Adeline told me she had the most fun that she’s had in a long time. We petted the animals, ate elephant ears, played ridiculously expensive carnival games and won a cheap sloth stuffed animal. We rode the sky lift and got to see the Western Idaho Fair from up above.
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We got home close to 11 and will probably struggle through the day and be ready for bed about 8 pm tonight. But I’m glad we went. I needed that time alone with her to talk and be together, just the two of us, in this currently crazy mixed up world, to be a mom and a daughter building a relationship.
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I need to do it more often so she knows that when her world gets hard or confusing, she can always come to me. So we can make memories to last a lifetime.
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No, I did not want to drive an hour and twenty minutes each way to go to the fair but I’m glad I did so this little girl and me could have the most fun we’ve had together in a long time.
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Do the things parents. Stay up late, break the rules, suffer through being tired the next day. In a few short years when we don’t get to do those things with them, we’ll surely wished we had done it more. ❤️
