Ahhhhhh, the State Fair. Horribly delicious food, exciting rides and goldfish. Yes, the infamous goldfish Ping-Pong toss. If you're unfamiliar with this game, it's the most infuriating idea of tossing a ping-pong ball into one of a billion little glass bowls, only to taunt your kids into wanting to win a losing battle. Not by getting the ball into the bowl, no, but rather by "winning" the end result...a goldfish.
You can explain to your kids until you're blue in the face how the fish probably won't make it through the car ride home, but this will be lost on them as their focused hand becomes determined to bring home a swimmy best friend.
This year, the North Carolina State Fair is upon us and for whatever reason, it was the year of the goldfish. Besides that fact, it was the most enjoyable time with more food and fun than we could shake a fish stick at...
You can explain to your kids until you're blue in the face how the fish probably won't make it through the car ride home, but this will be lost on them as their focused hand becomes determined to bring home a swimmy best friend.
This year, the North Carolina State Fair is upon us and for whatever reason, it was the year of the goldfish. Besides that fact, it was the most enjoyable time with more food and fun than we could shake a fish stick at...
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The car ride home consisted of cotton candy discussions regarding what to name our new found friend. While getting a tank at the pet store, it was decided to give the newly deemed, "Pumpkin" a swim mate and name him/her "Pie".
All we could do next was sit and wait. My husband decided the fish would either last less than 24 hours, or with our luck...10 years.
All we could do next was sit and wait. My husband decided the fish would either last less than 24 hours, or with our luck...10 years.
24 hours it was. Our little girl came running in from school to check on Pumpkin and Pie only to turn in confusion. "He's not swimming, mom..." No, he definitely wasn't. The late, great, orange Pumpkin is now in State Fair fishy heaven, leaving us with Pie, the confused and wandering solo goldfish.
We're having a fish funeral tonight, all are welcome - and I can only hope Pumpkin had a good life while it lasted. I hope even more that next year, we'll walk - nay - run past the ping-pong game of misery, a little wiser and with a tiny piece of our hearts in loving memory for our all too temporary, State Fair fish.
Rest in Peace, Pumpkin. You were a good fish. All 24 hours of you.
We're having a fish funeral tonight, all are welcome - and I can only hope Pumpkin had a good life while it lasted. I hope even more that next year, we'll walk - nay - run past the ping-pong game of misery, a little wiser and with a tiny piece of our hearts in loving memory for our all too temporary, State Fair fish.
Rest in Peace, Pumpkin. You were a good fish. All 24 hours of you.
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