The Kansas State Fair: Who is That Boy in the Red Shirt?

One thing Kristy really wanted to do was ride the Tilt-a-Whirl, and I had promised to ride with her. I stipulated that we would do that before we ate; I really did not know how my stomach would handle it. So we rode it and I did all right. It was much better when we were really spinning than when we were just tamely going around.

Another ride which interested Kristy was the Tornado, so we stopped to watch it later on. It was starting to get dark. The Tornado has big kind of bucket cars which hold 4 people. It doesn't get too exotic. We were watching it and I kept seeing this young boy in a red shirt come by. It wasn't easy to get a look at his face because the car turns as it goes around, but he really looked like Conner, my niece's son. Finally I asked Kristy if she didn't think that little boy looked like Conner and she watched a minute. Then she said "I think that is Conner." Now it makes sense that it could be him because he lives in Hutch, but he is only 5 and I didn't know any of the people with him. Then Kristy pointed out that Harry was across the way talking to Danny, Conner's grandfather. Sure enough, the boy in the red shirt was Conner.

I am always amazed that I don't run into more people I know at places like the fair. I have lived all across the state and I was very active in 4-H for 7 years, but I just don't see people I know. So it was surprising to run into Danny, then Maggie (Conner's sister) and Mandy, another niece. Conner's mother was at the grandstand show.