big day tomorrow in central Illinois

First, we have the doggie swim at 10:00. Instead of our usual Saturday morning trip to the dog park, we'll be headed to the Fairview Aquatic Center (no lie--that's its real name) for the annual Dog Daze swimming extravaganza. It's sponsored by the Humane Society (Belly's been saving up for the $5 admission fee all summer). They empty the pool of chlorinated water and refill it with plain old doggie-friendly water and the doggies get to go crazy. The Booda, well, she's not so big on CHAOS, so she doesn't usually do all that much swimming, but she loves to run around in the sandy volleyball area. And she loves the cookies she gets when she leaves.

Then after doggie swim, it's off to Lexington for the Taste of Country fair. Christy of pottery fame (click here to see her stuff) has rented a booth to sell her wares, and one of those wares is a horrendous Scrabble-board trivet that I made more than a year ago. I HATE it, but Christy says if it sells, I get the proceeds. I pity the fool. Scrabble tile coasters--now those I can do and do well. But the board was a bit trickier.

Fried dough for my figure. That shall be yummy. And apples and pumpkins and trinkets, oh my!