Fall Festival Season

October is the month of fall festivals.  We've been to one every weekend this month.  School festivals, town festivals, random middle of nowhere festivals; we've hit them all.  Working for a place that depends on word-of-mouth means that we have to make our presence known. So we set up booths at festivals around the area and cross our fingers, hoping someone notices us, falls in love, and becomes a loyal student.  It's exhausting for me, but it's a blast for the kids.  They get to run around getting candy and freebies, ride all of the rides, play all of the games, and see their friends.  It's a child's cloud nine.  I love fairs but certainly more so when I'm enjoying them rather than when I'm working them.  Unlike the kids, I'm glad festival season is over.  Plus, Sicily's hair has been sprayed with fake dye so many times that I fear her scalp is permanently dyed pink, orange, and yellow.  (Not a good combination as it starts to fade, I assure you.)   Maybe by Thanksgiving her head will be back to normal and our weekends will have regained some quiet.  Yes, quiet, that sounds nice.   Now if only the Cupid Shuffle (the current favorite of festival DJs) will stop replaying in my head. Seriously, make it stop!