First order of business (for folks reading this on LJ): I somehow have been given two one DW codes. First two peopleNext person to ask can have 'em it
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Hee. And here we just did simple things at our Orientation Week like passing water balloons down a line of people using just our upper bodies (no arms/hands). ;-)
Your carnival sounds similar to ours in the fall, but pricier. I think the "unlimited rides" cost $5/kid in our case (also inflatable bounce structures, though we didn't have the bungee/velcro thing -- I'm sure O would've loved to try it if it had been an option). The $5 was actually a pretty large markup from what it was at the potluck the previous year, which was $2 (although for fewer bounce options). And our games were cheaper, too, I think. IIRC, it was $5 for 10 tickets, and each game was anywhere from 1 to 3 tickets, so 50c-$1.50. We had face painting, too, but I forget what that cost... Pretty sure it was a lot less than $5, though, something like 4 tickets.
Man, that would be SO NICE to have cheaper carnivals. All the ones we've been to around here (school- and church-based) have all had about the same prices for stuff. I hate how you can easily drop tons of money - even when you're trying to pick and choose activities. For families that really go all out, I can only imagine how expensive it must be. :P
My dad used to take me to an annual carnival Labor Day weekend (or the one after?) which was held just below the Mormon temple in Oakland; it benefitted a cerebral palsy group of some sort, so, of course, that was sort of near and dear to our hearts, too. I didn't do too many rides, but we always did the Ferris wheel, and maybe the kiddie roller coaster or the Fun House. Others were scarier. :P Mostly we played the games, which I think were only 25c or 50c each (back around 1980, give or take), and there was a Bingo room, too: 3 cards for $1 or something. I don't recall it being horrifically expensive, but then, what did I know when I was 7-12 years old? :P
I remember TC asking me when she was about three if her eyes were broken because they were different from mine (i.e., Asian-appearing). It was easier for us to deal with, since I could explain that she was a mix of me and her dad, so her eyes were like his, her hair was like mine, etc., but it was still an "ouch" moment.
I don't think I realized that her dad was Asian. How does TC feel about being different now?
Although the girls definitely have Asian-shaped eyes, there isn't as much different about them as there otherwise might be: both my parents have dark brown hair, nearly black (my husband and best friends often tease me that it IS black), and I have my father's super-dark-brown eyes. My hair, while faintly wavy when just-washed (but quickly hangs mostly-straight again), used to be stick-straight as a child. So - we have a fair number of features in common, despite the lack of blood relation, and many people have actually been unsure whether the girls are adopted or not if I'm with them. (They think - well, maybe they have an Asian father - as TC does.)
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Anyway, glad the girls had fun!
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My dad used to take me to an annual carnival Labor Day weekend (or the one after?) which was held just below the Mormon temple in Oakland; it benefitted a cerebral palsy group of some sort, so, of course, that was sort of near and dear to our hearts, too. I didn't do too many rides, but we always did the Ferris wheel, and maybe the kiddie roller coaster or the Fun House. Others were scarier. :P Mostly we played the games, which I think were only 25c or 50c each (back around 1980, give or take), and there was a Bingo room, too: 3 cards for $1 or something. I don't recall it being horrifically expensive, but then, what did I know when I was 7-12 years old? :P
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Although the girls definitely have Asian-shaped eyes, there isn't as much different about them as there otherwise might be: both my parents have dark brown hair, nearly black (my husband and best friends often tease me that it IS black), and I have my father's super-dark-brown eyes. My hair, while faintly wavy when just-washed (but quickly hangs mostly-straight again), used to be stick-straight as a child. So - we have a fair number of features in common, despite the lack of blood relation, and many people have actually been unsure whether the girls are adopted or not if I'm with them. (They think - well, maybe they have an Asian father - as TC does.)
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