Denise poses with her second place win.

I have mentioned in quite a number of my blogs about county fairs. Every county in California has at least one county fair. Some like San Bernardino have two fairs (the San Bernardino Country fair and the National Orange Show). The good thing about county fairs is that admission is usually pretty cheap. In the case of the San Bernardino County Fair it cost us $5 dollars per person for admission and $5 for parking. While it is true that almost everything you find in the fair is overinflated in price, you can still find some good bargains if you are careful.
One of my favorite things to do is to enter something for exihibition. Entry is pretty cheap, it only cost $2 per entry and if you have a bit of skill you might actually get a prize. This year Denise took 2nd place in the cross stitch competition for her cross stitch of a lady sleeping in a chair. Her prize was a red ribbon and a $3 dollar check. Personally, I think Denise should share the prize with her mom. If it wasn’t for Denise’s mom she would of never have finished it. Even so it is a really good piece.