Friday night, went to help Greg at the beer garden at Buffalo Days. I helped out last year and it was really fun then, so I decided to go back again this year. Dustin and Cortney were there too, so that was a lot of fun to hang out with them, and later in the night, her parents brought their new baby girl! She was such a sleepy sweetheart! The night was really fun again this year! All the free beer you could drink while we served and served and served. I think I pretty much perfected the art of beer tap pouring when the night was over. I got a ton of tips for the group too, so that was kinda cool to see, even though we didn't keep any of the money personally. I was also a happy camper to see that they had brought some bottle openers this year. Last year they didn't have any and my hand was pretty much a big raw mess when the night was through from opening bottles of Bacardi Razz etc. for the non-beer drinkers.
Today, we took Tucker to the dog park, where he lifted his leg for the first time to go to the bathroom! So that was pretty exciting. Our little guy is growing up! Tucker also met a Great Dane "puppy" who was pretty much the size of a small pony. He was a cute dog, white with some black spots, like a cow!
I did my workout when we got home and then listened to the message on the answering machine from my mom. Apparently this afternoon, their washing machine gave out, and with that, let all the water out onto the floor! So she was calling to see if she could come over and do some laundry at our place. So, she came over a little while later, and we put a load in and went down to check out the Champlin Father Hennepin Day Festivities. They had a craft show and the carnival stuff. She bought me a purse as a b-day present and I bought a big dragonfly necklace. At the carnival part, we got some mini doughnuts. mmm! They had an "exotic pet petting zoo." That was pretty funny to see. I liked the albino wallaby and the potbelly pigs digging in the dirt. There was a small camel there that was making quite a ruckus and goats that were trying to eat people's clothes. It wasn't a very big festival, but it was a nice size to walk around and then walk back to the car, since that was a little farther away. Tonight there are fireworks that we are going to go see, and more things happening tomorrow that we may or may not attend. We shall have to wait and see!
Father Hennepin Days, after fifty years, came to life again in 1976. The year of 1929 was the only celebration until 1976. The Bicentennial Committee decided it should be renewed as our heritage. The last days of June were originally selected for the community celebration. The Father Hennepin Festival is a historic celebration of Champlin. The historic theme is the reenactment of the Crossing of Father Hennepin, who is a man from the community, chosen for his love of Champlin.
So it really feels like I have done a ton of laundry this weekend! I might try to dig into my last book of the Twilight series. I am about 1/4 of the way through it already!
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