Saturday at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church fair

By TERRY R. CASSREINO

PEARL RIVER, LA. (Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009) -- As I watch Ole Miss play rather pathetically for the first half of its game against Alabama -- and with little hope they can pull off a win in the second -- I decided to update my Blog with some new photos.

Today is Pam's birthday (everyone join me in wishing her a happy birthday)and the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church fair in Slidell. In case you have never been to the fair, let's just say it is huge -- one gigantic event.

With the chance of rain set for 90 percent, we decided to hang around the fair this afternoon after our daughter, Camryn, performed for the crowd as part of her pre-K class. We walked and walked and walked. And Camryn and our son, Matthew, had a blast.

They especially enjoyed the carnival rides on the Midway. While I personally prefer a real amusement park like Six Flags or the now-defunct JazzLand, the kids nevertheless had a great time.

And I snapped away, taking photo after photo. Below is a slide show from the day.

Before I go, I'd like to add this extra note: You should be able to tell from the photos that Matthew's right leg is fine after spending much of the summer in a series of casts to correct his club foot.

Matthew now sleeps in a large plastic brace and, hopefully, will not require surgery in the future. We will have to monitor his condition over the next few months and years; he has to go back to his doctor sometime in the next month.

Enjoy the slideshow. As always, if you want to see a larger version of a photo, click it and you will automatically see one.


Photos and text copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.