I got the phone call on Thursday night.
"Hi Mum." said my daughter. "Are you coming to the fair with us on Saturday night"
"Try and stop me." I replied. "What time are you picking me up?"
"How about 6-o-clock?"
"Fine. See you then."
I was excited. The fair comes every year and I've been going with my daughter and my grandchildren since they were old enough to enjoy it. It's great fun, even though my job is to look after one of the children while my daughter takes the other on rides.
Saturday came soon enough and it was an unseasonably warm autumn day. As I put on my old jeans I thought I must have put on some weight since I last wore them. It was a struggle to get into them but I managed eventually. I put on a thin woollen jumper and picked up my bomber jacket as it was likely to get a bit cold later.
My daughter arrived so I said goodbye to my husband.
"Bye, love. I'll be back when I'm back. We shouldn't be too late though."
"That's OK." he said. "Have fun."
I love the fair. The sounds of excited children, the screaming of teenagers on the rides, the music blasting out was intense but so good. The smell of burgers and hot dogs with the sweeter smell of candy floss was a heady mix.
We had a great time. The children went on loads of rides. We all ate burgers, the children had cola and the adults took coffee. We were spoiling them as they don't normally eat that sort of stuff. What the heck, it's only one night in a year.
I don't like the bigger or faster rides. Those days are long behind me now, but I do enjoy the Dodgem Cars. It's a ride we can all do together. We had to wait for a while as it was very busy but eventually managed to get two cars and we had a great time.
It was wild with a lot of bumping and when we got off I needed to pee. Lady readers of a certain age will understand when I said I needed to pee, I meant now.