Birthdays.

May 16, Coldwater.

Today the Fusco family threw a birthday party for both Argio, Armando and Natalia's son, and Elijah, the son of Maximiliano, one of the twin brothers. It was in the pony ride tent because there wasn't enough time to do it in the big top with the show early on a week end. That turned out to be a godsend as the pony ride tent is the perfect size to feel cozy yet comfortable, and is rather like a little circus castle.
The twins will be working their juggling act at Circus World in Baraboo, Wisconsin, starting this week, and Maximiliano and his family are leaving tomorrow.

At the Fuscos - Renzo and his little brother.

May 16, Coldwater.

At the Fuscos - three generations of women.

May 16, Coldwater.

Susana (second from left,) the matron of the Fusco family, was showing Corissa(third from left,) Maximiliano's wife, who's nineteen, how to make rice the Argentinian way, as the women cooked for the birthday party.
Corissa doesn't speak Spanish so Zefta has to translate. Delena, the youngest of the Fusco children, also speaks English but less fluently.

A trailer with a view.

May 16, Coldwater, Ohio (32 miles, school grounds.)

Nikki.

May 15, Spencerville.

At the Fuscos - Delena.

May 15, Spencerville.

At the Fuscos - sisters.

May 15, Spencerville.

Family update.

May 15, Spencerville.

A trailer with a view.

May 15, Spencerville, Ohio (45 miles, Well site.)

A trailer with a view.

May 14, Paulding, Ohio (48 miles, fairgrounds.)

Circus fare.

May 13, Waterloo.

Lawn gone.

May 13, Waterloo.

It's been raining all week and the forecast is for it to continue until Saturday (all kid rules concerning TV watching are out the door.)
We are packed one behind another on the parking lot in front the church where the circus is setting up but the tent is still being raised on grass. Pristine lawn, it was. It will be a muddy mess by the time we are gone tomorrow.
It was so soggy Lisa had to be called upon to pull the tent truck around.

A trailer with a view.

May 13, Waterloo, Indiana (45 miles, New Hope Center.)

A trailer with a view.

May 12, Roanoke, Indiana (61 miles, Roanoke park.)

No laughing matter.

May 11, Redkey.

Steve fell and hurt himself yesterday right before the first show and had to go to the emergency room.
He seemed all right later on.

A trailer with a view.

May 11, Redkey, Indiana (66 miles, Fireman's park.)

Nap.

May 9, Rushville.

My idea of bliss, at this point in the day, week, season.

Mothers.

May 9, Rushville.

I am the daughter of Yvette Dagand Berta, known by all who love her as Bambi.
Happy Mothers' Day Mom.
Happy Mothers' Day Vickie, Tavana, Carmen, Dee Dee, Natalie, Nellie, Reyna, Natalia, Bernice, et les autres.

A trailer with a view.

May 9, Rushville, Indiana (99 miles, fairgrounds.)

At the restaurant.

May 8, Kokomo.

John North arrived a few days ago and invited everybody in the circus to a restaurant tonight to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
There is no circus like Kelly Miller Circus.
We packed a Golden Corral and stuffed ourselves silly. At a buffet Castro always jokes that he won't stop before eating seven plates (full of mostly meat,) but at number four he had to capitulate.