What I learned at the Iowa State Fair

Watch your step.
Working with animals builds character.
Farms are learning grounds for life.
Be patient; it's worth the wait.
Get a bird's eye view on the Sky Glider.
Don't wear flip flops to do chores.
Wait your turn.
Fair animals are treated like humans - bathed, brushed, blown dry, fan on the face...
The cleanest bathrooms are the least used.
Everyone in Iowa is a photographer or wants to be one.
If you strive for a purple, be proud of what you get.
On a hot day head for Ye Old Mill.
Big isn't always better but it's sure impressive: Big Bull, Big Boar, Big Ram, Big Horse, Big Pumpkin...
If you climb high you get a reward on the big slide.
Seek air conditioning when it's hot.
Everyday offers something new.
Don't ride the Ferris Wheel after eating a butterscotch shake.
Hold hands with the ones you love.
4H's are: head, heart, hands and health.
Ice cream comes from cool cows.
Not all cows are made of butter.
Wash your hands after you throw a cow chip.
Use a free bag for all your fair stuff.
The governor has a steer show.
Purple pays a premium, but so do blue, red and white.
There's nothing better than being an Iowa State Fair Champion.
Iowans are proud to live on Century Farms.
Find your honey in the Agriculture Building.
Farmers, faith, family and fairs go together
Anything can come on a stick.

"Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will live in the land and the blameless will remain in it" (Proverbs 2:20-21 NIV).