Big Spring Summer Social on the Square

The Chamber of Commerce organized another exciting event that took place right outside our door on the square. I was so kind as to volunteer, which involved directing traffic and helping people find where they should set up their booth. There were lots of different organizations and businesses with tables all sorts of different stuff to tout.

The highlight of the event was most definitely the bathtub races. Each bathtub had a team pushing a bathtub full of water with a team member sitting inside. And they raced. Explanation complete.

The Springfield Cardinals

The day after we saw the Missouri State Fair, we headed over to Columbia, Missouri in order to help Zoe move into her dorm room. We then sped south to see the Springfield Cardinals play at Hammons Field.

Of course I had to go check Wikipedia for the team's history. I have an illness. Anyway, Stan "The Man" Musial played for Springfield in 1941.

We both joined the Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce as a way to meet people and get involved with events around town. We went to the game as part of the "Neosho Community Night with the Springfield Cardinals". I was especially excited about the Neosho t-shirt everyone received.

The whole experience brought me back to my little kid days going to the Springfield, Illinois Cardinals games. It looks like that team moved away in 1993, making me no older than 9 when they last played. Time flies. Also Springfield, IL had an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (à la A League of Their Own) called the Springfield Sallies for one year in 1948. Curse Wikipedia and its endless fun facts!