October 3, 2005
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Corn Maze!
We spent Saturday afternoon and evening with some friends. Our activities included a corn maze followed by dinner. We had never been to a corn maze before, and I have to admit that it was pretty easy to see why the word “maze” is included in the word “amaze” because it certainly did! It’s huge, and the corn is the old fashioned kind that grows to 7 or 8 feet in height, not the modern hybrid corn that is about 4 feet tall. Visitors are supplied with a map which includes the above picture and some directions. This particular maze has pictures of various African animals located at the points marked with red circles. Finding them can help keep you oriented and assist in finding the way through the maze. Walking along the outlines of the elephant and the giraffe is also helpful. There are staff people posted at points in the maze to assist people who are lost. We talked to one young man who told us that people do get lost and some get quite upset. We did not have trouble finding our way, but it took about an hour to navigate the path.
I particularly enjoyed the petting zoo that is part of the corn maze site. There were several exotic animals including zebra, baby camels, deer and fallow deer, and kangaroos. I kind of wondered how the kangaroos fit into the African theme, but it was fun to see them and be able to pet them. There was food available to give to the animals, so they were all glad to see people.
Attractions for kids included a corn pit, which was similar to the ball pits you see sometimes, except that it was filled with corn. It looked to be about 3 feet deep and both kids and adult were enjoying it. There was also a children’s maze made from bales of straw. I couldn’t help thinking that it would be fun to bring our grandchildren there sometime.
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As I mentioned in my previous post, last week was quarter break from my college classes. I learned that quarter break is not necessarily a good thing for me. I had a perfectly lovely day on Monday. I was so grateful to have the day off! I did some cleaning, baked some bread, made a pot of chili, and rode my bike uptown to get the mail and go to the grocery store. It was wonderful! Tuesday afternoon, I was again on my bike enjoying running some errands and thinking about what a great day Monday was. I thought to myself that I had to remember to teach my ESL class that evening and to get myself to the after school program on Wednesday. All of a sudden, it dawned on me! Oh, my gosh! The after school program!!! I was supposed to work there on Monday, too! I couldn’t believe that nobody called to see why I did not show up! You would think that having a lighter schedule would make things easier, but it didn’t. It confused the heck out of me!I spent 3 days subbing in our local schools last week, two of them in elementary phy ed and adaptive phy ed. I am pretty much of a non-athlete except for things like bicycle riding, walking and aerobics, so the thought of me doing phy ed is pretty humorous, but I can do it if the teacher leaves good lesson plans, which this one did. I spent 2 mornings watching elementary school classes do calisthenics and play a game called pin guard, and 2 afternoons in adaptive phy ed doing passive exercises on kids with cerebral palsy and watching kids roll over and reach for items. The adaptive part is actually pretty easy for me because of my nursing background. My other sub day was in my husband’s English classes. Students in there were reading, so I brought a book and read, too. It was nice to get paid to read a good book!
Tomorrow, fall quarter starts, so I get back to my 4 job schedule. I should be able to keep track of my schedule better. I hope so, anyway!
Comments (15)
I hate when that happens. You’re moving along feeling pretty good about yourself and then suddenly realize you’ve forgotten all about something of relative importance. it’s so unnerving.
That corn maze sounds like fun!
the corn maze is amazing. isn’t it funny how something like that can catch on all of a sudden. we have them out here too, but i don’t think they’re quite as elaborate as the one you described.
The maze probably is not a good place for people with claustrophobia! I have heard of people getting lost in cornfields, totally losing their sense of direction. I’ve also heard of farmhands drowning in silos filled with corn. Too scary!! I love mazes, though, and a maze made of maize? Well that is amazing indeed!!
Man, those missed schedules can put a person in the Twilight Zone mode. I think you are like me—a person with an “overdeveloped sense of responsibility”!! Others do manage without us, though I’m certain it’s quite difficult for them…LOL
Cough is still ragged, but I did manage to sleep last night. I’ve been worn out from the constant coughing, and although tired, I feel a lot more rested than yesterday. Thanks for asking, and have a great week!
Its suprising that they did not ring you up to ask where you were . Never mind I hope you get in to the 4 job track . I do the same thing as soon as I come in the door off comes my engagement ring bracklets and earring I cannot do my houswork etc with them on
What a cool way to explore a cornfield!
RYC: Featured_Grownups is a ring for bloggers who write intelligently. The idea was to make some inroads into the “Featured Content” on Xanga’s home page, which is pretty well dominated by teenagers whose blogs are featured because of the large numbers of comments they get. We’re not saying teenagers can’t write intelligently, but the point is, intelligence is not a criterion for getting featured.
I was invited by the lady I know as Denise, who has at least two blogs: p8indme and Featured_Grownups. It’s the ring known as Featured_Grownups that I invite you to join. Every few weeks, it’s decided that anybody who wishes to play is invited to write a blog on a particular theme. The first theme was “home towns,” and after that we wrote on “9/11 remembrances, “change,” and, in posts to be published Friday or later this week, “The 1980s.” Ostensibly, the object is to comment liberally on all of the posts — which are listed at the Featured_Grownups blog as we advise Denise that we’ve posted them, and if enough comments are generated, some of us get onto the Featured Content at Xanga’s home page.
I’m very low-key about all of this, as most of us are. But the main thing is that we’ve all made a lot of new friends as a result of these “projects.” And of course if you’re pressed for time, you don’t have to sell your soul to the devil. But there’s nothing wrong with being in the ring. It doesn’t carry an obligation, as I’m sure you know.
That corn maze sounds so fun!! I have always wanted to do a maze thing like that!!! But, I wouldn’t want to cheat with the guides.
That sounds like so much fun! My uncle took us to a kind of tree maze in Wales, but as it was fall there were no leaves, so it was pretty easy. RYC, actually, only the girl is mine, the boy is my brother’s son. But he’s so cute! Hopefully I’ll have another sometime next year!
corn maze sounds like fun.
That maze does sound like fun. I bet the only way you could do it would be to keep your eyes on the ground/roots. It would be too confusing otherwise.
I’ve never heard of a corn maze but they do have a maze here in the local apple orchard. There are lots of people with children there every fall, like now, in apple season.
4 jobs??? How do you manage it? One part-time job was more than enough for me—-and that was 25 yrs. ago. I can see where it would be easy to forget something!
I have never been through a corn maze. I know there is one north of here that is Packer related—with footballs, Packer emblem and players making up the design. I hear that they lay these mazes out by GPS—Global Positioning System. What an unusual use of modern technology!!
I’ve never been in a corn maze but am very intrigued by them. Maybe I can take the kids to one this year.
I don’t know how you can keep track of 4 jobs.
We always have room for more at Featured Grownups!
I definitely would be among the lost in the maze.
ryc: i think i still have a crush on Pierce Brosnan!!!
the corn maze sounds awesome, and i would totally mess up my schedule too when it gets out of wack… apparently, i cant handle change!!!
have a great night!!