Something VERY exciting happened on my way home from the ‘Kinz meeting! Salley and I stopped at the W Shop to pick up a chocolate bar (that wasn’t the exciting thing, although it was delicious). We were talking about the cupcake contest when suddenly, from behind a shelf, out pops Fluffington! He asked “did you say CUPCAKE CONTEST?!” We told him about the fair and the contest, and you’ll NEVER believe what he said next! “If you let me be the judge, I’ll donate a huge prize! Two tickets to the Henrietta Hippo Theatre of Performing Arts, a dinner for four at Le Snout and dessert at La Soufflé, and W200!” Salley and I nearly fainted! Salley managed to say “Sure, yes, great!” And Fluffington shook her paw and said “It’s a deal!” Oh. My. Gosh. I’m SO excited! I can’t wait to tell everyone. Somehow, I think even Purr-Cilla will be entering now. Salley and I both decided: we’re going to head home and start baking tonight!

              So guess what I learned today? Sometimes your friends aren’t very helpful. Sometimes you’ve got to beg and plead to get stuff done. And sometimes, if all else fails, you’ve got to bribe your friends with salsa and homemade cookies. Stoogles and I had a ‘Kinz meeting today and we were asking our friends to help with the fair. We just wanted them to volunteer for one hour at a game or ride or booth. The idea is to get LOTS of volunteers, so everyone only has to work for one hour, and they get two hours of fun. The problem is, EVERYONE wanted the ‘cool’ jobs, like making cotton candy or helping with the rides. No one wanted to sell tickets or work at the first aid station. So I offered cookies or salsa to anyone who took a ‘boring’ job. And you know what? They STILL complained! Eventually, Molly agreed to help at the first aid station (she said it could be ‘interesting’). Stoogles and I decided to take tickets. Yuck. Maybe Purr-Cilla has had better luck finding volunteers.

            Salley Cat reporting in on our plans for the Fall Fair. So, things didn’t really work out the way Stoogles and I imagined they would. Maybe we didn’t have quite the budget we thought we did. But we did end up getting some of the stuff we wanted for the Fall Fair. The only thing is that now I think we need some other activities as well. Stoogles and I thought maybe we could make up some games for the ‘Kinz to play too. So now we have to think up some games. I had hoped to have a Dunk Tank but that wasn’t in our budget. I’m sure we can make some games without spending too much money. The only problem is, if we have games, then we’re going to have to have prizes. We don’t have any money left over. I wonder how we’re going to be able to afford prizes too? Hmm, looks like I’m going to have to confer with my council on this one.  Maybe Purr-cilla has an idea. She’s been so hard on all of MY ideas – let’s see if she can figure this one out.

                Hello, children. I’ve called you here today to make an exciting announcement about a very special event that the School Council is planning. I’m pleased to announce that this November, the Kinzville Academy will be holding its first annual Fall Fair. This year’s bake sale was a great success and the council has a healthy budget with which to throw an exciting and fun-filled day. There will be rides, games and snacks to enjoy. Salley has assured me that she and her cabinet, Stoogles and Purr-cilla, have the planning well in hand and that they will be filling us in on all the details of the day in the near future. So, I hope that you will all mark the date, November 19, in your calendars and let your family and friends know that all of Kinzville will be welcome. I know that Salley can count on all of you to step up and volunteer with whatever help they may require.

    In Attendance: Stoogles, Salley, Purr-Cilla Minutes taken by: Stoogles It was decided by the council that the fall fair planning would proceed, keeping the budget of 500 KinzCash in mind. Salley suggested asking Ms. Cowoline for an extra 50 KinzCash to get three rides instead of two. Purr-Cilla agreed to this. Salley also suggested making the games ourselves. We agreed to try, however Purr-Cilla said that she thinks it’s ridiculous that we’re not just asking our parents to buy them for us. She said her dad would totally get them for her. Salley and I chose to ignore these comments. Salley suggested having a competition or contest of some sort. I suggested cupcakes- who doesn’t love those? Purr-Cilla wanted to do a fashion show, but Salley voted with me. Cupcakes it is! Purr-Cilla asked me to add “Your idea is childish.” Duly noted. We’re pretty excited to tell everyone about the new fair plan – as soon as Ms. Cowoline approves it. Addendum: the fair has been approved for November 19! Ms. Cowoline gave us the extra 50 KinzCash and she’s holding an assembly to tell everyone this afternoon! Yay!