The Circus

I have mixed emotions about the Circus. I have fond memories of going as a child but I also have concerns about the treatment of the animals. I have not taken the girls to see the circus in the past due to my misgivings. This year I decided that I really wanted to share the experience with the girls and bought tickets. What I don’t remember is how good The Greatest Show on Earth is at merchandising, you can’t walk two feet without some kind of display, stand or person hocking something. The good news is I talked to the girls ahead of time. I told them we would buy one program and that was it. I didn’t know that they would charge more for the program (with a “free” clown nose included) than a ticket to see the show! The girls did have a great time and hopefully they are all old enough to remember. Grace loved the dog act and the horses, Hannah liked the big cats and Rachael’s eyes got big seeing the acrobats.