Oh boy, did we screw up!? We bought tickets to The Lion King, the musical back in August... or whenever the day the tickets were available for sale. We knew the show would sell out fast and wanted to grab a matinee since we're taking the 3 1/2-year old. It worked out because I can barely stay up past 10 PM these days.

We found out that is the day of the Texas — OU Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl, which is right in the middle of the state fair where the music hall is located.

Ugh, we have to go early to get parking since there is no reserved parking to music show patrons during the state fair. It'll be fun keeping the 3 1/2-year old entertained and dry. Why don't we go to the state fair? For one, it costs a lot of money to go just for an hour or so. We can't get there earlier because of a morning commitment. We can't stay after because of an evening commitment. When it rains, it pours.