Cotton Candy - life long dream, or just plain crazy?

Life long dream . . .

I was younger than 8, we lived in Minnesota, we were at some sort of fair or place they would be selling cotton candy. I asked for some. I was told something like, it's to expensive, we have a cotton candy maker at home, we can make our own. I believed it. It must have been along way home, or a late night, because I would forget about the cotton candy. I wouldn't remember until the next time I was near cotton candy. I still wonder, did we really have a cotton candy maker, or were they lying to me?! (for those of you who don't know my parents or their collection of things, it is entirely possible that we did own a cotton candy maker, somewhere in that basement)

I love cotton candy!

Sometimes I just buy it at winco, for myself, for fun. If we are any place that cotton candy is being sold, like the school carnival, the fair, wherever, I have to have some!

When my friend, who was running this year's end of school year carnival, needed someone to make cotton candy, there was no hesitation in my mind. The job was for me!!! A true life long dream!!!
Come on, who could not resist having such an oh so cute cotton candy making machine in there kitchen! We started in between 10 and 11am and worked like candy crazies until 3:00.
Yep, that is me covered with cotton candy webs! We made some modifications to the machine, so not as much ended up on us!
My ever supportive hubby getting into the sticky mess!
I think we made over 170 bags of cotton candy. (it has been a few months so my memory is gone!) It was so fun, I know I'm crazy!!! But it seriously was a dream of mine! At least one thing is checked off the list!

Now after the experience is over, just a few tidbits of cotton candy knowledge you need to know before making cotton candy at your house! Make it outside!!!! Even if you live in Washington, and it looks like it might rain. MAKE IT OUTSIDE!!!! (I cleaned my kitchen for many hours the next day. The floors were coated, the counter tops were coated, the cabnets were coated, the sliding glass door, and windows were coated, the curtains were coated. I don't thing there was one thing that didn't get a sticky sweet cotton candy coating on it!

Next time you eat cotton candy take a big bit for me!!!!