 That year, when I went back to school, my mom called me and read me an article saying, like, she basically announced in the Des Moines Register that I would be taking over the next year. Without asking me, which was really, really smart on her part, because I probably would have said no. Norma didn't retire that year. But when she did, the same thing happened. She announced Sarah's promotion without telling her first. In 2006, Sarah became the fair's lead sculptor. And ever since then, there has been one constant.