We had fun!

Thought you might enjoy seeing Skip, LouAnn, Jimmy and Katie. The kids really enjoyed driving my golf cart. We really enjoyed our visit together.
I talked Skip out of the original painting of the farm - I think my painting might be up for grabs!

Meeting Skip

Heading to the camper again - yeah! On Saturday, Skip and his family will come down and join us. We are really looking forward to seeing them. Be good while I am gone!

Outragous

This was on our Internet server this morning - I find this unbelievable! I don't even think we have seen the beginning of dirty politics this election year. You all know that he was not my first pick - but this is truly outragous!

Heading Out..

Now that the rains have let up a little, we are heading down to the camper. Hope I get to fish some! Hope you all are doing well!

Yummie....

For the first time in a very long time, Mike and I planted tomatoes. He told me that if I got one before the 4th ...I would be very lucky. Well, today is the 7th and I was able to pick and eat my first tomato. It was a delicious Beefmaster...I think I will try these again next summer.

Tanner is 6

We had a small birthday party for Tanner on his birthday July 1st. His Daddy has been working on the floods in Iowa for almost a month now! Dawn and the two boys are heading up today to Cedar Rapids to spend the weekend with Paul. The boys really miss him alot.

Susie's Grandaughter

Sue sent along this picture today of her grandaughter, Sophie. She is the absolute apple of Paul and Sue's life.
Paul and Sue are working hard to completely remodel their home--inside and out.
Hope you all had a great weekend!

A Day of Celebration......

This afternoon CMSU called Cindy and said that her secondary Teaching Certificate had been approved. I'll not go into detail about the nightmare this has been! Also, with this certification , Cindy has also completed her Master's Degree in Secondary Education.
As you can tell.......I am about to bust my buttons.
Oh Happy Day!!!!

Very sad....

Hillary's speech was great......but, I am very, very sad today!

Lots and lots of rain at Bennett Spring. Our camper is nice size, but the storms were still scary...I am glad we got home last night for the big storm instead of being in the camper.

Sam and Grandpa...

We came home several days early due to storms. It's not much fun to sit in our "tin can" and see, plus feel the rough weather. Sam had a fantastic time helping to drive the golf cart, feeding fish, looking for snakes and trying to avoid the ticks. We all laughed and had a good vacation at the camper.....Cindy really felt like she had a break.
We are all just numb about Hillary!

School is Out Today....

Sam and his family will be joining us at Bennett for a week - we are all looking forward to the break. We are also hoping the rains will stop. This is a picture of the spring and it is putting out twice what it normally does.
I will take Fleta's cell number with me and maybe we will be able to connect down at Springfield- it sure sounds like he has a long road ahead, but that progress is being made. Our conitnued thoughts and prayers for both of them.

Beautiful shoe.....

Well, I did go to the Dr. yesterday morning and I have a small stress fracture in my left foot. So, for a week I will be wearing a beautiful blue shoe/boot that does not bend. I'm looking just wonderful for the meetings I have this week, but it sure doesn't hurt quite as bad. Sure glad I got all that mulch down before this experience.
Now I just do little spurts of housework, then sit down and ice the darn thing. Sure makes for a good excuse not to do too much!

Mulch and More Mulch...

Mike and I have been putting out new mulch all around our house this last week.... at last count, 85 bags. Also, I went on a field trip with Sam on Friday to the KC Zoo. The huge swinging bridge about did me in - I really think I have a stress fracture in my right foot - sure does swell up when I take my shoe off and it really does hurt. Just may have to go to the Dr. if I have a night like I did last night.
Sure thinking about and missing you all!

Bennett Spring.....

This afternoon I am heading down to Bennett with Cindy and her good friend Rhonda. Cindy needs a real break before finishing the last few weeks of school, so this is my Mother's Day gift to her. We always laugh and giggle on these trips~plus do a little shopping at Antique stores and Thrift stores. It should be a fun weekend.
Happy Mother's Day to each and everyone of you - enjoy your special day.

Farm Painting

For right now, this is the best shot I can take of the farm painting Aunt Winnie did in 1977. I have always enjoyed her paintings - for being self-taught, I sure thought she did a great job. This is the 2nd time she painted the farm. I think Barb has the original she painted. Jim always loved it. Mom always thought she put in one extra chicken house. When Aunt Winnie gave me this, she told me the name of the three horses in the field. but the only name I can remember is "Dolly". Hope you enjoy!

Had Trouble

Fleta just could not figure out if this door opened left or right~she was lucky to have me there to open it for her.
It is really wild around here, we did not lose power or have any damage and neither did our children. When you
look at the aftermath of the Stage 3 tornado that hit so close - we say once again how very blessed we are.
Also, I feel so blessed to have once again connected with my cousins - Fleta and George are just the greatest for
inviting me to stay with them. It was great to laugh through our tears.
Patsy - I sure hope your entire day was fantastic and once again, you are so lucky that I didn't sing to you this morning.

Results....

The hearing just ended with these results....
The student will be back in school Monday.
She will be enrolled in an anger management group for 2008-2009.
She will enjoy a "fast pass" to the counselor anytime she feels overwhelmed by anger.
She will not be in Cindy's class next year.

So...here's my take....hit a teacher- then hire a lawyer. If you are black in our district, nothing will happen to you.

We do, however, hope this is the end of the matter. We do hope that she does not sue Cindy, which is what has been said outside of school.

I don't care what age your child is......when they go through something like this, it is really hard to swallow.

April 1, 1883

This is a tribute to the wonderful Grandpa that ties us all together. I can never picture him in my mind without a smile.
Now as a Grandmother, myself, I think of his wonderful example of taking time and loving each of us. Grandpa always had
time for us.........I loved him so very much. In the picture on the left, he has Tommie Lou on his lap and the picture on the right
is Tommie in front and I am in the back. It sure was the simple things in life that made us "giggle" as children. My brain just will not wrap around 125 years old.
To each family member~ I wish you a special day today! To all the rest, I wish you would have known my "Grandpa".