Stairs and sunset

Wheel of Fortune

Most evenings that we are home without meetings or places to go we watch Wheel of Fortune during or after we eat. Yes, we are that family. Tonight Amelia was clapping like the contestants do while the wheel spins and then was calling out letters. It was too cute.

Amelia is starting to learn her letters and can almost spell her name. She will say A, B, see ya! And of course she knows K S UUUUUUU wildcats!

Fall Light

babies at bedtime

Amelia has figured out the zipper in her sleeper and was trying to take it off. Ashley called tonight before bed because the boys wanted to talk to ya ya aka amelia. It was so cute to watch her talk to them. I told ashley is would be great to skype so they could see each other.
**ashley...if I win the lottery I will buy you a new laptop or ipad or something ;-)

What a week...

It has been a busy and somewhat productive week. I had another session of art classes at the school. The K-5 kiddos painted and glazed their ceramic pieces from the previous class and the 6-8th graders did a drawing project. Teaching them is fun and rewarding, but can try my patience when they don't listen. I know they really are enjoying the classes and getting alot out of them, so it's all worth it.

At monday's city council meeting they approved a letter of intent with HIB Building Systems to build a facility in Greensburg. This was exciting news and a great opportunity for the burg.

I went to the Wild West Country meeting tuesday in Garden City. WWC is a group of 22 SW KS counties to promote tourism in the region. I was elected secretary for the next 2 years. I had to hurry back and had a tourism committee meeting here. I have been trying to work hard and get things rolling promoting Gbg.

The construction of the Big Well Museum is really coming along. The building is starting to take shape. They have started putting up the forms for the cast in place wall and assembling the steel framing for the stairs. It will be lowered into the well next week. So exciting!

Both of the kids have been getting sick this week, Amelia went home from daycare on wednesday and spent the rest of the day with Gpa Bob. He was home sick too and they spent the afternoon being sickies together. Tru and Amelia both have developed coughs and I hope it doesn't get any worse. I guess if they aren't better by monday, we'll probably make a trip to the doctor. Amelia's vocabulary is growing everyday and Truman is really starting to pull up on things.

Olive Fingers

Halloween, Commons grand opening, and another trip down the well

Saturday was trunk or treat put on by the rec commission. Travis wasn't feeling well, so I took the kids. Pat was there and helped take Amelia around to get candy. At first she wasn't sure what was going on, but figured it out pretty quickly when everyone kept putting candy in her bucket. Monday we took them out trick or treating around town. We were out for about 2 hours. Amelia got alot of loot and Truman fell asleep in his carseat holding a popcorn ball. I also took a cemetary tour Monday afternoon with Ed. We walked around the north part and it was very interesting to hear the stories of the people who started Greensburg and Kiowa County.

Today was the grand opening of the Commons building. I was there for Travis to make and serve the first drink to Dick. It was really a great event and just another step forward for the community. Travis is really proud of the museum and how it has come together. We each had a nice surprise by photos in the museum. There is a photo of Harold and Betty Sherer when they were first married and there is a picture of mom and dad's house pile following the tornado with the sign I painted.

This afternoon I got to be lowered into the well again, this time to the very bottom concrete platform. Everything has been removed from the interior and this will be the last time inside until the new stairs go in. It's so amazing to see it like this.

They finished pouring the footings for the building today. It's awesome to finally (and I mean finally) see the museum taking shape. To see the footprint of the building and how it's going to sit on the lot is so exciting!