Wake Me Up When September Ends

The last day of another month. We went out to Ray and Pat's for dinner. Mom and dad were watching Jett and Judd so they came out, then Clint and Ashley came. It was a houseful with all the kiddos.

Truman is very close to real crawling. He is army crawling but was up on all fours rocking today.

Tomorrow is our 3rd wine tasting at the arts center. I feel like we are ready. Should be a fun night. The contractor put up the site sign at the big well site today. Its so great to see that on the corner finally and to imagine what it will be like when its done.

Supremes

Yesterday and today the Kansas Supreme Court was in Greensburg. Last night they had dinner at the arts center. Mom did the food and it was a hit. Then they heard 5 cases this morning at the courthouse. The chief justice said this was the 3rd time in 150 years of KS statehood that they have heard cases outside of Topeka. Yeah, kind of a big deal. Mayor Dixson served as honorary baliff.

More interesting visitors today. I had a van of people pull up while I was outside the arts center and ask 'what is this?' I said 'spaceship.'

My Family Table, redux

After about 5 years of being packed away, these babies are out and on display. It's amazing how much changes in 5 years. We have so many more people in our family and not just babies. Jill doesn't have a set yet. These will be on display at Pratt Community College through october.

Never Finished

Why does it seem like the to-do list never gets finished? Except for going to church today, we were home all day. I have several projects that I have been wanting to get done, cleaning to do, and more.....I guess if you're done, you're dead, so I won't complain about my list.

We went to church then came home. It was a good day together. Did some laundry, dishes, made Truman some baby food (chicken and rice) and put some in the freezer. It was his first meat. He tried some after I got it finished and really liked it. So did Amelia, she ate two helpings of it. I am not sure if she liked it because Truman was eating it or if she really liked it. She always comes and says 'bite' when I am feeding him. So she gets mushy bites of cereal, veg, and/or fruits.

I also got pieces together for an exhibit at PCC, I go set it up tomorrow. This is the first time I have shown any of my work in 5 years. I was also asked to do a day long workshop in October, that should be interesting.

Jett and Judd are 2!

Yesterday was Jett and Judd's 2nd birthday. We celebrated today at the Petty Ranch with lunch and then cake and ice cream. It's always fun to see the kids playing together. It was a beautiful day, the kids played outside in the morning before lunch. Amelia and Truman missed out on presents and cake because they both fell asleep. It was a great day together with all of the family. Kuddos to Ashley for everything she did, it was a great meal and the boy's birthday cakes were very cute!

Everyone's an Expert

It's amazing all of the people I have met and visited with over the last 4 years. From the ones who have cried and hugged me, to the lady who demanded to know where the houses Oprah built were and argued with me when I said there were are no Oprah houses here, to the ones who were so respectful of us to ask if it was ok to take pictures, to those who tell me every tornado experience they've ever had, to those who don't live here, who have never lived here, tell me what happened like I haven't a clue, to those who encourage and complement us, those that tell me I was their favorite 'character' on the show, the rather large man that got out his car half naked and came in just to tell me he got a speeding ticket in our nice town, and on and on and on. This world is filled with all kinds of people and I have enjoyed meeting almost all of them.

Thursday's gone

The end of another day. Travis and I both had meetings tonight so mom watched the kids. She got both of them bathed and they were sitting on the couch when I got home. Amelia sat with me for a bit, then got down and said 'bed' and nodded her head. She got her blanket and pink bear and headed for her room, but stopped at the bathroom because she knows she needs to brush her teeth. She is starting to learn to spit from watching Trav and I brush our teeth. Truman just had cereal with peaches and is gonna get a bottle now then bedtime. Night, night.