Cats at the Sprint Center

The gang went to KC on Sunday to watch the Wildcats play at the Sprint Center. I chose to stay behind and have the house to myself!

Thanksgiving Guests

We had Thanksgiving at our house this year. Don't kid yourself though, my mom still cooked the majority of the meal. I was in charge of the mashed potatoes and Scott deep fryed the turkeys. I prefer the mess to clean up over the cooking.Aunt Dee with her chocolate cheesecake.

Grandpa Tom.....Scott's Dad.

Scott making a smiley face for Micah.

Jordan and Aunt Karen.

My Mommy and Daddy.

I didn't capture everyone, and I managed to avoid all the photos. We ate too much, but had a great time. Then, on Black Friday, got up at 3:30am to do some Christmas shopping. Every year, I swear that I am not going to do it, and........every year, I get up early to face the crowd!!

Big Brother Trouble

This is what happens when little brother gets in the way of big brother and his friend.

Duck, Duck, Goose

Mitch's basketball tournament was cancelled this weekend, so we headed up to Atchison to watch their cousin wrestle and then do a little hunting. This is Josh's first year, and he is just so tiny. He is a 7th grader, but doesn't weigh much more than Mitch.

The ducks that their dads got. I am afraid that Grant is not going to be a doctor as he gets older. He didn't do so well when Uncle Bill was cleaning the ducks.

These two have so much fun together. I am glad we live close enough that they have been able to stay good buds.

Basketball is here!

Grant had his first basketball tournament this weekend in Topeka. They played Friday evening, then back again Saturday evening for 2 games....after the K-State game, then back again on Sunday. It was exhausting, but a lot of fun to watch them play. Grant prepping for his game..........listening to his tunes.

#14

The little brothers that get dragged to everything.

A Good Day

Watching Coach Mangino beg Coach Sean Snyder to finish his plates of burritos before they start the game. The awesome fly over.......that I barely got in the picture.

Grant finally got his turn on the sidelines. What a great day for it!

By the end of the day, it didn't even matter that this was my view the entire game.

Waiving the "Wheat"

Toilet Talk

This lovely mail box is on my drive to Emporia, in between Council Grove and Americus. This mailbox, until about a couple of months ago, when there was a terrible wind storm, used to have a real toilet right below the arrow. This has been there since my days as a sales rep for Kansas Cellular, which was about 10+ yrs. ago. The toilet finally came down, but they have left the rest of it. I think the thing I find most funny is...............look at the neighbor's house!

Do I Dare Compare??

The "Real" Naked Cowboy in NYC back in 2001.
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My Naked Cowboy in 2009.

Random

Where do I even begin with this one. Yes, this photo was taken in Kansas, and yes, MANDY.......this is not too far from your old stompin' grounds. Oh, the things I get to see along the way to my different stores.

My little Army Guy

Mitch was having a hard time deciding whether to go Trick or Treating, or watch the Cats. He found some time for a quick trip around the neighborhood early on when it looked like we were gonna get smoked.