Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

I got to see my friend, Kenyon, this last weekend! I was very excited, because it had been over a year since we had last got together. We were able to meet at a spa(!!!) on Friday and then do some power shopping in Wichita on Saturday. The only bad part was that the weather did not cooperate, so we cut our weekend short and headed home Saturday afternoon. This was probably a wise decision, but still a bummer.
Kenyon, I love that we can just pick up right where we left off! I had a great time with great friends. If only KC were a little closer to Western Kansas.
I PROMISE that I will come visit you in 2008. My kids need to see you again before they graduate from high school!
BFF!!!

I'm in love...

...with my new washer & dryer! They are LG Tromm models, in case you were wondering. Just did four loads of laundry this afternoon in record time. Yep, I'm on top of the world!

Time for Bball!!

Paige's 7th grade girls basketball team is doing well (after 2 games :) ). They face some stiffer competition tomorrow, so we'll see what our girls are made of.
Hopefully, I will remember to take my camera so that I can share a few shots of Paige in action. Jason has been keeping stats, so if I get really motivated, I might even include Paige's numbers in the next post!
The high school kicks off their season Friday night with a home game. I like to go to basketball games ( mainly to people watch and eat frito pies from the concession stand), so I'm ready for Friday night!

Justice Has Prevailed!

DWTS-Just in case you did not have your tv on today, Helio & Julianne won the Dancing with the Stars competition last night AND, Marie was dismissed within the first 15 minutes of the show! So....I was content to watch the entire show. I still liked Mel B., but Helio was obviously the crowd favorite, and let's face it-he's got the cutest grin EVER! Yeah, I was happy!
Let's hear it for the next season of DWTS!!! Wonder what "stars" they'll dredge up for the spring competition??? Gotta love it!

Extreme Farm Fun

Paige & Aubrey before The Jump
Luke, Aubrey, & Paige in actionPaige & Aubrey rolling down the mash (this is what the kids jumped into). Note Paige's flower on the wall above Aubrey. This stuff is gooey enough that Paige could plaster it on the wall of the shed.
Smashing gyp
Tough guys

There you have it, folks! This is what we do for fun at Grandpa Bob's farm! The older kids were jumping into a pile of distilled corn mash (byproduct of ethanol that is fed to cattle)-anyway I think that's what the stuff is called. I think the word "distilled" says it all. This stuff smells like a sour brewery! However, it's warm and gooey, and the kids think it's the best stuff ever! Lane & Jack were occupied with climbing on the pile of gyp and smashing rocks. They could have spent hours out there if we let them.

TobyMac & Barlow Girl

Barlow Girl drummer-Their message is "Be a
voice, not an echo."

Paige & I went to an awesome concert a couple of weeks ago: TobyMac with opening acts Thousand Foot Krutch & Barlow Girl. Sorry for the bad pictures! If you ever get the chance to go to a Tobymac or Barlow Girl concert-GO! We took a group of kids from our church youth group down to Dodge City to see the show. It was a fun trip, too. I think we must have stopped fifty times for food!

A very blurry Tobymac

Shocking!

Forgot to post this on the Trick or Treat one--let me just say that I was shocked, shocked I tell you by the Results show of Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday. Okay, so I can predict the judge's scoring, but cannot predict the viewers' votes. I have only one friend who watches the show, too (yes, I have more than one friend-just not more than one who watches!), and so I feel the need to discuss this show on the blog.
I'm rooting for Mel B. Love her! Let me just say that Marie obviously has a large fan base, because she needs to go home!