Kansas State Fair

We decided to go to the Kansas State Fair on Saturday. We hadn't planned the trip previously but the weather was perfect and we thought it would be a great family trip. I always love the animals, but it makes me miss my childhood days when I lived on the farm. My favorite part is the birthing center. We stopped by on our way out and a dairy cow was in labor. I wanted to stay and watch a calf be delivered but Madelyn and Ryan didn't want to stay that long. :( We checked out all the animals, picked up some freebies from the booths, got harrassed by the carnies, got sunburned, and had an overall fun time.

I did not want to sit on these horns but Ryan seemed to think it would be a great picture.

A winner!!!!

A winner times two, that about drained our savings!

Remember When?

Where were you nine years ago on September 11? Do you remember? Do you remember what you were doing at 8:46am when the first plane flew into the north twin tower? I was driving in Wichita, west bound on Kellogg. I was taking Ryan to the Wesley hospital to have a dye test done on his back. I was six weeks pregnant. We were listening to the radio when a reporter announced that the first plane had hit. After dropping Ryan off at his appointment I drove to work. There was very little work done that day. A TV was located and a majority of us spent the day watching the tragedy unravel. Little did I know that in the near future Ryan would have back surgery, I would have my first miscarriage, and our country would soon go to war.  The world as I knew it was forever changed that day. I remember when. Do you?

Lunch Date

Since I work on the west side of Wichita it is rare that I'm ever in Augusta during Madelyn's school lunch break.  I chose to work from home today so I took advantage of the opportunity and I had a lunch date with the cutest 2nd grader around. After a quick stop at Subway to grab Madelyn's favorite meatball sandwich without the bread and lunch for me I arrived at the school just in time for my lunch date. We enjoyed our lunch together, chatted with the girls that had hovered around and before I knew it our lunch date was over and Madelyn went back to class.

The second grade  lunch tables

She insisted on a close-up pic

After lunch they have to sit and wait patiently to go back to class. That isn't always an easy task, I'm sure.

Getting ready to walk back to the classroom. Madelyn is close to the youngest in her class and is taller than everyone but one little boy that is the same height as her.

Wordless Wednesday

Summer Finale

We had a rather relaxing and noneventful Labor Day weekend. There were discussions about taking the boat to the lake for the final weekend of summer, but the Kansas winds had other plans for us.

After the game on Friday night we went to post game at Chuck & Rachel's, we got home after 1:00am. Madelyn and I slept until almost 11:00am on Saturday morning, but of course Ryan had already done a days work by then.

While Ryan replaced and repainted siding......

Madelyn and I did some dirt work.

Saturday evening we just hung out at home and Sunday we went to Church and then did some more hanging out at home. Sunday evening we went to the lease to camp with friends.

There was 4-wheeling and t-rexing....

Roasting & eating marshmellows.......

Fishing......

And sleeping.....

By 2:00am, Ryan and Brandon were still up shooting the bull while everyone, but me, slept. I soon departed the camping ground and headed home to my nice, comfy bed, where I slept soundly. Anyone that knows me knows I hate camping. I love the outdoors, but when it is time for bed I want to be inside, not "roughing it" outside. I did give it the ol' college try, but my sleep is much too precious to waste. 

Today we have spent the day being lazy and catching up on lost sleep. What a great way to spend Labor Day...not laboring!

Survey Says

1 - What's your staple meal (what meal do you cook often when you can't be bothered to be adventurous)? Ha Ha! This one makes me laugh considering I hate to cook and will look for any reason to eat out. Casseroles are probably my staple, easy and a full meal in one pan...love it!

2 - What do you want to be when you grow up? My dream job would be a Social Worker working with kids with cancer at St. Judes. But, for now I'm content where I am.

3 - What book are you reading at the moment? House Rules by Jodi Picoult and LOVE IT!!

4 - How do you relax? Reading, Watching BB 12, and running. Running by myself gives me time to think about anything and everything and I love the solitude.

5 - What color are the interior walls of your home? Depends on which room. Living room upstairs - red and  beige, living room downstairs - plaid wallpaper (that is coming off in the near future) and cream, kitchen - baby poop yellow, Madelyn's room - pink, our room - textured green and cream, upstairs bathroom - lavender, downstairs bathroom - khaki, spare room - boring cream

6 - What is your guiltiest pleasure? Any and all junk food! I love sweets and I love inhaling an entire bag of chips. Napping - I love naps and usually get at least one on the weekends.

7 - What time is your bedtime and getting up time? 9:20pm bedtime, 5:15am wake-up if I'm running, 6:15am if I'm not running, and whenever Madelyn makes me get up on the weekends

8 - How long do you spend reading blogs (per day or per week)? If work is slow I can spend a good hour reading blogs per day, but I check my favs almost daily.

I'm tagging Shelly and Jen to complete this survey next! :)

Wordless Wednesday (how I feel today)