A Season First

It finally happened......Madelyn's basketball team was ahead in a game. This is a first this season. Although only temporary, we did savor the moment as long as it lasted. We ended up losing by three points.

Madelyn scored the first basket, had two fouls and several steals and assists. She did a good job, considering she wasn't feeling well. I think having Papa & Nana Muhlig cheering her on helped. 

Thanks Papa and Nana for coming down and spending the day with us.

One Tough Cookie

Since Madelyn was barely walking her daddy has been wrestling with her. The older she gets the tougher the wrestling matches. I can predict the outcome every single time. Madelyn ends up crying because her daddy gets too rough with her. I want to coddle and baby her when she starts crying and Ryan tells me she needs to toughen up. I kindly, with a glare and gritted teeth, tell him that she is only a little girl. But Madelyn is glutton for punishment and goes back time and time again to wrestle with her daddy.
I hate to admit it but Ryan was right, and the wrestling has turned her into one tough cookie. Case in point, Madelyn has a basketball game every Saturday.  She is quite aggressive and tough on the court. She gets right in there and tries to take the ball from the opposing team and doesn't care how many elbows are flying. Two weeks ago she got an elbow to the eye and ended up with a nice shiner. She didn't shed one tear over it, but it may have been because here daddy was yelling "be tough, shake it off" from the stands. Last week she took another elbow to the face and ended up with a bloody lip. Her coach made her sit out since her lip was bleeding but Madelyn told her coach I'm only sitting out for 3 minutes and then I want back in. This week she fell while at recess and hit her elbow quite hard on the ground. Her elbow is swollen a bit and  has a huge bruise.  I can tell by just looking at it that it had to have hurt. But, she didn't cry or whine about it, she just matter of factly lifted up her shirt sleeve and proudly showed me her bruise. She is way tougher than I ever was that is for sure. She is one tough cookie, thanks to all those wrestling matches with her daddy.

Wordless Wednesday (with the help of an iphone app.)

Sal's

It is no secret that the 3 of us love to eat out. In an average week we eat out at least 3 times, usually once during the week and a couple times on the weekend. However, it isn't unheard of for us to eat out 5 times a week. As I've said before...I.Hate.To.Cook, and although Ryan is a great cook, it isn't his favorite thing either. A majority of the time we will just go to a local establishment, but every now and then we will make our way to the metropolis for a decent meal. One of our favorite places is the Japanese Steak House. We enjoy being entertained by the "chef" as we watch him cook and the food is fabulous. There are several Japanese Steak Houses to choose from in Wichita, but we usually prefer Sumos or Sals. Saturday night Sumos was at capacity so we went to Sals where there was no wait. Ryan and I love their fried rice, and we all enjoyed the steak and shrimp. We walked away feeling miserably full.

Madelyn was the only one brave enough to use chopsticks

 

 Ryan was the only one able to catch a shrimp that was thrown by the chef. Madelyn dodged the shrimp and I got hit right in the face with a shrimp.

Cookie Time

IT'S COOKIE TIME!!!!! And I know the cutest little Girl Scout that is selling cookies beginning today!

There are 8 Flavors to Choose From:

Thanks-A-Lot

Shout Outs

Lemonades

 Shortbread

Thin Mints

Peanut Butter Patties

Caramel deLites

Peanut Butter Sandwich

If you would like to buy a box or ten for the low price of $3.50/per box you can email us at muhlig34@att.net. Madelyn is excited to sell, sell, sell.

Flashback Friday

Where am I?

Wordless Wednesday