GO INDIANS!!

Indians are heading into week 6 undefeated at 5-0. I will miss all the action this weekend but Joe ensures me they can handle it without me :) I will often find Joe and Keenan playing football outside or in my living room (which I don't like). Not only are they playing football but they both wear helmets. Seriously .......

10.10.10 It is almost here!!

Tomorrow I load the plane and head to Chicago to run the Chicago Marathon which will take place on Sunday, October 10, 2010. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. The weather forecast is great and the marathon is sold out. I am hopeful (but not too optimistic) I can make my goal time and I think Joe is too. I told him if I didn't make my goal I was going to keep doing it until I did. He just sighed and said "I hope you make your time then." I think he is tired of the alarm going off at 4:30 a.m. for me to get up and run. It should be a great weekend. I will post pictures when I get home.

( picture I found online from last year's marathon)

Game Day - Game Delay

I generally do not go to the Kansas State football games as I generally have my fill of football on Friday night. However, this week Joe was taking his players so the kids and I decided we would tag along. Joe left the house at 6:00 a.m. to get up to the school to begin watching film before the players showed up at 7:00 a.m. I sent him a text about 9:00 a.m. and said "I am not sure about this weather." He wrote back "it is north of us, nothing to worry about." My parents (who go to all the home KSU games) loaded up in our car and we drove to the stadium. Shortly after the game started, the announcer came over the speakers and stated that were are going to have a 30 minute lightning delay. Hmmm. Iwas not as worried about the lightning as I was the the large cloud moving in. . . . (see below)

Kiddos at the game (just before bad weather moved in)

the large cloud referenced above . .

First Day of School

Kira started Third grade this year and Keenan started Kindergarten. We are so excited as Kira and Keenan both have GREAT teachers. We are looking forward to a great year.

Keenan got Mrs. Smith which is the same teacher Kira had. Joe and I were really hoping Keenan would get her. In fact, I had a lot of anxiety leading up to the day when we learned who the teacher would be as I could only imagine him with Mrs. Smith.

Stellaluna . . . . Maybe?

I put the kids down to bed at 8:30 p.m. Joe was still at his “back to football” parent meeting. I have been suffering from a cold or allergies (not sure which) so I was in bed too. Keylee was next to me and we were watching Yo Gabba Gabba (yuck) and Kira comes in with her fake sleepy eyes and says she can’t sleep. I said, “get back to bed and don’t get up you have school tomorrow.” She left the room and a split-second later she was by my bed and said “mom a bat just flew past me.” I said, “Kira please, it was probably a moth and get back to bed!” At that point the bat flew in my room and swooped right at me and Keylee. Kira hit the floor. I pulled the covers over our head and then peaked out. To my surprise, it was coming at us again. When I peeked out the second time I couldn’t find the bat and I was hoping it didn’t fly out into the main living area. Kira reported that the bat was behind the TV. I told Kira and Keylee to run out and I shut the door. I called Joe and said I need you home we have a bat in our room. He replied “a flying bat.” I said “yes, I think I can handle a baseball bat.” He came home Kira and Keylee were in hysterics. Joe assured them that now that he was home the bat would be caught. He went to the garage got the broom, put tape to the end of the broom (we know this trick from when I had the bat in my office) and he went into the room shut the door. A few minutes later, I heard a whistle and he said “one bat in a box.” We took the bat outside and let it go. Ick. I think it followed me in when I let Rosie out. I let her out about 15 min. before we first encountered the bat. On the way to school Kira said "Mom, my teachers are never going to believe the bat story." I looked at her and said "maybe we shouldn't tell your teachers that you had a bat in your house." I was thinking, oh great the first day of school and the teachers will think Kira is crazy when, in fact, the story was true. After talking to some neighbors I have learned that bats are not uncommon around here. I have one neighbor who states that they have had ten or more bats on their porch at night. I am not sure that information actually makes me feel better. I would like to think this is one isolated event. Now, I find myself on constant "bat watch." Kira and Keylee are convinced that the bat was Stellaluna. They keep asking me if it was Stellaluna and I can only reply . . . "maybe." I just need Stellaluna to know she is not welcome here.

Dodge City Days

While Joe and I were in Las Vegas the kids went to Dodge City for a week. It was Dodge City Days so there was plenty to do. My sister, Tamie, came to Manhattan and picked up the kids. They stayed a few days with her, stayed a few days with my parents (Grandma and Umpa) and spent time with Joe's parents (Grammy and Papa) too. There was so much for them to do I am convinced they didn't even have time to miss us. They brought home many stories and Kira has even requested that we move back to Dodge City. I said NO.

Dodge City Days Parade

Cooling off with a popsicle

Dodge City Days Rodeo in their Dodge City Days t-shirts

Keenan with his cousin Gage (my sister Tisha's son)

Keenan, cousin Gage, and Kira with Uncle Greg (my sister Tamie's husband) getting ready to feed the horses.

Kira told me she was in heaven being able to see the horses everyday. My sister Tamie lives in Dodge City and has horses. Kira loves horses.

Keenan with cousin Gage petting the new Philly.

Viva Las Vegas

Joe and I spent a few days in Las Vegas. The kiddos went to stay in Dodge City for a few days. We stayed at Treasure Island and had a great time.

We went to a Country Nightclub called Gilley's which was in Treasure Island. They had line dancing and a mechanical bull all of which brought us many laughs.

My high school friend and college roommate, Angie, met up with us in Vegas. It was great to spend time with her.

The last night we were there we decided to taxi down to "Old" Vegas on Freemont Street. "Old" Vegas is a very different experience than the main strip.