We have had a crazy week this week. Tons of basketball games and activities and the kids have all taken turns being sick. Some had colds with terrible coughs and sore throats and some had the stomach flu, then they traded just to keep things fair. Jim and I spent the early parts of the week trading days of staying home from work, but by the end of the week I didn't have to trade because he was sick too.

I ended up running kids and keeping him posted via texting. Back in September, all the band booster parents took one day a month to bring breakfast to the band kids. Thursday was my turn. The high school basketball boy moms each take turns packing sack lunches for the boys to take to away games. Thursday was my turn. Quincy wasn't sick, so she got conned into helping us pack the lunches on our way to her game. The other moms were impressed with her efficiency. I think all the things I get roped into have made our kids very helpful!
Quincy had a good game! She had a couple points, several steals and was on fire rebounding. Her team really is improving with every game. I am happy she is enjoying it and learning.

Friday I tried something new and used the truck wash at Forbes for the bus. They do all the work. It was delightful but time consuming. I am happy to say the roads are dry again because the mud was ridiculous.

Friday evening, Cameron had a game at Osage city. He played quite a bit during the jv game. Uncle Steve came over to watch. At halftime they were down by 20, and Cameron had gotten 3 fouls in the first quarter. They were able to turn it around and we got to witness them come back from being down and win! It was a good game. (Unless you were from Osage!).

I am really hoping that the sickness stays with last week! This week is just as busy and we simply don't have time to be ill!

Sunday- who doesn't love one?

My friend Adreinne is remodeling her kitchen. She asked me if I wanted a couple of things she was getting rid of. She brought me a couple of platters and threw in this lamb cake pan. Of course we had to bake a lamb cake just to show how awesomely it works! I know the pan is old, but I think they put less cake mix in a box these days. The lamb turned out but was a little thin! It didn't stop the kids from eating the whole thing!

Preston was playing with the dog. He asked her if she wanted to become a doggy burger. She was horrified! She is no longer speaking to him.

When Colin was about 8 years old, he came home from school one day and told me he wanted to wrestle with his friend Ethan. We had no experience with wrestling, no idea what we were agreeing to. Ethan's dad was the club coach, and agreed to let Colin come to practice for a couple of weeks to see if he liked it before we paid for it! Colin practiced in his socks because I was sure that he would hate it and buying him shoes would be a waste of money. Colin loved it. And after a while we did too. Watching Colin grow up with a group of boys who became like family was honestly one of the neatest things I have ever experienced. It is 10 years later and Ethan and Colin are still wrestling together. Today they wrestled in the Kansas Cup. Ethan placed 3rd and Colin placed 6th. I am proud of both of them. I am also thrilled that Colin has such a great friend!

Grandma was at the feed store and asked what they were going to do with this old display. They said they were going to throw it away. Well that just couldn't happen. Quincy is pretty excited about her new giant chicken. The kids decided it needed to sit in front of the window like a Christmas tree. There is never, ever a dull moment inside this house.