Shoulda looked first

Well I took photos but Mike Beckman's are definitely better!  League meet was awesome.  Good photos should accompany a great night!   First place for Colin. Team placed 2nd overall!

League meet

Harper and Saige went with me to Colin's league meet.  They are awesome cheerleaders.  

Colin had an awesome night.  He went 4-0 with 3 pins and one tech fall.  

He was a beast on the mats!  I was so excited for him to take 1st in the 138 pound bracket!!    

He was pretty pumped as well!   Great job boy! We are proud of you!  

New kids

I have been telling Jim since we moved in I was going to get a couple of cats to keep out in our box car.  The mice in the chicken food I just cannot deal with.  As most of you know, I brought home a box car cat last fall, but Johnny ended up being a spoiled inside cat rather than the vicious mouser I was needing.  Well, last week, only one of my religion Ed kids showed up.  I was visiting with him and he very sadly told me that his dad says they have too many cats, and his dad said they had to give a few away.   I asked him if they were inside cats and he said no they live under our porch and in the barn!   I asked him if I could have a couple and he was very excited!  

His mother was also excited!  And so yesterday, on the way home from Quincy's physical, we made a stop at their house and picked up a couple of extremely cute, somewhat timid, never to be allowed indoor cats!  Since I have a rule about cat names, the kids did a little research and named them after the serial killers Jack the Ripper (above) and Ray Copeland (below). Jack and Ray, upon further inspection I believe are actually Jackie and Rae!  

It may seem silly, but I was so happy this morning when we went to do chores and they were in the boxcar!  Sometimes transplanting grown cats is hard and they run off!  Jack was happy to see us too....Ray was indifferent!  

Happy 19th birthday to Mallory and Madison!

Today is Mallory and Madison's 19th birthday!   We celebrated by going out to lunch at a Chinese buffet!  I owe them a birthday cake, but for some reason between them working, Mallory's car keeling over, us building goat pens and them going out with friends, we just never got around to the cake!  We all did have plenty to eat though!  

I have to say that these girls amaze me!  They are both doing awesome in their college classes, working, and handling life with great poise!  We are very. Very proud of both of them! 

I hope that they will always know how much we love them and are extremely blessed to call them our daughters!   Happy birthday Mallory and Madison!

Goat proofing and other random things

Harper couldn't remember what color lifesaver she had in her mouth.  I told her green but she didn't believe me.  In my childhood, I would have spit it out and looked at it.  Now she wants photographic evidence!  

Saige was super excited because she got the "big paper" from the office calendar.   It's the little things in life.  

Colin had a wrestling dual at Silver Lake this week.  He had a match against a kid who is ranked 3rd in 3a.  He started out winning the match in points and it was so awesome. Unfortunately, he turned wrong and ended up getting pinned.  Still exciting even though it wasn't the outcome we like! 

Harper doesn't have preschool on Fridays this semester, so she goes to work with Saige and me.  This week, she was in extreme clean mode.  She vacuumed, wiped all my filing cabinets, dusted, and gathered up all the trash.  Now if only I could get her to help in her bedroom!  

We had an amazingly slow Saturday for us this time of year.  Only Quincy had a game.  After her game, we went to Tractor Supply.  It was a bit like taking Quincy straight into heaven as she stated numerous times she never needed to shop anywhere else!  We purchased supplies to attempt a near impossible feat of building an escape proof goat pen.  We have learned that barbed wire is nothing to them!  

Since Totes is due to have babies soon, and showing signs that it will be very soon, we need to contain her.  We made excellent progress today and only didn't finish because we ran out of staple nails. I can't wait to see if the pen will contain the crazy beasts!   I will probably still let them out on occasion though, because I will miss my welcome home party!  

Dress up

My little girls love to play dress up.  My phone is littered with photos of their crazy outfits.   

Little did I know that Cameron also liked the game!  The other night, he didn't have basketball practice after school and this is how he got off the bus!  I asked him where he got his fancy duds, and he responded that they were cleaning out a closet in the band room and we're going to throw these things IN THE TRASH!  He just could not let that happen!  Apparently, he had worn this get up all day.  I heard a lot of stories about it!  

Lotsa basketball

In the past 24 hours we have had 4 basketball games.  Last night, Cameron's freshman team played Osage City.  They won!  While they were playing, Jim went to Preston's game in Topeka.  They did not win and Preston was upset with his own performance.  It is funny to me how these boys can recall every single play, who made the play, what the ref's call was and who had what as far as points, fouls, rebounds and steals.  It is not a club I can get into!  I watch the game but may be known for talking more than actual detail remembering!

Today, Colin wrestled at Baldwin.  He had a real tough day on the mats and was done early.   Jim went to cheer him on.  While they were doing the wrestling thing, I took Quincy to her game in Carbondale.   She is #2 on the green team.  She played really well and even had a couple of steals.  

After Quincy's game, we trekked back to Topeka for Preston to play another game.    Preston is #7 on the blue team.  He was happier with himself today!  He did great!