Upon waking this morning to get ready for work, I found a sign hanging from the kitchen entryway. It said:
—Hey Daddy. Hope you have an awesome birthday. Im sorry Im not here to say it right now, but Happy Birthday. Have a great day!! Love, Emily. P.S. Go Cats.—
41 years and counting…
Yes, Im wishing for a K-State win at KU today in the Sunflower Showdown.
Every semester, Miss Nina allows the parents one day to come into the dance studio to watch the students at work. Other class dates are strictly off-limits for parents. This week was watch day and we were able to watch Anna and Emily at tap, ballet, and tumbling exercises (which are used for strengthening and flexibility).
Anna and Emily have been taking dance from Miss Nina since they were in preschool (about 9 years now). If you haven’t heard us talk about Miss Nina before, she is awesome and very respected by the girls. It should be added that she is well over 80 years old.
Enjoy the short 4-minute video.
As mentioned earlier this past week, Anna was busy recently with Choir and Orchestra concerts.
Here is the orchestra concert, with Anna playing violin. I was unable to attend this concert due to work, so Linda was videoing with the Sony STL-55.
Enjoy.
– When Johnny Comes Marching Home (00:05-02:54)
– Andante Festivo (02:55-06:48)
– The Idylls of Pegasus (06:48-08:57)
The Wildcats won this past Saturday against the Texas Tech Red Raiders and, once again, it was a slugfest with the toughest team winning out in the end. This week, K-State’s special teams really contributed in this game with 2 blocked field goals (both by Guidry) and a 100-yd kickoff return for a touchdown (Lockett).
The Cats rose in the polls to #12 and will be traveling to Lawrence this weekend for the Sunflower Showdown against the Jayhawks. KU has not won a conference game this year and it seems unlikely that they will at all. Therefore, we have a really great chance to return undefeated to Manhattan the following week against #3 Oklahoma Sooners. It has been announced that the game will be at 2:30 and televised nationally on ESPN. What a turnaround for a team that barely won its first game against Eastern Kentucky!
Here’s hoping for a big victory on Saturday – a birthday gift, indeed.
After living in our house for eight years and having redone every other room in the house, it was time to remodel the master bathroom. It was the last room with wallpaper and it was time to finally do something with it. However, WE did not want to do any of it. So, we hired the company that did our main bathroom last year. Mike and his crew set about demolishing the old bathroom and in 9 working days had it fully done.
No more frosted plastic shower doors and white porcelain tile. Now we have contemporary glass doors and a shower made with quality tile and glass accent tile. The wooden countertop with a veneer finish is replaced with a marble counter with integrated sink. The wallpaper is replaced with a subtle gray paint.
We love it.
Following are pictures of the old bathroom that are paired with pictures of the new bathroom.
The Kansas State Wildcats travel to Lubbock, TX today to play against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Cats are ranked #17 in the polls and could become bowl eligible with a win today.
My last post about the football team was several weeks ago when we amazingly pulled out a win at Miami University. Since then, we’ve survived Baylor and then also beat Missouri, both at home. With the Baylor win, we cracked into the top 25 with a #20 ranking. The Missouri win rose us up to #17.
With a win today and an anticipated win next week against KU, we could find ourselves with a perfect record back home on October 29th against an unbeaten Oklahoma. This game could have huge implications for the conference and for bowl selection.
Well, not to get to far ahead of myself – let’s just root for a victory today at Texas Tech.
Last week was a busy week for Anna because she had a choir concert one night and then an orchestra concert the next night.
Today, we’ll take a listen to the choir concert.
– Autumn Vesper
– Locus Iste
– How Beautiful is the Rain!
Video shot with Sony STL-55
Emily had her middle school band concert last night. We are very proud of her and her flute playing.
The video is 08:24 in total time with four songs:
– Regency Fanfare (00:05-01:50)
– Simple Gifts (01:50-04:28)
– Montezuma’s Castle (04:28-06:47)
– Hickory Dickory Rock (06:47-08:24)
Enjoy!
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