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| Devore Farm in Historical Old Cowtown Museum |
OH MY. June made it. I've had 4 very busy days. BUSY, but in a good kind of way. Go back to Thursday.
SHORT VERSION.
THURSDAY. Goody plates made for sending off the 10 High School Athletes and 4 coaches going to STATE.
Watched the STATE Send OFF at school.
Went HOME to pack for State.
Drove to Marion, Kansas to pick up grave decorations from Memorial Day and added some faux flowers to the headstone vase for my Dad and brother.
Drove to Wichita to check into Motel and unload.
FRIDAY, we slept in and then went to HOME GROWN for breakfast in Maize, Ks.
Shopped at HOBBY LOBBY. Purchased some black and white Buffalo Checked fabric for Kitchen and Utility curtains.
Drove to COWTOWN! I love Cowtown.
Visited the 5 acre Devore Farm, the Saloon and the Murdock House in the heat. Made my mile walk in.
Got my COWBOY fix. ðŸ¤
SATURDAY. Got up early and drove to WSU to attend the all-day STATE events. Hot weather, but sat under a shade tree. LONG DAY. Grand ran in 4 events winning in each event!!!
Supper at Cracker Barrel. Exhausted.
Drove to Walmart. Shopped.
Motel room for TV time and feet up.
SUNDAY. Got around and packed the car.
Drove to WHITE CHAPEL CEMETERY to find my dear friend, Pat's grave.
Starbucks Tea and parked the car under a shade tree at Target. Ate a quiet lunch, listened to the birds and began our trip back HOME. Stopped off in Peabody, Ks. to get some tea and drive about town. Onto Marion, Ks. again to add some more flowers to my Dad's headstone. Drove around Marion and did some grocery shopping.
Headed to Manhattan.
Grocery shopped at Walmart for sugar-free ketch-up.
Drove the distance HOME without an air conditioner. 🪠The car's air isn't working and it was rather hot at 87 degrees.
I am exhausted. Feet up and blogging.
WILL NEED TO TAKE IT EASY FOR A FEW DAYS so we can rest up. JUNE is here and my mind is racing as to what we need to do during the month. My sister has a birthday and my oldest son turns 50. Now that makes my head spin. I will truly try to work on the front bedroom and clean some in the garage.
LONG VERSION. Granddaughter headed to the Track and Field STATE competition on Thursday. The Booster Club send off was Thursday at noon. Having my hands so full, I decided I wasn't going to fix the athletes a plate of goodies to take along. Just too busy and then I remembered how much hoopla some schools give those going to STATE a fantastic send off with marching bands and the halls of the school lined with students cheering on those going to STATE. Around here that doesn't happen.
SO at the last minute, I changed my mind. Actually 2 hours before they left to go to Wichita State University for State. Hubby ran to the dollar store for Gatorade, 2 kinds of granola bars, nut mixes, oranges and cellophane wrap. I sat out Chinet paper plates on the sofa, chairs and ottoman then sprinkled some brown shredded paper on the plates. Placed a bottle of Gatorade on the plates while I waited for Hubby to return HOME with the treats.
When he got HOME, I quickly placed the rest of the treats on the plates, then he helped me wrapped cellophane about the plate and we tied them up with two strands of ribbon. JUST IN TIME, we placed the finished plates in clean laundry baskets and headed to the school before the 10 athletes and 4 coaches loaded their vans to hand out the plates.
Some CHEERLEADERS cheered in the street with a few words of good luck being spoken. Off they went. We followed the vans that dragged main and were police escorted out of town. Happy thoughts and prayers.
We amazed ourselves how quickly these treats were put together. I couldn't have done this without my hubby's help. zoom.
We went HOME to pack for our trip to Wichita to watch the kids compete in their events. Overall in the 2 A Class, our girls tied for second place. A thrill and a half. Grandma is so pleased.
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| FIRST PLACE in the 4x800 Relay |
Grand ran in two relays taking a first place in 4x800 and a second in 4x400. She placed third in the mile run and second in the 800 meter bringing HOME 4 medals to add to her collection. This is the sixth time we have attended Wichita State University for STATE and PRE STATE.
Being a happy Grandma at STATE. How exciting for my Granddaughter to go HOME with medals. Not only did she get to participate with her TEAM at the largest TRACK EVENT in the state of Kansas, but she won a GOLD, 2 SILVERS and a BRONZE this year in her division. A wonderful way to close a chapter in her High School running career.
This year we knew where we wanted to sit and that was under a shade tree by the SHOT PUT field. It got HOT and we managed to take turns going to the concession stand for chilled bottled waters, popcorn and to the car for a lunch of celery sticks with peanut butter, oranges, miniature peppers and nuts. No food is allowed in the stands unless purchased at their concession stands so we snacked in the car.
A bottled water cost $5 a pop. Kind of high when on a tight budget. The junk food that could be bought wasn't on our diet as diabetics or while on the Daniel Diet.
Being on this Daniel Diet while at STATE was challenging for us, but we did it. GOLD MEDAL WINNERS on a fast track to succeed.
On Monday, we will be 8 days out from completing our 21 days on this Daniel Diet. I did crack on Saturday when we ate at Cracker Barrel. We both had their Vegetable Platter which was served with bread rolls and butter. I had 2 servings of baby carrots, a serving of green beans and baked apples. Drank lemon water. Was very satisfied, but felt a tiny bit of guilt with eating one roll and a pat of butter. Some bread. BAD GIRL. Back on the wagon and don't look back.
Now that we will be staying home MORE for the Summer...I pray that we can quickly get remodeling done, the lawn spruced up and storage units cleared out. I pray that our HEALTH IMPROVES. I pray I can lose a great deal of weight. Praying about ALL OF THIS.
💜HOME is where my heart is. We hope to get many projects done before CHRISTMAS. Shall see how this goes.
