Kinzie is back to playing softball again after her knee injury and actually looking good. I must admit relief. She has never had an injury like this and it hurt her psychologically as well as physically. She was afraid of re-injuring it before it was completely healed. She had told me that her biggest asset …
The extreme heat hung around for a few more days before finally letting up a little. The girls played a softball game on the 21st and the heat index was 120 degrees. Even with every coach and parent monitoring the girls, the catcher for the Quapah Jr High softball team went down with a heat …
Because I was unable to finish incubating eggs for next years’ layer birds and there weren’t enough to start another full batch when I got home, I ordered 25 Dominique layer chicks from Cackle Hatchery. On Wednesday morning, I got the call from the post office to come pick them up. Twenty-eight very cute little …
Not only are we getting rain in August, we are getting a lot of rain. I originally was going to tell you about the 1.9 inches of rain we’ve received this past week. But we had a serious rain storm overnight last night receiving 4.75 of rain, making the total 6.65 inches of rain for …
While I was in Florida helping my parents, I was able to get some work done, but not necessarily work that you would see. I did get the blog posts, a couple of podcasts and videos done but I also got a few of Kinzie’s sports videos edited and to family members. Although I am …
My visit to Florida has had its shares of ups and downs. My parents are exceptionally stubborn and independent. Dad’s recent health set-back has made it perfectly clear what they have diligently ignored… they really just can’t live alone any more. I have been here providing support for them for a couple of weeks and …
If you have been following me for any length of time, you know that my parents are 81 years old, both have had strokes, and Dad has two artificial knees and one artificial hip. He also has a deformed pancreas that has not allowed him to consumed more than 20 grams of fat a day …
I am about to embark on an unexpected detour in life for the next two weeks. I suppose the timing was unexpected but the detour itself is not. Both of my parents are 81 years old, both have had strokes and Dad has suffered several health setbacks over the years. I believe they are beginning …
It truly has been a rainy week, and I’m glad. It has rained five of the last six days for a total of 2.65 inches. Most of them were not storms, certainly not the kind of storms that causes damage anyway. My dogs are not big fans regardless. With the recent fireworks and occasional thunder …
For four days last week, my granddaughter, Kinzie and I, worked the kids camp at our church. It’s four days of chaos being skillfully guided by seasoned volunteers who know how to handle the children. I believe the grades are third through sixth with others who belong to the volunteers. Kinzie bravely spent all her …
