The Queen City Fair

Well it is that time again for the fair in Queen City. Oh Boy right. This is the first year that I am not running it. I have been the President for the last 4 years and what a relief not to be involved in it this year. I might be able to go up and enjoy with my family for once. Allison has decided to be in the talent show this year. She wants to jump rope, which I know is not a big talent, but for her to get up in front of a crowd and do this is going to be a big accomplishment. She does not do well in front of a crowd. I am hoping for the best. Also she has decided to get in the Ms. Pioneer contests. She won it last year, but well see how she does this year. Also both of the kids want to show in the Pee Wee Show, they did this last year and had a blast doing it. I will have a lot of pictures of them doing everything they instead to do. Also if you have any ideas how I can dress Allison for the contest please let me know. This year's theme is "The Good Old Days" Do We Really Want To Go Back? How in the world do you dress them to that? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Allison's New Haircut

Well I must say that my daughter has a new look. I sent her to her grandma's last weekend and when she brought her back on Sunday, she told me that Allison wanted her hair cut off. She has been telling me that for awhile now and I had been ignoring her, but the day finally came. Her grandma said she was going to be off on Wednesday and she would pick her up on Tuesday night and take her home with her and get her haircut. I said that would be fine. I also said that I did not have the heart to take her myself, because she wanted it up to her ears. When she brought her home on Wednesday night I almost cried. It was so short. Don't get me wrong it looks cute, but OMG is it short. Her grandma sent her home with styling moose and a new comb to fix it. She spikes the front up a little and the back just lays flat. It is differently over the ears. The way that I look at it is: it is her hair and she loves it and can fix it herself, so that is what matters I guess.

This is Allison's new haircut. Plus her playing in a water hole.

On another note: I let my kids place outside today after a hard rain last night. Let me tell you I owe that one to Andrea. She suggested that I put them in old clothes and boots and send them out. Well that is what I did. They had a blast. At first they thought I was crazy for letting them go outside and do that. Lane wanted to know if I was serious and I said yes Andrea gave me that idea. Allison wanted me to thank Andrea for that GREAT idea. Here are some pictures for you Andrea. Allison also wanted me to type HI and she misses you. She can't wait for school to start so she can see you again. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures as much as I did.

Lane jumping in the water hole. He was soaked.

Allison jumping the water hole

Kansas City Vacation

Well we have made it back from our vacation and let me tell you we had a blast. We left home around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning and arrive at Cabala's in Kansas City at 5:30. I was surprised that the kids did not sleep, but maybe 1 1/2 down. We found out that Cabala's did not open until 9:00, so we asked the kids if they were hungry and they of course said yes. They wanted to eat at a McDonald's and I said no. I had to explain to them that we are on vacation and we were going to eat at places that we don't get to eat at here at home. So we found an I Hop and it was so good, but for us to eat there it cost us $35.35. OMG right.

We got to Cabala's around 9 and did not leave there until 12. That was a neat store to spend the morning in. The kids had a blast looking at all the animals in the building. I must say that I had the time of my life looking too. We left there and went and got us lunch then it was off to find a motel. When we arrived at the motel we got settled in and all of us took a nap before the game. The game started at 7:10 and we wanted to be there by 6:30 to see all what goes on before and get settled in our seats. Needless to say our sits were not the best but we had a blast. The game was a good one, it was the Royals vs. the White Sox. They played 13 innings and the Royal lost but it was fun to watch. We arrived back at the motel around 11:30 or so and let me tell you we were all tired and ready for the bed.

The next morning we got up and headed for the zoo. We arrived at the zoo at 10:00 and walked every inch of the zoo. The kids were so amazed at all the animals and wanted to go back and see more. I think some of the animals we seen more the once. The got to watch the elephant show and a seal show. They were full of questions and I could not believe but they did ask questions themselves. If you know my kids they are not the bravest when it comes to asking strangers questions. So I was proud of them.

The trip home I figured that they would sleep all the way after the walk around the zoo, but NO. I think Lane slept a half hour and Allison never did sleep. They talked about the whole trip all the way home. We arrived back in Kirksville at 7 and decided to eat supper in Kirksville. So by the time we got home we were all ready for a shower and bed. All in all I would have to say that it was a great trip and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

This was something that we as a family needed to do after all that has happened to us. We are looking already for next years vacation. I have posted all of the pictures on facebook if you are interested in looking at our trip. Well most of them anyways. Have a great week and weekend.

Kansas City Here We Come

I wanted to post a blog before I leave to Kansas City. We are taking a family vacation. Lane had won 2 tickets to see the Kansas City Royals game. He got perfect attendance in school. Way to go Lane. So we purchased 2 more tickets and are going to make a family vacation out of it. We are leaving at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning and heading to Cabala's to spend the morning. After that we are heading to the hotel for a nap and to freshen up little before the game. The game starts at 7:00 so it will be a long night. The next morning we are going to get up and head out for the zoo. The kids are excited about going to the zoo. Lane keeps telling Allison that we are going to see her relatives, I wonder where he gets that from? HA HA. We will be returning home that night. We would like to stay longer, but Clifton does not have vacation time yet, which sucks. He will get his vacation time in August, yeah that bites the big one, but this is the only time we could go because of the ball tickets. Oh well it should be fun, I hope. I will have lots of pictures that I will post on facebook and some here. I will get on here as soon as I get back and get rested up.........lol

2 New Horses

Well we have bought two new horses. That was 1 more then what we were going to get, but you know how hard it is to say no. We had bought one last Saturday night. We tried to buy a horse that Clifton could ride right now but ended up bring home a yearling. He is a beautiful animal, I will have some pictures soon of him. Since we bought him at a sale barn we have put in in a lot by himself so if he was sick he would not past it on to my horse. Every time I go over there to feed him and check on him I forget my camera. (Go figure, a mind the size of a pea.)

The second horse we bought on Tuesday night, off of a private individual. He is a unique horse as far as color. The guy said he was a gray, but when we got there to see him I was surprised at what color he was. I do have pictures of him already. He is kind of gray, but his hips are a red roan. He has red freckles all over his face and his body is gray. Here is some pictures of him.