November 2016

It's been a busy week!  On Tuesday, I worked as an election judge at the 2016 Presidential Election at the Benson Center - 5 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. - it was crazy!!!!!  People waited in line for up to an hour all day long.  They were in line at 5:30 a.m. for a 6 a.m. start time.  It was an exhausting day.

Friday was Veteran's Day.  Peyton had taken a picture of her great-grandpa Mintun and her great-grandpa Sanders for their huge poster in her school - and they had an assembly about the meaning of the day.   Garrison seems to be obsessed with Grandpa Mintun being in the war.

The remodel of our house has begun - Amanda's bathroom in the basement has been filed, and the tile backsplash in the kitchen has been removed - it will be replaced after the granite countertops are installed.   The first phase of new carpet will begin this coming Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.!!!

On Saturday morning, Ron and I drove to Belton to run some errands and to meet Amanda and the kids at Freddy's for lunch and to pick up the kids for their weekend in Clinton!  Shortly after we returned to Clinton, we went to the Aquatic Center for some splash and laughs.  We came home - Peyton took a shower and Garrison took a bath in the jacuzzi tub with the jets on - and too many bubbles - and thought it was sooooooo funny he had a beard like Santa Claus out of the bubbles.   We fixed spaghetti, green beans, croissants and bananas for dinner - eaten directly off the table (per request from the little people).   Then we all went to the CHS musical - She Loves Me.  The kids really enjoyed it, and even after being offered the opportunity to go home at intermission, wanted to stay to the very end.  They really enjoyed it - it was good.  Amanda and Chad had a date night with dinner at Lidia's and went to the Kauffman Center for the symphony - Indiana Jones style.

On Sunday, we went to church, then we came home to have some fun playing.  Peyton loved helping in the kitchen this weekend.  She wanted to make chocolate balloon  bowls for our ice cream sundaes for lunch, so we did.  They turned out great and tasted good too.  We also had octopuses (hotdogs cut and boiled to make them look like the creature), maaroni and cheese, corn and grapes.  After lunch, it was time for the kids to go home, so we drove to Overland Park.

After we got back from taking them back, we went to Supper Club at the Townsend's.  We had a great time and good food - soup and ham sammies.

The new carpet is supposed to be installed starting Wednesday.  

We had a great weekend with the kids - we are blessed!!!!