This and That Tuesday News:

I won Lisa's contest!  Wow, thank you, Lisa.  I look forward to getting my Thanksgiving gifts in the mail.  At our Thanksgiving  meal in Eugene, one of the things that I am in charge of is decorations, and these will be fun to add to the mix.  But I think that I will keep the candy at home for us.

Bragging on those Grandkids

Tyler's end of the season stats:   

Tyler, during his junior year at McPherson High as quarterback.....passed for 2671 yards with a 74.4% completion rate....30 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown,  with only 3 interceptions.  

Tyler has the top pass rating and completion rate in the nation for the class of 2012.  Needless to say, this whole family and a couple of towns are very proud of him!

*** News Alert!  Randy just called and said that Tyler was chosen as all league, and is the MVP for offense in the whole league.  Wow.

Cameron, Tyler's brother is also a very talented football player.  We are keeping our eyes on that boy too.  All of you Kansas kids are great all around people.



Garrett:

Our grandson Garrett is kind of under recognized on my blog.  His Mom and Dad are not on Facebook, so I don't have as many easy pictures and up-to-date info on him like I do the rest of the kids.  We learned last week that Garrett, a 9th grader and a defensive back, has been placed on the varsity football team at his high school in Washington.  Way to go, Garrett!  Grandpa and I love you very much, and are so proud of you.

Chase:

Our Grandson Chase is an avid and excellent soccer player.  Way to go, guy.  Love you lots!

Chase fans out there ... you may have noticed 

that he got his hair cut.  Lookin' good, Chase!

Johnny:

Then there is Johnny.  Grandpa Cary reincarnated.  Johnny is #4 on his football team.

Your new glasses look great on you, Johnny!

Collin:

Collin is an awesome basketball and baseball player.  I will be getting some basketball photos of Collin posted on here after his game this weekend.  Collin is a team leader and it is so fun to watch him play.  We can't wait to go and visit our Washington family soon.

So there you go.  I took a little liberty of doing some sports bragging on here.  Thanks for visiting!

~  Kathy

Reflecting back over the week ...

Man, what a busy week.  Okay, there is the obvious stuff ... coming home, posting all those trip photos, organizing a contest, catching up on laundry, getting the outside critters fed and watered, etc.  That stuff is to be expected, and was actually enjoyable.


But we had some very traumatic things happen too, like Cody dying.  It is so hard to see your child heartbroken.  The neighbor man who lived next door to us as I was growing up, my friend's father, died this week too.  Our long time family friend, Pauline, also passed away (she was in her late 90's, and she and her husband were best friends with my grandparents).  My step-mom's sister, Joanna, died too.  The baby deer who eats and drinks from our bird feeder showed up by herself, and I am wondering where her mom is.  Everytime I turn around, somebody is dying on me.  It sucks.

There were some other things that happened that will not be discussed on here, but were/are worrisome, and take lots of prayer and energy to deal with.  It is so hard to watch those you love have difficulties.

My sweetie has a bad case of that flu/cold that is going around, and I feel so sorry for him.  I am trying my best to not succumb to that dang bug myself.  Right now, I am as faithful about taking my little pink antihistamine pills and Muconex tablets as others are about taking their birth control pills.

Lots of good things have happened too, though.  Tyler's team won again on Friday, and they are still undefeated for the season.  Grandboys Garrett, Cameron, Casey, Johnny, and Collin, are all playing football right now too.  The Oregon Ducks won a difficult game against Stanford.  Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners won the Cy Young pitching award.  The Yankees are going into the playoffs, which is never a surprise, but I don't really mind.  At least I know who the players are.  The Red Sox are not going, and that makes me sad.  They have been there every year since I have  watching baseball, which really isn't that long.  Regular season is over, and I will miss watching baseball on t.v., which I find to be very peaceful.

More good things: I have two new followers, my friend Shelly from Creswell, and Natasha at 5 Minutes Just for Me.  Natasha lives in Australia and has an awesome blog, so make sure you take a look!  

There are even more good things:  I have a wonderful husband, wonderful parents, wonderful kids and grand kids and a wonderful huge extended family.  My dogs are healthy and fine. I am blessed with so many great friends.  I am feeling happy and content right now, for these few moments.  Thank you, Lord, for your love and for your many blessings!


Every cloud has a silver lining, you guys.  Remember that!  Hey, look, here is proof:

Please click on these to enlarge for better viewing.

Mayberry has great clouds, but I am beginning to think that you can't beat Kansas clouds, no matter how hard you try.  I took these two while I was in Kansas.  Plus, if you look closely at the bottom one, you might see something looking right back at you (after you enlarge it).
 
I hope that you guys all have a wonderful week!


~ Kathy

P.S. -  Here is another really cool thing that has happened recently.  Our great-nephews, those competitive BMX racing boys, went to the state championships the weekend before last.  Their efforts resulted in them placing for their age groups for the whole state: 

Treavor came in 3rd (age 13)

Christian came in 7th (age 12)

 Jason came in 6th (age 9)

 Isaiah came in 7th (age 6)


When the boys are not busy racing, they try 
to keep their Mom and Dad out of jail:

What did you two do this time, Brian and Shelly?

You have great boys and we are so proud of them!