Top: The English department's intramural ultimate frisbee team.
Bottom: John getting ready for his ultimate frisbee game.
John joined his department's ultimate frisbee team, and this particular night they chose to wear dress shirts and ties to the game. They didn't win many games, but I must say that John was a great improvement to the team!
Being the very supportive wife that I am, I actually attended one game and made it through the entire hour and a half....in the freezing cold.....from 10 - 11:30 pm. (Why the games were scheduled so late, I do not understand.)
Now frisbee is over, and I think that they are on to volleyball. At least volleyball is played indoors!
-Leah
I am rather late in posting about this, but I still wanted to show-off our new lawn mower. John's old lawn mower died the first time he tried to use it here in Kansas. The long drive in the moving truck must have just been too much for the old guy.
Freshly cut green grass - this was taken when it was still warm out.
Instead of replacing it with another gas mower, we decided to get one of the old fashioned kind - no gas or electricity required. It's eco-friendly, quiet, and less expensive. And plus, we ordered it online...with free shipping! How could I resist? Having a lawn mower delivered to our door in a cardboard box seemed so cool and novel.I do really like the new lawn mower. But I like it best when John uses it. I didn't realize how much work mowing the lawn would be! whew! It's definitely only good for people with a small yard, since it requires going over each section about 4 times (you have to cut the grass from all angles.)
Now that it is fall and our yard is covered with leaves, I'm wondering how we...and when I say we, I mean John...is going to cut our grass/crabgrass with this manual lawn mower.
Oh, who will notice the long grass if the yard is covered with leaves anyway?
We'll just worry about it next spring.
-Leah
I know that October 10th is a little early for snow flurries and a high daily temperature of 34 degrees. It's going to be a very long winter I'm afraid.
Yes, you read the title correctly; in Wamego, Kansas, Octoberfest has been changed to a completely different festival called OZtoberfest! This is, after all, "The Land of Oz."
We decided that we had to see what this was all about. Honestly, we didn't have much of a choice. Wamego's mainstreet was completely closed down for the entire weekend. There were vendors, food, free hot air balloon rides, train rides around town, a car show, and multiple performances of the Wizard of Oz at the Columbian Theatre.
But the biggest draw was the Munchkins - more specifically, four of the original munchkins from the Wizard of Oz. They had a red carpet entrance on Friday, cameo appearances in the theatre shows, and signed autographs. People were lined up down the entire mainstreet waiting to get autographs from the munchkins. They actually had to turn people away! It was quite a site to see. (It is interesting to note here that the munchkins are now in their late 80's and only 6 are still around....And 4 of them flew into Wamego for Oztoberfest.)
Look closely - it's the Wicked Witch of the West! (in front of Toto's Tacos, a Mexican restaurant in town)
John thought this car was really cool. Notice the bathroom faucet mounted on the front.--->
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