On March 23, there were 42,000+ cases in the U.S., 83 in Kansas and 11 in our county. Monday, March 23 Today we should have been going back to school, but since all school buildings are closed for the remainder of the school year, we get an extended spring break. Yesterday, our county voted against … Continue reading #COVIDchaos week 3
No one wanted to drive over an hour to Mushroom Rock State Park (rocks shaped like mushrooms 🤣) so instead we went to Pawnee Prairie Park, a park with hiking and horseback trails. We heard lots of birds and frogs, and even saw a wild turkey! According to my watch, we walked about three miles. … Continue reading Social distancing Sunday – Pawnee Prairie Park
Last week, we practiced social distancing at the Old Oxford Mill in Oxford, Kansas. This week we headed to Sand Hills State Park, right near Hutchinson, Kansas. During these trips, we make the boys drive (and we drive our 1998 Camry!) and we try and take state highways or two-lane roads whenever possible. What a … Continue reading Social distancing Saturday – Sand Hills State Park
Forced family fun took us to the Old Oxford Mill in Oxford, Kansas. Oxford is 45 minutes south of Wichita and has a population of 1,012. Before we left in the boys' 1998 Camry... We took the back roads, which included several miles of dirt roads. #LivinginKansas Here's a short history of the Oxford Mill. … Continue reading Social distancing Sunday – Old Oxford Mill
Scott has waited his entire life for this... the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl! #ChiefsKingdom It has been 50 years since they've won a Super Bowl game. Scott bet $50 on the game when we were in Las Vegas last summer. The odds were 6 to 1, so he made a little profit … Continue reading Superbowl LIV
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