Heartland

Andrew and Asher w/Grandpa at Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Asher is focused on his post-movie custard at Freddie's

Andrew is hoping for a bit of a juicy worm in his -- gummy worms

the boys with their stuffed alpacas from Wildflower Ridge Ranch

The Wichita area is the Heartland for more than one reason for us!  Not only is it the heart of the USA, but it's where our grandsons live. And those little guys above have our hearts.

Baylor's progress on new stadium as we were leaving TX

wondering if it'll be complete next time we come down here

can't remember the town, but a cool courthouse in a TX town

3-18-14:  Decided to head north a little earlier than planned.  Tho we will really miss our peeps from the hill country, we are looking forward to seeing our KS family before heading to Branson for our workamping gig. Had a lovely day to be on the road.  Saw our first bluebonnets of the year near Marble Falls, TX.  So glad we got to see some before leaving TX.  Tonite we spent the night at the Airport COE park on Lake Waco.

This is what a tornado watch looks like in KS

3-20-14:  Arrived Wichita!  Visited with Mac a bit and caught up on some rest on our first day.

wheresgeorge.com

3-21-14:  Stopped at a Sonic and rec'd this dollar bill in our change.  I googled it and found it had traveled over 500 miles in a couple of years. This one began it's journey in Minneapolis.

Frank, me, Christa

3-22-14:  I went over to the rv park office to introduce myself to Glen and Sue's friend, Christa, who is a workamper there.  She introduced me to Frank, the manager of the park.  We talked about the possibility of David and me workamping here when in Sept/Oct - after our Branson gig. Sounds great to me.  We've been kinda wanting a workamping job near the KS family.

3-23-14:  Yikes! 25 degrees when we woke up!  Love it!  As David and I were having breakfast this morning, we decided to talk to Frank about just staying here to workamp instead of going to Branson.  It was a very tough call because we love the Ozarks so, and the people we work with at the Dewey.  What a blessing it has been for us the past 2 years.  We've learned so much and made some lifelong friends there.  But, we are feeling a tug in our hearts to stay in Wichita near the grandkids and the rest of the family for a few months. So we talked to Frank and Sondra and the 4 of us agreed to the gig.  Working at an rv park is the the last thing we'd considered because we tend to look at educational gigs. But we are very excited about learning a new realm of workamping.

playing Panties with Greg and Linda Sue

gettin' our Panties on

3-24-14: Finalized our workamping plans with Leah in Branson, and Frank/Sondra here. Sure gonna miss our Ozarks peeps.  But feeling blessed to get to stay here.

 Got to spend the day with Greg and Linda Sue today for pizza and panties!  Always so much fun to be with these 2. We had a lot of catching up to do --- and plans to make for our 6 month stay in Doo-Dah.

Let's Paint Wichita!

big surprise -- the only one in the group not focused on painting is yours truly!

me, Brooke, and her friend Tiffany --- not our beer

finished product

3-27-14:  Got to go to Let's Paint Wichita with Brooke and Tiffany tonite.  Had a blast.  Tho, as usual, it's hard for me to sit for so long  and listen to instruction.  So I just kinda finished mine up on my own.  Fun night!

selfie with brother-in-law, Doug

3-29-14:  Enjoyed bbq at Mac's today with the fam!  

Heather Louise

aka:Yuriko Hohri

the finale

this beautiful backdrop was painted in one weekend by the students!

selfie with Sheila -- Heather in background

the cast

the guys after the show

David and Sheila -- their old high school

4-3-14:  We attended Heather's play tonite at South High -- David's alma mater. The play was "The Good War", Oral Histories of WWII, written by Studs Terkel.  It was different than most plays. The cast sat solemnly throughout and took turns speaking about their character's viewpoint of the war.  Very interesting perspectives.  Heather's role was Yuriko Hohri, a Japanese woman living in Chicago with her husband.  They were both active in the Council for Japanese American Redress.

4-4-14:  Ended our week of training.  I still have a lot to learn, but I think it's going to be really fun.  David says his part is a "piece of cake".  We'll see.  :)  We couldn't have picked nicer folks to work with.

Avery, the Great Dane and Koko, the Yorkie share a bed

Grandpa tripped and Avery came quickly to his rescue

Asher's sign for his "lemon store"

Andrew turned the garage into a drink store

4-5-14:  Justin and Brooke both had to work today, so they asked if we could keep the boys.  Heck yeah!  I asked her what time we needed to be there, thinking it'd prob be around 7:30ish.  Retirement has turned us into non-morning people for the most part.  But we've been getting up around 7-7:30 this week to be at work a little before 9:00.  When she told be she has to leave the house about 6:20, I had to ask her to repeat it.  I did NOT see that coming!  But we did it!  We left our place about 5:20, stopped for donuts, and got to their house in plenty of time.  Once she left for work (Justin had to leave even earlier), we both crashed on their couches.  The boys woke up and spotted Grandpa first and woke him up.  They didn't see me under the blanket so they both jumped and squealed when I sat up.

The rest of the day was a blast! A busy blast.  They played Wii for along time.  I finally made them play outside for awhile since it was such a nice day.  They were busy, happy, hilarious boys.  Looking forward to more great times with these fast-growing fellas in the next few months.

David treated him to a Sonic burger for his birthday

he loves it when I sing to him -- not

4-6-14:  Today is Rocky's 12th birthday!  He's sure going to miss his daily swims in Table Rock Lake.  But we will find him some fun hikes and such in the flatland.

Yes!

4-7-14:  Found a wonderful fabric shop today in Historic Delano district in Wichita.  They have a yarn shop there, too, but it was closed.  So that'll be another outing.

Looking forward to some new adventures here in the flatland. Although I am a mountain girl at heart, I do love the beautiful prairies and wildlife in Kansas.  It'll be fun to learn more about them.  And if grain elevators are your thing, come see us!  There are plenty here to see.

Much love and Go Shockers!!

Sherman, Penny, and Mr. Peabody