Last Friday we thought this weekend would be quiet, hot and low key. Turned out it was noisy, cool and just a little routy. But it all added up to a great weekend.
The end of last week, we got a call from Card friend Marty. She had two extra KSU football tickets! Since Marty got the tickets, I took care of the tail gate. If you’ve tailgated or planned a picnic, you know how hit and miss it can be. Saturday was a hit. We found a great place to park not too far from the stadium. We put up shade, pulled out the lawn chairs and beer while waiting on the charcoal. I made potato salad, baked beans and bought good brats from HyVee. We ate, put everything away and walked into the stadium exactly one hour early as planned. It cooled off, the fire works was beautiful, and, well….we won the game, barely. Home by midnight.
Sunday morning I got an email from Chip requesting tomato worms. He is gathering educational opportunities for the KU Monarch Watch open house Saturday, September 10th. So, the tomato worm thing because a mission. Our neighbor Skeet was here for lunch. He ended up going home and bringing back even more. There must have been 30 in an old fish tank. I kept throwing in tomato leaves in and they kept munching away. Chip picked them up last night—I should have taken a picture. Only their Momma could love them.
Today, we visited friends James and Laura to see their new home. They have always wanted a few acres in the country. Their new little 9 acre farm located north of Kansas City is perfect for them. Tour, another couple beers, lunch by their chiminea and home. We stopped by to check on Evan briefly. He’s healing. I told him tomorrow (Tuesday) will be the day he feels like new.
Oh, I almost forgot, dove season opened over the weekend. These two knew where to hide.
And, look who visited our clothesline. Haven’t seen a scissor tailed flycatcher in a while.
