ANGIE'S BAPTISM WEEKEND

Ken and Buster took care of each other while Nicky and I were in Kansas

Angie, what an answer to prayers for you since you were born. I am so happy that you and Luke have the Lord in your lives.

Ben is quite an athlete. This picture was taken in November 2008 and he just keeps getting better and better.

Blanche is so special. She and her husband Joe and son Randy lived across the street from us all through my junior high and high school years. They are like family to us.

I was able to see Onn again at her mother's restaurant. Thanks, Onn for such a special lunch while I was there. It was so good to see you.

Our mailbox and post had a rough night.

Sharon and Dave - Thanks for everything! Aunt Alice, Lisa, Al, and Teddy at Mother and Al's home. We had a great visit and dinner Friday night. Thanks so much, Al. This month would have been yours and Mother's anniversary. She is missed greatly, but we sure have wonderful memories.

Sharon and Nicky out on the deck enjoying the sun.

Family brunch after Angie's baptism. Angie, I was so thrilled to be there with you.

Sharon and I had fun with Ben and Jake at the Great Plains Nature Center (Thank you, Ben and Jake for all the great drawings you did for Uncle Ken and me. They are great. We love you.)

Jake and Trooper. Jake has also started playing the keyboard. He may just be our little musician in our family.

I made a trip to Kansas for a long weekend as my niece Angie was being baptised. Had a great visit with family and friends. Along with those in these pictures, I was also able to have a great visit with my friends Marsha and Nancy and also my cousins Polly and Merri while I was there. Ken was not so lucky, as back on the "ranch" different things went wrong. During the first part of my trip, Ken woke up one morning and our mailbox was gone. The post was broken off down to the ground and along with the mailbox had been drug down the road. As it was spring break, we are figuring some teenage cowboys must have gotten drunk and decided to be ornery. We still don't have a new mailbox up yet. Until we do, we will just have to pick up our mail at the post office.

Then the day I was driving home, we had a leak in the kitchen. Poor Ken, who hates plumbing, spent all afternoon until 6:00 that evening cleaning up the water and trying to repair our problem and of course had to make two

trips to Lowe's.