I haven't written on here for awhile because I had a very important visitor for 2 weeks - my momma :) What a great time we had! I have to tell you about my mom. She is one of the kindest and wisest ladies I know, although she would (and does) say that she is far from that. But this is MY blog, so my opinion is the one that counts here... She is also one of the strongest women I know, not necessarily physically (although she is that too for the most part) but mentally and spiritually. My dad was a quadriplegic for about the last decade of his life, and Mom took amazing care of him. I think it would be safe to say that she kept him alive and fairly well all those years until he went to be with the Lord 11 months ago. The care and devotion she showed him taught me lessons I will never ever forget.
So...our visit. She's been in the area before and seen the Garden of Eden, so we skipped that. She THOUGHT she'd been to the Big Ball of Twine, but she's never seen it the way I showed it to her HAHA! Sad to say, the painting of the Statue of Liberty holding a ball of twine has broken in half and is falling out of the window, but she still got a big kick out of it and all the other paintings. AND we took her to the Home on the Range cabin which she really enjoyed. We also stopped in Portis to show her that the animator for Porky Pig was from there. Other than that, we scrapbooked (she does such a beautiful job so I let her do banquet pictures for me!), we gardened, we sat by the pond, we talked. And talked some more. She is working on a book about my dad's life, so we also worked on editing the chapters she has already written. Did I mention that she is an amazing woman? She also got a chance to spend lots of time with my kids which they all enjoyed.
So...our visit. She's been in the area before and seen the Garden of Eden, so we skipped that. She THOUGHT she'd been to the Big Ball of Twine, but she's never seen it the way I showed it to her HAHA! Sad to say, the painting of the Statue of Liberty holding a ball of twine has broken in half and is falling out of the window, but she still got a big kick out of it and all the other paintings. AND we took her to the Home on the Range cabin which she really enjoyed. We also stopped in Portis to show her that the animator for Porky Pig was from there. Other than that, we scrapbooked (she does such a beautiful job so I let her do banquet pictures for me!), we gardened, we sat by the pond, we talked. And talked some more. She is working on a book about my dad's life, so we also worked on editing the chapters she has already written. Did I mention that she is an amazing woman? She also got a chance to spend lots of time with my kids which they all enjoyed.
One of the pages Mom scrapbooked for me
In Portis, home of the animator for Porky Pig - you can't see it very well, but on the right side of the top piece is a picture of Porky Pig
My beautiful Mom, me, and my beautiful daughter
The Dutch Windmill in Smith Center
Home on the Range Cabin The only bad time in our visit came the night before she was supposed to leave. We'd taken her to Wichita Friday night because she had a very early flight Saturday morning. Well, she took quite a tumble in the hotel that night and ended up in the ER getting her chin glued back together. She also hit her head pretty hard. So she and I ended up spending almost 3 extra days together until she felt up to flying out. It was quality time, but I'm not sure the price was worth it! Poor Mom is still suffering from the bruises and bumps and her aching chin. I wanted to send her back all rested and relaxed! Well, she rested all right, but it's hard to be relaxed when everything hurts!
So now she's gone, and I can't wait til she comes back! Love you Mom!!
So now she's gone, and I can't wait til she comes back! Love you Mom!!
