Going to Kansas City ... Kansas?

Western Kansas City, Kan., has received a face lift. The past few years more and more shops have gone up. Now the area is quite the booming little shopping area - The Legends - surrounded by the Kansas Speedway and the T-Bones baseball stadium.

Last night Kayla won tickets to The Legends Stanford & Sons Comedy Club to see Mike Mack, which was fun. Before the late show we went to Jimmy Buffet's Cheeseburger in Paradise. It's a little "cheesy," but good.

If you're ever going to Kansas City, head on over to the other side of the state line and visit KCK.

Mmmm...

Christmas has come and gone, but it wasn't had without good food, friends and family.

Kayla and I sampled sugar cookies.

The nephews took a swing at Grandma's pinata Christmas Eve at our family gathering.



Santa brought Chase all kinds of goodies Christmas morning and his mom made us breakfast.

I hope everyone survives the sugar high before your New Year's Eve celebrations!

Cheers ~

Party Animals

No matter whose birthday it is, my nephews are all about the candles. I think they're more excited than we ever are about the occasion. Sunday was Jimmy's 34th birthday, and here's Wyatt, Chase, Angie, Jimmy and Levi getting ready to blow out the candles.

I thought my tree looked pretty in the dark, so I turned off the flash to get a good picture of it, but I don't think I have a steady hand. Here's the photo anyway. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Cheer

This week I had a conversation with my oldest nephew, Levi. He was very concerned that I didn't have any sort of Christmas decorations up in my house. He doesn't know how anyone can survive past Thanksgiving day - or even a few days before - without putting up their tree. Levi decided that he should come and help. I told him to talk to his mom.

Lo and behold, I get a call at 7 a.m. this morning from Jimmy asking if Levi can come up to help me put up a tree. I said that would be fine.

Problem: I don't have a tree. Donna took her fake tree when she moved and last year I got a real tree.

Solution: At 7:30 this morning I was in my car traveling to Wal-Mart to buy a tree. Wal-Mart isn't so bad so early in the morning.

Anyway, Angie, Levi and Wyatt came up. Levi stayed at my house while the other two shopped. Fun was had by all and Christmas is here in my house.

Update: Foot Fiasco

The doctor called this morning, and "the results are inconclusive." He said the scan shows about as much as the x-ray. That being said, if my foot doesn't seem to be getting better in the next week or two, I need to go back. My thoughts are that it will be fine.

The funny thing is that the bone scan did light up my left shin like a neon light. The doctor was worried about that, and I told him that was from whacking it good about three years ago. He said that would do it. Just call me Pinata Elaine.

December Showers

December showers bring ice. Here are a few pictures taken this morning from the comfort of my front door.