The fate of G.I. Joe...

Take two kids to the Egyption exibit at a museum and they get ideas...add one very motivated, creative Dad to that and you get King Tutentaco! This creation was made from an old G.I.Joe figure, newspaper, paper mache, and cardboard. I have made many a pinata with my students and Luis has always wanted to work with paper mache, so when Ben said he wanted to make a mummy, well...

Meet Sprocket!

After much discussion, we decided to get another cat to add to our family. We went to a shelter in Atchison and this little boy stood out to us- when Sophia gave him a little kiss, we knew. He has been crying almost constantly since we brought him home, but he is getting more and more affectionate and even follows me now. We are optimistic that it will work out between him and Sammi in the near future...