No Separation of Church and State

Parsons does not have a problem putting Merry Christmas on its Municipal Building.

Go Lancers!

Shawnee Mission East High School (12-0) plays Hutchinson today for the Kansas 6A football title. They had a pep rally last night in the Prairie Village Shopping Center in preparation.

Lighting the Plaza

Once again the lights shine brightly. Appropriate that Alex Gordon and Dayton Moore of the Royals would have the honor of flipping the switch this year.

Two Turkeys

Happy Thanksgiving!! Howard and Cindy have birthdays that dance all around Thanksgiving. Today is Cindy's birthday (Happy Birthday!) and Howard's was the 25th. He was actually born on Thanksgiving. This is 1975, when Thanksgiving also hit Cindy's birthday.

Bowl Bound with the Wildcats

For Howard's birthday, we gave him a trip to whatever bowl game K-State plays in this year (with the three of us, of course). We won't know until Dec. 7 which one it will be so Stacy created these hints for the possible bowls.

Three Cat Pile Up

As the weather has turned cold, our felines have taken to sleeping in a pile for warmth.

Despite Wind and Rain

Hayden and I, and others from our church, helped feed the homeless last night in the wind and rain in Mill Creek Park. At least it was in the 50s and we don't have to live outside. It was a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings including pumpkin pie.

The Pilgrims Are Gathering

...in preparation for Thanksgiving.

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

These guys and several more (you can see a few sleeping on the sofa) are not for sale but are boarding at Puppy's Playpen near us. They all just hang out on the sofa, play with lots of toys or look out the window. Looks like a nice place for an overnight.

A Small Feast

The preschool at work had a Thanksgiving feast yesterday, which consisted of chicken nuggets, marshmallows (not sure why), banana-strawberry kabobs and corn. Who needs turkey?

Trash Bag Pilgrims

Stacy's kindergarten class had a Thanksgiving feast where they all used trash bags to look like Pilgrims. As a room mother, I had Hayden with me so she wanted to dress up too. Here they are showing Grandma and Grandpa Morgan. 1984

Brown Trees

I'm trying to figure out what this is. I took this a few weeks back and I was going to take a follow up but nothing has changed, except the grass isn't as green. These are dead trees they have staked in the ground with flood lights on them. I shall continue to watch.

Leave Cleanup

Sounds as though we are being asked to leave the cleanup. So many of these signs just can't quite get it right.

Chauffering the Queen

Not sure why you would have this decal of Queen Elizabeth in your car window but it was startling to see when I walked by. No bumper stickers to indicate anything. Maybe they were going to the British Faire over the weekend.

Ready and Waiting

... for the snow that didn't come. They call this Purple Heat. It's magnesium chloride, dyed purple for controlled application. Crews were in their trucks, poised to spread.