Goings on

We had great houseguests this past week-end! They were a missionary family from Afghanistan. They have spent 12 years in Afghanistan. They were out of the country for 4 years when the Taliban had control of the government. Their children are 14, 13 and 10, polite, get along well and can entertain themselves with no problem and whatever is available - especially the kittens. It was quite interesting to visit with them and learn some about the Afghan people and the country. They had questions about our area and were interested in learning and having their children learn about different areas. They came Saturday afternoon and left Monday morning to go to Goessel, Ks. for a family reunion (her mom's family is there) via Dodge City. They were going to visit the Boot Hill area. Sunday morning they shared a little in Church and had the whole Sunday School time to talk and answer questions. The church then had a carry-in dinner so more people could just visit with them. Sunday afternoon they stayed in Leoti where the kids went swimming (courtesy of some of Paige's swimming suits) and the parents visited the museum.

We were hoping for some rain courtesy of hurricane Dolly. Here at the place we only got .18" - disappointing. Further north where we have some farm ground and grass it rained about an inch and the pastures in Lane county all got at least an inch. Of course we would have liked more, but that amount soaks in and doesn't run off.

The Wichita County Fair started yesterday. Paige and Lane each entered something and did well. Bob and I helped with the church youth game booth in the evening and then Bob ran the train for a couple of hours. I took tickets. For those of you who don't know, Wichita County has its own carnival rides and quite a few organizations put up game booths (fish pond, dunking booth and ones where you throw something and try to get it in a hole or knock something down and win a prize). Tickets for all rides and games are 25 cents each and each ride or game takes only one ticket. A lot of people come to the carnival. Of course there are several food booths. Many people in the community help run the rides and booths - all volunteer. It was hot when we started at 6:00pm (about 100 degrees) but turned into a beautiful evening. We were certainly ready to head home and to bed when we were through.

Our sweet corn is ready, and I am trying to put some in the freezer. It is good! I am looking forward to Colorado peaches. They are supposed to be delicious this year. Colorado peaches are always good.