A Fight, Football, and Family

This is the face of the 170 pound MMA champion. Ok, so maybe you don't know what MMA means - mixed, martial arts. Rob is one of those guys who gets in a ring, actually, a fenced in ring, and fights where anything goes. Rob's expertise is jujitsu and he has excelled at mma fighting because he is technique solid versus his opponents who are more of the 'brawler' type. You might think Rob looks bad, but he won. I wonder what the other guy looks like. Rob is the son of Nancy's sister Jane and husband Harvey. They live in Lincoln, Nebraska and Rob attends University of Nebraska.

Rob and his dad, Harvey.

Barbara said - Don't take that photo!

When family is around, there is a lot of family history to examine. Nancy looked for boxes of family stuff in the attic.

Barbara and Kramer found a little time to nap.

The Champion needed some energy work from Barbara to heal his wounds from the championship bout.

Jane said - Don't take that photo.

Nancy and I attended the first football game of the season

We sit next to friends Diane and Rob and have done so for several years. Diane and I met in 1984 during our teaching days in Logan, Kansas, and have remained friends ever since.

I experimented with my camera during the second half of the game - after the sun went down. It was a little warm during the first half, but the second half was beautiful.

The sunset was gorgeous. I could not resist snapping a few photos. I do not know who that guy is in the photo. He just kept standing up.

More of the game and the beautiful sunset.

Nancy and Jane visited Uncle Ed in Boise, Idaho, last week. He is 91 years old and is in fairly good health and he is so much fun to be around. I hope I can be just like him as I grow old. He walks daily with a group called the Happy Hoofers. After they walk, he goes to Chew and Chat for breakfast and more talking.

Nancy and Uncle Ed

Jane could not keep up with the 91 year olds. She needed her rest!

Sam walks with a little help

They're Back!!!

The students have returned to Manhattan . Yes friends I, too, am back at work at the School of Leadership Studies at K-State. Classes start Monday, August 25, and the students are back. That means parking is now an issue again in Manhattan.

Anyway, Nancy and I stopped at John and Stacia's new home in Salina on Friday. They were painting and cleaning and packing and moving when we arrived. Needless to say, we didn't stay too long because we were afraid we would have to work. We then went to Dorrance for the weekend. Please enjoy the new photos.

Stacia and Natalie

Natalie

Natalie

Natalie's dad, John

John and Stacia look a little tired after all that work.

Natalie, again

Natalie loved her mom's hamburger

That was a good hamburger and cheese fries

John and his mom, Debbie

Greg - tuckered out from a busy day

Sharon taught Garrett and Anna a geography lesson as Champ (the dog) looked on.

Kevin and Anna having a little fun and loving each other.

I asked Kelly and Joey to pose for a photo. Joey seemed just a little hesitant.

Joey stood on the front porch watching the water run through the yard.
It rained over three inches in Dorrance on Sunday morning.

Cousins Hallie and Anna - they look as if they are guilty of something, but they are not letting on what it is.

Kevin and his dog Champ wait for the weather to clear.

Sharon and Sam

Susan and Anna

Sam

Garrett and Anna

Hallie wanted on with her cousins

A tricycle built for three

Anna leaned against the tree and watched the water with Garrett and the best dog in the world - Kramer.

Anna enjoyed her sandwich with the attention of the two best dogs in the world, Kramer and Pearl.

And finally, Aunt Joan with ANOTHER bottle of wine. You are getting quite the reputation Aunt Joan!

Football 201 at K-State

Nancy and I attended Football 201 for women on Saturday. It was a blast! I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the game. We graduated from Football 101 a couple of years ago, but missed Football 201 last year because of that little cancer thing. They have 101 in the spring and 201 in August. You can attend as many 201's as you want because they do something different each year.

We were able to interact with the players after practice. Yes we did get to watch practice for about 30 minutes. This is Jeron Mastrud. He was in my class a year ago and he is a wonderful young man. Jeron is a junior and plays tight end. After practice the players sit in a tub of ice water for 5 minutes. Jeron had just gotten out of the tub and was soaking wet.

The football office complex is a great place to make all K-Staters proud. Many of you will recognize this wall-picture from Coach Snyder's press conference announcing his hire.

Zoe Prince and I are standing in front of a great wall-picture just outside the locker room.

Sweet Nancy

These 'decorations' are new to the complex. They are on the ceilings of the hallways.

This is what greets you when you walk down one of the hallways. It is a bigger than life cutout.
There are several of these in the complex.

Another huge, wall picture. This really does go from the ceiling to the floor.

This is above all the doors in the team meeting room. Click on the photo to make it appear in a larger view.

Coach Prince was getting a little advice during practice from K-State's president, Jon Wefald.