Well, we had quite the productive weekend. Friday night some friends came over and we played games and just hung out. We also found out that a friend of ours was in need of a place to stay for six weeks while she transitions from K-State to her graduate assistantship, so she will be staying with us. On Saturday Audrey woke us up bright and early, but we used the time to get things done. We raked leaves in our yard that had collected around our fence. Laurie trimmed back some of our bushes and I mowed and trimmed the yard. Audrey had a great time helping with all of these tasks, especially picking up leaves one at a time and putting them in the bags. That night we watched "In Her Shoes." It was definitely a movie worth watching. It was funny and interesting throughout.

On Sunday, as we were getting ready for church, Audrey was sitting in her booster chair eating her oatmeal and watching Paula Dean. Paula happened to be making a pie with a graham cracker crust. As a result, Audrey learned a new word from Miss Paula, "cracker." After that event, we went to church and as a family brought forward the bread and wine for communion. Audrey had a great time at the end of the service swaying to the music. In the afternoon, we again worked in the yard. Laurie put down new mulch in places where we had mulched last year and then mulched in new places. I prepared some dirt patches in and around our house for grass seed and then spread that. I also planted some gladiola bulbs, hopefully they take.

Last evening we ate dinner with our friends the Massey's who were in town from Oklahoma and some other K-Staters. After dinner we walked down to City Park and Audrey and her friend Garrett had a great time running around and playing in the park.

On the work front we are almost done with all of our hiring processes. Both of the committees that I was a part of completed our work on Friday. We successfully offered to a candidate to fill the position that I work closely with. We also finished our graduate student process. It is definitely a freeing feeling.