Travelog for: Chrissy

Host mom took us to see the water tower in Garnett this morning!

Host mom and her youngest daughter took me for a walk to see what was blooming at Hillbrant House. Mr. Hillbrant was home and he let us go in the back yard to see his koi and waterfalls back there! Sadly, he is selling his house because he is in his 80s and figures he doesn't need a house and yard that big. We sure hope the next owners will appreciate and maintain his gardens!

Oh goodie, a birthday! Chrissie loved the ice cream and cake, and couldn't wait to see what was in the presents!

This morning, host mom took us to see the community corrections garden that is maintained by the county jail. The motto is "Building Character Through Gardening." We met a super nice lady there, who told us about how she works with the inmates in the garden. Being a small town with a large jail, our county houses a lot of female inmates from the bigger cities, when they have overflow. She often works with people who have never, ever gardened and have no idea about plants or where vegetables come from. One day, she was working with a group of ladies and handed them each a radish, plucked from the ground, and they stood around, and finally one said, "What am I supposed to do with this?" She said, "You eat it." The lady thought a while, then said, "I can't eat it, it's dirty." The nice lady explained all vegetables grow in dirt and you just have to wash them off. The lady argued a bit, so she showed her how to wash it with the hose and try it. The lady tried it, gobbled it down, and then her whole face lit up, and she exclaimed, "I like dirty food!"

We took a potty stop in Burlington on the way to Topeka!

We ate a delicious dinner at CiCi's Pizza before leaving Topeka.

Host mom finished her last little girl dress! Her three littlest daughters are going to be so happy (and so cute) in their new dresses!

The dresses were so adorable that we Toy Voyagers insisted on being photographed with the pretty princesses wearing them!

Chrissy enjoyed sabbath school and potluck at the Seventh Day Adventist church.

Host mom got started on a new project... I wonder what it will be?

Host mom and one of her daughters took me to see the historic Old Allen County Jail. It was closed so we just poked around outside.

Host mom and her littlest daughter took me for a walk down the alley behind the house, to see what we could see!

Play time!

We are helping Anastaysia on her goal of visiting 10 cemeteries, so the host family took us to visit Iola's new cemetery. There are stones that date back into the 20s, so it's not THAT new. They looked for their friend, Patty, who succumbed to breast cancer last year, but could not find her stone. Her daughter had said it had roses on it, but there were so many that had roses, that didn't help narrow the search!

Host mom had to take a trip to the airport very early this morning. She watched the moon the whole two hour drive, since it was supposed to be a "supermoon" today. When she got done with checking in her cargo, the moon was nearly to the horizon and kept threatening to go behind the clouds, so the pictures aren't great- but the moon sure was pretty!