What We've Been Up To

Playing UNO with a friend in dress-up clothes

It's Pear-Picking Time - our tree is loaded, and we barely made a dent with what we picked! I'm planning canning pear halves since the kids and Chelan eat them. I haven't gotten around to it, though. Come on out and pick if you want some fresh pears!

What does Delaney do while Caiden and Cambry are at school? She takes care of her doll. She particularly likes to change its diaper - which is what she's doing here!

Chelan borrowed this fancy food mill to make applesauce this weekend. It's really not much different than a regular food mill except that the seeds, pulp, and stems are continuously discarded - the process goes a little faster! It was definitely a family affair, and I couldn't have done as much as we did without everyone's help. 30 quarts and counting . . .

We started getting eggs - finally! We also found out that one of our chickens is, in fact, a rooster! It was crowing in the middle of the afternoon - our only indication that it is really a rooster!

I love our church's tradition of giving Bibles to first graders. Yesterday was that day, and Cambry received her own special Bible. She was so excited about it and talked about it for days ahead of time!

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Pre-Christmas Surprise

On Dec. 22, I woke up to Caiden not feeling well. In fact, he said he hadn't ever felt the kind of pain he was experiencing that morning. Reluctantly, I made an appointment. Long story, short - it was good he complained because he ended up having his appendix out that afternoon! It must have been at the very beginning stages and thankfully hadn't burst. So, we were in and out of the hospital by midnight that night. Maybe the worst part about the whole thing is that his wisdom teeth surgery had to be postponed since it was supposed to be the very next week. He'll go back to school minus an appendix, but still having his wisdom teeth until February 16! Pre-op Post-op

Spring Art

While Mrs. Schmidt was away on maternity leave during the spring, Mr. Novak (from Hesston) filled in for her. Since Cambry has her first 3 class periods in the art room, she got to know him very well and he mentioned several times how he appreciated Cambry's artistic style and way of thinking. He even let her paint a little bit on his own pieces! Cambry took several pieces to the WSL art festival in April. She came home with a first place finish in the graphic design category and an honorable mention in the computer design category. We are so thankful for the instruction she has received over the last 4 years in Goessel. Now, on to Hesston College with Professor Cross!

Off and Running!

A month into the school year and everyone seems to be clicking along . . . at least for now! We caught up with Cambry today, now in a room of her own for the very first time! She is enjoying her esports team, particularly making the social media posts and taking pictures for the team. She gets some Rocket League time in as well! And she has access to the art building pretty much when she wants it! Caiden is doing his thing at K-State and at athletic events again. And Delaney is trying to do every possible activity available in high school. Of course, her top priority is volleyball, and right now, her team is 2nd overall in 1A-1 and recently won their home tournament for the first time since 2017! And, Kenya is growing like a weed!

Days With the Duerksens

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