About 6 weeks ago, we came across an armadillo digging in the yard. The other day I nearly stepped on a little brown bat in the back yard. This week, this guy (or gal) has taken up residence near our shop - basically right across from our house. It is remarkable how well it blends in with the tree trunks - and it is always beside a tree trunk during the day. I think I've even walked right past it a few times without seeing it! We're not sure, but we think it is very old and maybe on its last days. It just kind of stares at us when we come close. It's becoming almost like a pet to us - minus the petting!
Well, I sure don't get surprised very often, but Saturday night was a huge surprise to me! I thought I was heading to Hesston for an AGCO Christmas Dinner with Chelan. He told me we needed to drop something off at Ben and Tina's house (my cousin), first. Okay, no big deal! While we were there, Ben said they were about ready to go out for dinner, did we want to come along? Surprisingly, Chelan thought about it and wanted to do it (clue #1 that something was up). I kept saying that we couldn't skip out on his dinner, but Chelan insisted that going to Wichita for dinner would be much more fun. I even said, "This seems like something you had planned!" However, I'm always up for dinner in Wichita, so I agreed, reluctantly!! We enjoyed a meal at Hangar 1 Steakhouse and I thought that was the end of it. But, on the way home, Chelan asked if we could go by the new arena since the inaugural concert was there that night -- Brad Paisley! I thought it would be f...
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