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Spring Break 2017

Usually I work all or most of spring break. This year was no exception. Monday was filled with meetings and Tuesday we were cleaning the house to get it ready for sale. The rest of the week we did go some places in between phone calls and teleconferences for work. One of the places we went was Adam-ondi-Ahman. This is the place where Adam and Eve dwelt after they were banned from the Garden of Eden. It was windy and cold, dreary even. And there is farmland, but it is rocky and difficult to cultivate. There are some nice lookouts, however. Through the rocks, some plants have managed to grow. Several altars are believed to have been built there, but they were supposedly huge. Even so, there are many stacks of rocks. Hannah liked the little bit of a hike and once we had our beanies on, we did fine. We also went to Haun's Mill Massacre site. There is nothing there but a pole in the ground. Hannah took her bike in the truck and rode it around at the Mill site. It...

House for Sale

Today is the anniversary of the day that I finished drafting my dissertation. So it is only fitting that one year later I am selling my house. The realtor came by and took her own photos, but here are some that I did. There is one with Hannah. It is the most beautiful of the bunch.

Marching In to ... March

It seems that a post is more than overdue. Since I wrote last, Spring 2017 semester began at KU. I am teaching three classes. Two are for doctoral/masters students and one is undergraduates. Then, I have been working on a grant funded project since I arrived here in 2013 and the funding ended. But we still had some money. So I was asked to lead a team through two more writing projects and I agreed. Hannah went back to preschool in January as well. She is still having a good time, though not as good as last year. My travel has gone down considerably, which I think has been helpful to all. We celebrated Chinese New Year by going out for Chinese food. Hannah liked her trainer chopsticks. Hannah also went to the dentist and got her teeth cleaned.  She did a good job sitting still and she had beautiful teeth so they gave her an award. My sister sent me a link to superhero outfits for dolls and I bought one. Hannah likes it. When we play dolls, she is the blonde "s...