An Ode to Domestication

Alright, I'm trying something new, please enjoy some musical entertainment while reading.

An Ode to Domestication,

I come from a long line of very crafty ladies, including, my mother

my great and grandmothers, and great aunts. This only slightly

explains my obsessive love of fabric, especially fabrics like the ones

used inthis glorious quilt made by my Great Aunt Jo. It is one of my

favorite possessions.

I have spent numerous hours trying to pick out my favorite

fabrics out of quilts like this one that have been passed down.

These are a few of my favorites from this one.

For some reason I have always liked the little indian heads,

and these clothes that are running around with little stick people in them.

Also, today I got a new cupcake cookbook,

Unlike so many cupcake books this one does not have hokey

recipes that only show you how to decorate the tops like

lady bugs or clowns. Its actually quite informative, and has

recipes like this one, for apple streusel cinnamon swirl cup cakes

So KU folks and other friends in Lawrence, be excited for things like

Lemon angel cupcakes, butter almond tea cakes, and chocolate

sweetheart cupcakes. Pittsburg friends, its ok to cry a little and

I'm really sorry I didn't find this book till now.

Ufta,

So things were a little busy there for a while, but I made it.

First off I want to say that I love Kansas for reasons like this one,

I know they grow wheat other places, and you can probably see

views like this there too, but I'm glad I got to grow up in a place

that I can see this on sunday morning.

Now to what has happened that made my life so busy,

I made it through finals with flying colors, and got to eat

a fantastic lunch with the President Scott and about 30 other

folks who also got good grades. I didn't really receive much else

other than the lunch, and a cool metal for getting good grades, but

when it was my turn to walk across the stage to get my diploma

holder the guy reading " Alysha Coy Dockum, magna cum laude"

read it off like I should come on down for the price is right.

That pretty much made it all worth while.

Also, my cap was cool enough to make it into the year book!

After a graduation lunch my family helped me pack up my

little apartment in Trout Hall. We took off sunday for McPherson,

and yes I cried. Pittsburg was a good home and it was hard to leave.

I've managed to cram all that was my apartment into my

bedroom back at home. Well most of it anyways.

This friday my family is having an awesome garage sale,

so if you are in the area you should stop by.

One of the best things about being at home is this guy,

my kid brother, who is a lot taller than me now, but even

more fun to be around!

Thats all for now. I've got about a years worth of fun reading

to catch up on.