Hello from the Shooks in Wichita:

We too are wondering how it can be the end of September already.  Not too much new to share but we thought of a few things:)

Samuel's band has played 3 times now.  Tim and I went to the first one, could not go to the second one and went to the wrong place for the third one:(  Since they are usually the opening act it is a short concert - about 20 minutes so if you are in the wrong place - you miss it!
Electronic organs - Yesterday Bernice and I went to Salina to Redeemer Lutheran, to the Catholic cathedral and to Solomsburg(?) a country church that looked like the old Holyrood church on the inside.  We were checking out pipe organs that have added electronic sounds.  Neither one of us was excited about doing it to ours at Ascension but I think we are sold now.  They do not take away the pipes but add sounds that the pipes do not have like we have no oboe.  The gentleman showing them to us was Dave Rankin which some of you know from Lawrence.
Pretty mums are blooming Tim purchased them with his birthday and Christmas Johhnson's gift cards.  Thank you all:)
Tim was gone to Cincinatti for MTNA meetings and he will travel again 2 times in November.
Every year we all get sniffles in the fall.  They come and go depending on what is going to seed.
Me went to an American Guild of Organists meeting a couple of weeks ago.  They receive music from people who have  quit playing and then sell it to help fund scholarships.  So I found some new music for $.50 and $1.00 per piece!
Beans are done for this year.  Also the cucumbers and peppers.  There are a few green tomatoes left.
Ember and the cats are doing fine.
Remember we will have a reception for Andrew and Katie the Friday after Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your last day of September tomorrow.

Vicki, Tim, and Samuel