My wildest item

I don't have anything all that wild.  But I love this hat. :)

Late Again

Sorry to be late posting again but I have been trying to get my pictures to transfer.  Alas, I still have nothing so this will be short.
For those of you not in Kansas, we have been having some beautiful spring days.  It is good to get out of the house without having to put on layers of coats to stay warm!
We made a trip to the local zoo which was a lot of fun, several trips to the pasture plus our regular day to day routine.  We both continue with our volunteering and so far have avoided the flu.
Hopefully next time I will have pictures but for now.  Love to all.
Grandma & Grandpa

Keepin' It Real

Not a lot to report from the Rutherford house this time around. It seems as though we are always working and trying to develop our connections to advance toward the next thing. We get together with friends for drinks and dinner and enjoy a wee bit of time here and there together.

For each of us this has paid off. After going out on tour and getting an IATSE union card, Kurtis has stepped up to a Local 1, Union shop here in the city - Hudson Scenic. He is one of the low men on the totem pole here and the work is coming week by week, but he is enjoying it. Currently building for The Heidi Chronicles and Something's Rotten. If you'd like to see some of the types of things that they work on, take a look here http://www.hudsonscenic.com/.

As for me, Mary, I'm getting ready to start a brand new Broadway show at the beginning of March. It's called Dr. Zhivago - there is a movie made back in the 60s and a novel written much longer ago that this is based on. I'll be working as a dresser, which means that I will get to help set up the show and the track that I am running which is a first for me. Something that I have been itching to do and am terrified to move on to at the same time. I will keep my day work with Jersey Boys as they are my Broadway family from day 1 and will have to give up the work at Aladdin for now. It's an exciting adventure that awaits! 

Other than that, the cats are doing well, the apartment is treating us well and life is good. We are planning a visit back to Hutchinson in February and look forward to seeing most of you!!!

Enjoy a small photo bomb from my phone...

Happy New Year to one and all.

We have had a good January and for once, I haven’t minded January.  Usually, I dread it and it seems to go on forever.  A good friend of ours, who turned 99 January 2, once told me she really liked January.  It was a quiet, peaceful time to regroup and rest up after the holidays. 

We currently have our house decorated for “snowman season”.  It is an idea we stole from a friend of Kate’s and has been fun.  I haven’t told the family, but I’m considering having a “pig season”.  After all, National Pig Day is March 1.  Oh, we must do a little something for Kansas Day on January 29.

 

Tim and I are both really busy at work.  This is his busy time normally but not mine.  We are starting to roll out several new education programs.  One is a program for high school students called “Cosmo Crisis” and is based on the Cuban Missile Crisis.  It is really cool.  We do it the first time on February 11.  Another program is Mars Rescue Mission which will debut at a teacher workshop on February 12 and 13.  Chris has been working on that and in fact had me try and test part of it this last week.  I was so dense.  That was his purpose though to see if the normal person could follow.  So, in one sense I failed but in another I was a success. 

Here are a couple of pictures from Christmas.  This was one of my favorite gifts and the most unusual.  It is a “Little Free Library”.  I hope to paint it soon and get it out by the curb for people to use.  If you haven’t heard of the Little Free Libraries, check out the website  http://littlefreelibrary.org/  

This is my official Little Free Library Sign that will go on my library.  

I don’t know if Liza’s several sweaters she received were Tim’s favorite but it is a new and different gift for him to receive.  She actually likes to wear sweaters, except the pink t-shirt .  For some reason, when you put that one on her she is embarrassed and hides. 

My Ellie Mae is a sturdy built type of gal and requires no sweaters to stay warm.

Here’s hoping for a short winter and an early spring.

Love Auntie