Graduation #1

May was graduation time - I still had 192 hours of clinical but I walked across a stage and commemorated the work that we all had done. Mom came in town and we enjoyed the ceremony on a hot day in KS!

One of my classmates Jan and Dr Neuberger who was instrumental in getting us through the program.

It really was a group effort and Adam and I both were so glad to be done!

Having taught as a graduate teaching assistant for 3 semesters made it fun to also see the BSN students graduate. I was proud they made it through!

Happy graduates and lots of photos!

After the ceremony we had all the Renos over and had a BBQ in the backyard

The kids did a great job playing in the dirt in the backyard and with our one toy- a bus that sings the wheels on the bus go round and round....While Mom was in town we could not resist a trip to the Nelson and a walk around to see the new Roxy Paine instillation outside the building. KC has such a wonderful art museum, we take almost everyone who comes to visit.

Ruth in the shadows behind the dendrite structure....

...and Mom and Ruth in front of the Japanese Lantern themed buildings...

....on a windy KC night!

The Nelson just recently added i-touch headphones to give you a tour of the paintings. Of course we had to try them out and they gave additional information that was not just posted on the sides so they are a hit with the Sidors! We had a lovely dinner at Blue Stem complete with edible flowers! It was wonderful to have Mom here and to get to celebrate Mother's day in the states!

Golf Tourney and Crazy May

May was a good and crazy month! Another golf tournament but no rain so we were very happy. Ter Bear even came and took a few swings with the golf club with us! Emily Ann was able to attend this year so things felt back to normal - If we saw the other teams behind us we just picked up the ball and went to the next hole! Not very competitive but we had fun!

Some shots of us all attempting to golf - It was a great day! Afterward we went to a Joe purdy concert - an Adam and Ruth favorite. You can check him out at joepurdy.com. It was a late night in Lawrence but well worth it. We got stopped at a check point to see if we had been drinking. I've never seen such an operation; about 35 cops pulling people over. We were happy they are keeping our roads safe!

A blurry photo of all my classmates at KU. Our professor took us out to lunch - A bunch of sweet women who are going to impact the nursing profession.

This was our Happy Mother's day photos for our moms. I'm not even sure that I got to send it out but I guess that is why it was called crazy May!! Our Spring was chilly but beautiful.

Our next-door-neighbors have 4 girls. It has been fun getting to watch them grow up over the past 4 years. They have gone from only girls (including a girl dog) to having lots of boys around. Thats what happens when you have 4 beautiful daughters! Below is a photo of their oldest on the way to prom!

Adam was chosen from the civic orchestra that he plays in to play with one of the local colleges in Topeka. It was a great performance and of course Adam did a super job of it! Lots of driving back and forth to Topeka and I wrote papers and studied on the way:-)

One of our favorite things about the weather getting warmer is getting to eat dinners outside. A strange combo of foods but delicious!

One of our friends from church getting her bike helmet to go with her bike. Kansas does not have helmet laws (even on motorcycles) so I'm always glad to see someone wearing one!

And that was most of May but we still had graduation....