The Fiesta Station

A couple of weeks ago, the 5^th & 6^th grade class held a Chinese Auction as a fundraiser for their end of the year class trip. The Hays JVs were of course there in attendance for support.

Among the items being raffled off was something called a Fiesta Station. The station is a mini buffet that holds all the makings one would every need when making a burrito or taco. What gives the station it’s fiesta, is that it is in the shape of a vender’s cart and topped with a chili pepper on top!

Destiny intervened that day, in that raffle item # 22 (the fiesta station of course!) went to the raffler #22 – Megan! Since Megan was not present at the time of the drawing, Martha and Jenny were nice enough to not only collect her prize, but also have it all assembled for her when she arrived home later that day.

 

Megan and the other volunteers have wasted no time breaking in the Fiesta Station. The very next day, the station was commissioned for use at the priests’ house for a meal with the new Jesuit novice and the Dominican sisters. Needless to say, the meal had an added zest thanks in part to the station!

The Fiesta Station also made an appearance the week our Area Director was in town to visit. On this occasion, it seemed only fitting that fiesta music be played and everyone be required to dance when the Macerena came on.

In the future, the station may be used for other non-taco/burrito type meals. Since the Fiesta Station has the capacity to either cook or keep items warm, there are a lot of potential meals it could be used for. One idea that is currently in the works is using the Fiesta Station as an ice cream sundae buffet. More will follow on this matter as things develop…

Do it like they do on the Discovery Channel...

The first weekend of October we ventured to the breaks of the Missouri River with Greg and Margaret to see the elk in the nature preserve. This time of year the elk are looking for mates for the winter. The bull elk are “collecting” females for their herds. During this time the males and females can be heard bugling and the males with their ever impressive racks can been seen fighting. Its pretty much like watching the discovery channel in real life.

            When we go there the elk were about 50 feet from the road as they were emerging from the trees and grazing in the grass. As the females stuff their faces the males try and impress them by fighting, bugling and sniffing their hindquarters. We were fortunate enough to witness a miracle in the making as one male had his way with a female after winning her in a brief scuffle. We also watched as two elk locked antlers and a third came in a stole the female they were fighting over.  

Look at the rack on that one!

            Watching the elk is a big thing around these parts. We are asked almost daily if we have gone down to the river to see them yet. Many people go every weekend and it is pretty cool, just a little ways away and all our dreams came true on the first visit. 

Harry's Haircut!

Two weeks ago Harry asked Martha and Jenny to cut his hair. He was thinking it would be great since his parents just sent out his clippers and he would have a nice haircut for the coming week of school. Little did he know that they had another exciting plan... While Harry sat patiently waiting for them to finish making him look oh so handsome they plotted and cut. They cut all but one section on the back of his head near his neck. A few times they worried that their plan would be foiled as Harry reached back to feel the progress. Finally they task was completed. Harry's hair was cut and looked awesome. 

Martha and Jenny managed to give Harry a very stunning tail.  Harry is still sporting his tail two weeks later and the kids at school think its pretty cool and Father Joseph said it looked like a ski slope. Over all the haircut was a success but we will see if he ever asks Martha and Jenny to cut his hair again...