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A Lesson was Learned.. and some Delicious Food was Consumed

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If you are from Kansas City.. you’ve heard of the Westport Flea Market. It’s famous for many things;

  • The Food.. voted Best Burger in Kansas City 23 years in a row.
  • Hooter’s tried to buy it out to put a new “Hooters” there. (It didn’t work)
  • It’s a restaurant that is surrounded by a flea market (where else would an eBay Queen like to eat?)
  • Bob Berdella (famous KC serial killer) once had a booth at a the flea market.
  • Oh.. and I wrote a review on it HERE

Here’s The Man’s Market Burger.. oh yeah.. that’s real bacon 🙂

Here’s #1’s food..

You’d think with all of this fabulous food the eaters would look a little more alive.. right?

Don’t mind Patrick.. he’s going on 24 hours of NO SLEEP…

There’s not really an excuse for these people…

(Except I took a BAZILLION photos of them today.. and in some of them they tried

to punish me, by looking goofy.

I mean really.. SO I’ve been taking your photos all day.. LOOK ALIVE PEOPLE!

A mother has to do what she has to do..

Well.. isn’t that special.. We now know where they get it from..their father!..

Nice finger up the nose! No matter how cute #1 tries to look, it doesn’t

make up for The Man leading them in this form of anarchy! Just look at the boys…

smiling and in awe of their father..

First Day of School Homeschooling Style..

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Today was the first day of school at the eBay Queen’s home. In case you didn’t know I homeschool all those kids you see on my blog. I explained to them last night they needed to get up early, and I WOULD be taking their photos.. as you can see only two of the kids really listened. Can you figure out which two?


1st day of homeschool, home schooling, #2 the tall one, #3 in pink, #4 in Spongebob and #5 looking a bit like he got home a half hour ago.


I’m pretty sure this kid just got up..


Looks like someone got the memo on what we were doing this am..


Dressed and ready to go.. Who cares he doesn’t have on shoes (the teacher didn’t either)


Well at least he got a shirt on..

It’s a Windy day in Kansas.. and there is No Electricity

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It started out as a pretty good day.  Cloudy and overcast.. VERY WINDY.. but still a nice day.  The children were quiet, doing their school, and I was taking a little time out to enjoy The View.  Elizabeth Hasslebeck was getting ready to rant about something… and BOOM the electricity went out.  So we waited..

and waited…

and waited…

I had Rachel (the oldest and shipping manager) call KCP&L.  They said "it would be awhile" and "they would be right out".  

We waited some more… and the natives started getting restless.  There was no computer to finish up their SOS math on.. no plug in to charge and listen to the MP3 players.  But most of all I couldn’t get my photos fixed or any eBay stuff written up.  I couldn’t write my article that is due tomorrow..  

                                                                    
                                                                      Here’s a native… way past restless….

I packed up 4 of the 5 children.. all of their school and things to entertain them and we headed into town. 

                                                                               
 It is so windy.. the baby is about to blow away.. These kids like John Deere stuff don’t they…

                                                                     

Since it was Monday we headed to the Friends of the Library book sale, spent $5.00 on about 15 books.  Some are for re-sell and other are for the brats.  

                                                                                      
                                                                                Allie & Emily outside of the Potter’s Wheel.

The Potter’s Wheel has some great sandwiches.. I don’t think the good people of Ottawa know how AWESOME these sandwiches are… My favorite is the Cinda; pastrami, bacon, salami.. heated… you know all "panni’d" up.  I’d have a photo of it, if I would have though of taking a picture, before I ate it!

We ate, did some school, talked to some friends (who’s electricity went out too..) and in general had a good time.  I have the photos to prove we did school.. just in case The Man doesn’t believe me.

                                                   
                                                   Ok so maybe this photo doesn’t prove they were doing school.

I have more…

                                                                   
I don’t think either of these photos prove anything either.. I mean really they could have just been taking a break or something..

                                                 
This is what I am talking about.. 2 kids (one of which is not mine).. studying.. Maybe I need to express the importance of studying to my boys…

All in all.. it’s been good. I fixed some pictures.. bought some books to sell.. and the kids had a little field trip.  Now it’s off to run 2 of the 5 to dance.