The Story of the Traveling Moo-Cow

Okay...you may be wondering how this got the name "Traveling Moo Cow." Here's the story:

At Amy's wedding, Amy wanted to include a sentimental gift in with her gift to Kenton and Alison as a thanks for all of their hard work spearheading the reception. Amy and I brainstormed fun childhood memories and thought of the Moo-Cow creamer. She did what anyone would do, googled it, and found one online. When Kenton saw it, it sparked off the old debate about who has all the good stuff of Grandma Moon's and the general consensus was that Kristen had all the good stuff, including the Moo-Cow Creamer. After the late night conversation at Kristen and Mike's, Maddy, Jon and Kenton were chatting when Maddy piped up that she knew where the "real one" was. There remains some discrepancy about who was the culprit in making the switch, but by Sunday morning, Grandma's was safely hidden in Kenton's car and the imposter was at home in the Barn. It was decided that the Moo-Cow would have to be recovered by a trip to Kenton's house by Kristen and family and then it would travel to a new home. When a visit is made to that house, that cousin (aunt, uncle, niece, etc.) would then have to travel to a new location to visit another member of the family. I suggest we include a travel log inside the creamer to keep track of where it will go next. Will it end up with Julie? Or Stacy? How about Chuck? Maybe Brian. Kenton's got it now...where will it go next?

PS I'm sure that there's another "version" of this story. Feel free to post your version here.

PPS Following the excitement of the imposter Moo-Cow, Julie and family decided to name their little homeless kitty that they decided to adopt from Kansas Moo-Cow. Is the name going to stick?

Leaving a Comment

Okay...this post is for Gingie and Margie, and others who may need a little guidance as to how to make a comment on the blog. If you want to comment on something, all you have to do is click where it says "Comments." It will usually say the number of comments that are associated with each post. When you click on that, you'll come to a page where it asks you to leave a comment. Simply type what you want to type and then it will give you several options. The easiest thing is for you to click on the circle next to "Anonymous" and then you're able to just post it. If you choose to do this, you just need to remember to sign your name. If you are an Author, you will have a Google/Blogger account and you can use that as your sign in name. Finally, it will ask for "Word Verification" and you need to type the words that are in the box. The words will look a little smooshed, so don't call your eye doctor just yet! :) You'll figure out how it works. If you need help, ask one of your kids or grandkids, or just give me a call and I'll coach you through! :)

Want to post stories? Become an "Author"!

I know that you guys don't want me to be the only one to be able to post stories here, so I need others of you to create an account and I'll add you as an "Author." Anyone can post a comment, but only Authors can post a story. If you want me to add you as an Author, either email me at ashlee.alley@sckans.edu with your email address and I'll add you, or post your email address here. (Remember, this website is open to the public. My last name is listed here, but let's leave last names off in the future.)

The Creation of a Blog!

Recent weddings of Nicole (Edlund) Stiles and Amy (Alley) Foster have brought the children of Charles W. and Beaulah (Myrlin--the feminine spelling) Moon together twice during this summer. It has reminded us just how blessed we are to be able to call one another family! I (Ashlee) decided that it would be neat if we could have a place where we would be able to post things of interest to the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of Charles and Beaulah (or Moonie, as Kristen calls her). During Amy's recent wedding, many of us gathered on the front porch of Kristen and Mike's quaint farmhouse and told stories, poked fun, and laughed until our guts ached. And so our blog is called "Front Porch, a place for gathering." Here at the Front Porch, we can post items of interest, maybe a picture or two, tell a funny story about one of your kids or grandkids, or give us the latest on Moo-Cow, the new kitty of Julie and Doug. We can share prayer concerns or praises or whatever you think that someone else might get a kick out of. Hopefully we won't have to wait until another wedding to get together!

Here's how the blog "thing" works: Currently, I am acting as the administrator, but I'm going to set this up so that others will be able to post stories (stories are called "posts") too. Anyone is able to post a comment on any post. You can do that one of several ways:

1. You can post anonymously by just following the directions after a post, or
2. You can get a "blogspot" account and your name with show up. (If you have a gmail account, you should be able to just put in that login name and password and you're golden. If you don't, just follow the instruction that I will put on a separate post.) If you are going to want to be able to post stories, you'll have to create an account.

One more thing...several of us talked about how fun it would be to be able to rent a place and all get together next summer. We talked about Branson or the Ozarks area. I committed to investigating some options (I'm going to twist Amy's arm to help me after life settles down for her a bit! I think she owes us, don't you :) ). If anyone has any leads or ideas, let me know. We'll try to get a date on the calendar by Christmas so that we can plan accordingly.

At the risk of sounding cheesy, I just want to remind us that we have been given a treasure in having a wonderful family! I know that Grandma, especially, would be so pleased to see us continuing to enjoy one another! So...it's now time for Virginia, Margie, and Tige's kids to pick up where our parents left off in planning those vacations to Hoisington, Augusta or St. Louis, sleeping on cots, enjoying cinnamon rolls, fruit loops and milk out of the Moo-Cow creamer. Ah yes, the Moo-Cow creamer! That's probably something that all of us grandkids remember. Now it's time to pass that memory on to the next generation! And so, in the awesome memory of the Moo-Cow creamer, I give an address for this Moon family blog that reminds us of the Moo-Cow, TravelingMooCow.blogspot.com will be our address. The cow went home with Kenton, Alison and Savannah. Who will be the first to go and pick it up to take it to its next destination?