Where We Work: The Kansas Statehouse

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone is doing well! Stuart and I have been busy this week with work as usual during the months of January through March. The Kansas Legislative Session runs from January to May in a normal year, but we get a little break in daily legislative action during the month of April. Although we're really busy from January through March the weather is generally too cold and gloomy for us to do much outside of work anyway. The picture above is of the building that we spend most of our time in during these months: the Kansas Statehouse. It's actually a pretty nice place to work although it looks like a prison with all of the fencing and barbed wire surrounding it. The Capitol has been under renovation for about 10 years now. A lot of the renovations are done and look terrific, but there's still a lot of work left to go. I took this picture when I was walking into the building the other day. I thought that you all might like to see the place where Stuart and I sometimes spend more time at then we do at home during the legislative session. On the top of the dome is a statue of a Kansa Indian warrior called Ad Astra. He's the representation of the state's motto: Ad Astra per Aspera-- To the Stars Through Difficulties. If you're interested in reading more about the renovation project here's a link: http://www.kshs.org/places/capitol/renovation/index.htm.

We hope that everyone is having a great week. We're also getting excited here for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. If it weren't for our KU Jayhawk basketball it would be really hard to get through the winters here! Don't forget to fill out those brackets! Rock Chalk!!