Sunday, December 30, 2007
Mandatory Fun
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Texture
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Celebrate!
4 more days!
Is this the most beautiful picture? As I was doing my countdown list for Saturday when the family begins to arrive, I discovered this picture from the wedding this summer. I think the picture is fabulous and it just happened because we were taking pictures on the beach after the wedding. Ahh...so many fun family times! Remembering the wedding and family fun surrounding it is one of those stress release times to hold on to in the rush of the holidays. I sort of breathe and think of the beach and family and friends! Ahhhhhhh!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Feeling bad
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Count Down
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Drumming
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I joined a new drumming group this evening. Natalie and Gail are in the group with me. It appears to be a fun group of about 8 people who are willing to meet at the Double Rainbow Ranch twice a month to drum. It's sort of a yoga Buddhist retreat place that is half way between Boulder and Longmont. We learned root and accompaniment rhythms which we used in structured and nonstructured patterns. There was a meditation drum period along with just plain fun. It will be the one activity to save my sanity with elder care.
Did I mention that I have to take it down a notch for the meditation part. I'm so frickin excited to be out of the house that I sort of am like a bull in the china shop. Kind of like dancing at Deadwood. Hmmm...I'll work on that coool!
Impulse Buy
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The fountain is our new impulse buy. Going Christmas shopping is fun because we always come home with stuff for us too! Ours isn't on the nice table as shown in the picture but it's pretty cool anyhow. The fountain even has lights so it's lit at night. I love impulse buying...it's the way I got the singing Frogs too!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Elliptical
Monday, December 10, 2007
Catzilla
Friday, December 7, 2007
Pictures from the Past
Sunday, December 2, 2007
December
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Trying...really trying!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Important Information
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Wild Cat
Another surprise today was that Nicole sent us the most beautiful petite flowers from Costa Rica. We ended up with 72 instead of 36 and we are thrilled. We have them all over the house and it brings a smile to my face each time I enter a different room! Yea Nicole!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Graduation Weekend!
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Went to Ohio this weekend to attend Connie's graduation in nursing from Wright State University. There were the appropriate hassles getting out of town, airport delays, parking problems and crowds but I was just happy to be seeing family and friends! (Of course it was more wearing on the way back than on the way there!) (I tell you some people are freakin nuts at the airport and have no clue!!!!!!...and I'm talking about passengers ..not workers!) The graduation was wonderful. We had plastic neon clappers that lit up and made noise when you waved them to cheer her on. It was outrageous without being obnoxious! Just the right touch to cheer on the graduate. After the ceremony we went to the airport to pick up Nicole (who flew in for the lunch...cool!) and ate lunch at a sports bar and cheered on Ohio State. Loved being in the family crowd for the celebration and the excitement of the game! It just made the day more perfect! (The clappers came in handy once again as we cheered each touchdown!) from the graduation we went to Richard and Joan's and hung out on the property. Went for a midnight walk through the fields and along the stream. The moon was bright enough that we didn't need a flashlight which was wonderful! Ohio is such a lush and beautiful part of the country and you don't appreciate it until you are away for awhile. Sunday before we flew back to sunny Colorado we were lucky enough to see Richard destroy his deck. They are going to be building a sunroom and walkway around the house so the old deck and cement has to go. What is it that we like to see things torn up? Anyhow it was fabulous to see the deck disappear and the tractor pulling the posts etc. At one point the entire back end of the tractor was off the ground because the front loader couldn't lift the cement! We loved it even though it was probably kind of dangerous! From there it was back to the airport to start the trek home and complete the circle with the repeat airport hassles etc. It was great to spend a few days with family and just see everyone again! It was a terrific early Thanksgiving present and graduation celebration!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Over myself
I'm moving on to the rest of my life now!
Monday, November 12, 2007
cadaver bone
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Colorado Mornings
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Christopher Moore
Friday, November 9, 2007
Teaching Peace
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Politically Correct
On another note...sort of...I've spent enough time at the nursing home that I am beginning to be able to imitate different residents. Hmmm...maybe that is politically incorrect too.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Magic Bullet
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Had no idea
Monday, November 5, 2007
huh?
In other less exciting news...I finally have a dental appointment this afternoon....hopefully the police swat team stuff will be finished by then! I am in so much pain that I am actually excited about going to the dentist! This is also the former dentist that I like!!!! and not the one I was forced to go see due to insurance changes.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Dental Drama
Dental drama
Current mood: hurting
The dental drama has been going on for a few days now. There's good and bad to it. It all started about two days ago when I felt a twinge in my lower right jaw. Now I've had a root canal in the general area so I'm thinking no big deal...just phantom pain right...well noooooo. By Friday morning I was in major pain! You know the pain had to bad when I even left burrito breakfast...after all nothing interferes with Friday morning burritos at Santiago's! I just knew that I hurt so bad I needed to do something. I went to the dentist office (the one I had to change to when my insurance changed....sort of like the dentist from Little Shop of Horrors) and explained that I was in pain. The receptionist looked right at me and said...we don't take walk ins....now I'm a patient for at least two years..so like WTF. In pain I'm trying to be very nice and explain I'm not just a walk in...I'm a patient without an appointment. In my mind there is a difference...in hers there wasn't. Through the conversation I am finALLY TOLD THAT I AM NO LONGER ON THE ROSTER AND THEY CAN'T SEE ME! Well I did what everyone in the country has to do...I went home and called my insurance company. Turns out that my retirement plan changed insurance and actually upgraded my dental insurance so now I can go to ANY dentist!!!!!!!! Now I'm in pain but very happy because even though my favorite dentist has retired, I can now go to his partner. (Who doesn't happen to work on Fridays but Hey....what's a little pain when you get to go back to the guy you like?! ..that and a little Hydrocodone and ice cubes will get you through the weekend.) I even made it back to burritos before everyone left. BTW...this should make Nat's singing recital this Sunday interesting!
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