We had a fun daytrip and outing clear way back at the beginning of the year, when my family was here for birthdays and to see us and be with us. We visited Exploration Place. We were there when our kiddos were much younger. Neither one of them remembered it just a whole lot. I […]
We Visit the Wildlife Park
Back in Indian summer and the beginning of autumn, our family of four and my husband’s brother’s family of three, visited the Wildlife Park located near the city. I edited some of the pictures and kept thinking I would get them posted. Other things got posted, harvest was happening, drilling was happening, life was happening. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 44}
It’s a Memoir Monday day! This is a bit of a willy-nilly Monday post. A bit of this, a bit of that. A lot of one thing or another. Darling candy wrappers! I really, really liked them. Festively Fall. But not Halloween. I am not a Halloween fan. More festive fall. Autumn!!! Funny, twisted […]
To Fly or To Drive, This is the Question
We were going to fly out to Ohio in May for my sister’s birthday. When back pain entered the picture, our plans were changed, we cancelled our flight, we rebooked later on and found ourselves headed to the airport in August. Tucker was excited since he’d never flown in a commercial jet. Renae loved flying when […]
Memoir Monday {No. 36}
Back in May, I was going to go visit my family and celebrate my sister’s birthday. Our plans got changed and so August found us traveling to Ohio. While I was there I got to meet this family. Teresa the Sea Turtle and Perry the Penguin. Their children~ Pippin the baby penguin. Crunch and Scales, […]
Visiting Sea Life Aquarium
When we visited my husband’s younger brother a few weeks back, we all piled in together and bounced off to the city, so we could visit Sea Life Aquarium. We really enjoyed it! It is well done. Renae has liked fish and dolphins and killer whales and sea life ever since she was very small. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 17}
Time for some daily details and weekly remembrances! I know, I know. I say it over and over and over and over and over and over, but time really does wing away so quickly. I want to savor each moment as much as is humanly possible and as much as I can, even though […]
At the Roller Rink
Pigtails with bows. Ruffled skirts. Wheels whirring. Chicken dance. Do the Limbo. Shedding sweatshirts. Falling down and getting up again. Perseverance. Snacks and drinks. Laughter. Put your elbow in. Put your elbow out. Put your elbow in and shake it all about. Conversation. Disco ball. Friendly owner. Free spirit. Enthusiasm. Zest for life. Caring for […]
Pumpkin Patch Fun With Friends
For several years, we’ve had the fun of visiting a pumpkin patch in our area. Here’s my first blog post about visiting the pumpkin patch. We often go with my cousin and her kiddos. I can’t believe how much younger they looked in 2011. A couple of years makes a difference! Renae was at a […]
A Peek at Idaho
Here’s a peek at Renae’s Idaho trip. She took a camera, but she was too busy most of the time to take a lot of pictures. It’s fun to have pictures, but it can be hard to remember to take them and sometimes dragging a camera around with you is somewhat a pain. She […]
Colorado: Monarch Pass
After a good night’s sleep, we got up for our last couple destinations in Colorado before we headed back east towards home. And flat land!! We’re more used to heading west when we’ve been away and are heading home. We ate breakfast with Matthew’s cousin and family. It was fun to visit with them a […]
Colorado: White Water Rafting, Mt. Princeton, St. Elmo
First Pike’s Peak. Then Royal Gorge. Now, on towards Salida. When we left Royal Gorge, it was raining lightly, but looked pretty dark up ahead. We ended up driving in some heavy rain as we made our way to Salida. Buses and rafts were pretty common sights. We saw rafters in the rivers and rafters […]
Colorado: Royal Gorge
Colorado! Next stop!!! Royal Gorge. We arrived back from the top of the Peak and headed on towards the Royal Gorge area. Royal Gorge had a fire go through back in June. We didn’t know this till we arrived there. It burnt all but five out of forty-some buildings at the park. It burnt a […]
Colorado: Pikes Peak
Colorado. Mountains. Pikes Peak. I mentioned our vacation weekend here, and here’s to the first post about Colorado. We enjoyed our trip. Some more than others. I’m not just guessing at that. Let me just say that the mountains are beautiful, but I am a true flatlander at heart. So, the three people belonging to […]
You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd…
Last week was an on-the-go week for us. I rode along on a couple of farm trips with Matthew. One of them took us down south and we encountered this herd of buffalo. And you know, according to the wise advice of Roger Miller, “You can’t rollerskate in a buffalo herd.” We didn’t have our […]
Of Rain and Travel {hello monday}
Good Morning new week! We just arrived home from a last-minute-let’s-go-for-a-quick-weekend-because-it-rained trip. We had a total of 4 1/2 inches of rain starting from last Sunday morning through Wednesday evening. Beautiful rain! We’ve certainly needed it. And it rained some more while we were gone. I am not sure what our total amount has been! […]