At the top
On top of Pike's Peak
Looking down from Pike's Peak
Looking down from the top of Pike's Peak
Thursday, August 27, 2009
CO Pics
Riding the train to the top of Pike's Peak
At the top
On top of Pike's Peak
Looking down from Pike's Peak
Looking down from the top of Pike's Peak
At the topOn top of Pike's Peak
Looking down from Pike's Peak
Looking down from the top of Pike's Peak
CO Pics
Air Force Museum - Colorado Springs
Air Force Chapel 
Helen Hunt Falls
On the way to Helen Hunt Falls
Folsom Falls, Folsom, NM
On the way to Helen Hunt Falls
Folsom Falls, Folsom, NM
August 2009
Well, here it is almost the end of August and I'm just now getting around to August news! lol The 7th of August Ed and I celebrated 20 years of marriage!! We went out to eat that evening and rode around in the vette for a while. The 8th, Jordan had a trap shoot. She did awesome!! She's in 1st place in class b. Pretty good for her first year and for competing against all those older boys!!! The following weekend, Ed and I went to Colorado Springs for our anniversary. The girls stayed with their friend Janelle. We had a great time. Did some sight seeing and some shopping. Just enjoyed the weekend together.
The girls started school on the 12th. They are really enjoying it. They already knew a few kids and they have already made a ton of new friends. They have both already had lunch "dates" with boys. OMG - NOT READY FOR THIS!!! lolllllll Jordan went out to eat one day with a boy in 8th grade. His name is Bonner. Dakota on the other hand now has a full fledged boyfriend. They have gone out to eat together everyday this week. They are constantly texting or calling or emailing each other. But - she's pretty heartbroken already - today is his last day at school. He's moving to CA. His name is Brandon and he's also an 8th grader. They'll be able to stay in touch through texts, calls, and email of course, but it's not the same. So she's pretty bummed about that!!
Tomorrow is Bryce's 19th birthday!! Hard to believe I have a 19 year old. I just can't be that old! lollll I'm going to Shattuck to see him and take him out for lunch tomorrow. He has to work, so I'll only get to see him for an hour for his lunch break, but guess that is part of being a grown up and out on your own. Gotta work and pay the bills! lol
Saturday (29th) the girls have their first cross country track meet. It's at Watonga. Ed and I won't be able to go, he's working this weekend. I have to have the girls at the school by 4:15 Saturday morning to catch the bus. Gonna make for a long day for them and me! lolll I'm anxious to find out how they do!!
Grandma Margie and Grandma Jordan both came for a visit this month. Grandma Margie stayed one night and we had a really good time!! We sure enjoyed her. Grandma Jordan stayed for two nights and we really enjoyed her too!! I'm so lucky to still have both of my Grandmas that are able to go and do so many things!!
Well, I think that about catches everyone up for August. I'll post some CO pics in another thread. I'll try and update again for September next week. My calendar is already full for the month of Sept. lol
The girls started school on the 12th. They are really enjoying it. They already knew a few kids and they have already made a ton of new friends. They have both already had lunch "dates" with boys. OMG - NOT READY FOR THIS!!! lolllllll Jordan went out to eat one day with a boy in 8th grade. His name is Bonner. Dakota on the other hand now has a full fledged boyfriend. They have gone out to eat together everyday this week. They are constantly texting or calling or emailing each other. But - she's pretty heartbroken already - today is his last day at school. He's moving to CA. His name is Brandon and he's also an 8th grader. They'll be able to stay in touch through texts, calls, and email of course, but it's not the same. So she's pretty bummed about that!!
Tomorrow is Bryce's 19th birthday!! Hard to believe I have a 19 year old. I just can't be that old! lollll I'm going to Shattuck to see him and take him out for lunch tomorrow. He has to work, so I'll only get to see him for an hour for his lunch break, but guess that is part of being a grown up and out on your own. Gotta work and pay the bills! lol
Saturday (29th) the girls have their first cross country track meet. It's at Watonga. Ed and I won't be able to go, he's working this weekend. I have to have the girls at the school by 4:15 Saturday morning to catch the bus. Gonna make for a long day for them and me! lolll I'm anxious to find out how they do!!
Grandma Margie and Grandma Jordan both came for a visit this month. Grandma Margie stayed one night and we had a really good time!! We sure enjoyed her. Grandma Jordan stayed for two nights and we really enjoyed her too!! I'm so lucky to still have both of my Grandmas that are able to go and do so many things!!
Well, I think that about catches everyone up for August. I'll post some CO pics in another thread. I'll try and update again for September next week. My calendar is already full for the month of Sept. lol
Monday, July 20, 2009
Red River
Yesterday we decided to take a road trip to Red River, NM. It's about 4 hours out there so we left around 7:00 and headed that way. It was a lot of fun. We did some sight seeing and just enjoyed the drive and the scenery. Poor Jordan though, something got her allergies going and she ended up with some sort of pollen like stuff all over her contacts after our first stop and first hike down to take some pictures. She was miserable, ended up having to take her contacts out and didn't have her glasses, so she spent the rest of the day not being able to see very well (lucky girl can't see past the end of her nose without her glasses, just like her mom!!). She ended up having a horrible headache of course and just not a real fun trip. But she was such a trooper, she still hiked with us, and made the best of it and never complained!! We also met up with some friends out there and had lunch and did some shopping and Ed and Brent rode the go-karts. The girls were going to but since Jordan couldn't see well, she decided to wait until next time! lol We're gonna make another trip out there soon and hopefully this time she will really be able to enjoy it!!!
Monday, July 6, 2009
7-6-09
Things are still pretty busy around here, although July should be somewhat easier! The girls still have cross country and open gym, but softball is officially over for this season. They ened up with 3rd place for the season and 2nd place in the tournament.
We didn't get to go to Laverne for the 4th like we had hoped, Ed had to work Saturday morning and stick around in case something happened that afternoon and evening. We really didn't do much of anything all weekend, just hung out at home. Ed got the trap shooting field all laid out for Jordan. So she can really get serious now! lol She's got another trap shoot this coming Saturday and if she does as well there as she has been at home, she's gonna kick some butt!! lol
The girls are both doing great with running cross country, they run their 2 miles every morning and then usually run again of an evening. Even though softball is over, Dakota is going to continue to meet with her pitching coach (only met with him once so far) throughout the year. She's gonna meet with him once a month until around Jan or Feb. probably and then start going twice a month to get ready for next season. She's pretty excited about it.
Ed's been staying busy and still loving his job. We've got another car show coming up in September that we plan on taking the vette to. Should be fun!!
Bryce finally got a full time job and he's really enjoying it. He's working for a local contractor in Shattuck and doing all sorts of things from remodling houses to welding. He's staying pretty busy!! Didn't get to see him on the 4th, as he stayed in Shattuck to help out the other volunteer firemen put on all the festivities in Shattuck that day!!
Not really much of anything else going on right now, just the same old thing around here. lol I can't believe that this summer is almost over though, school starts in about 5 1/2 weeks!
We didn't get to go to Laverne for the 4th like we had hoped, Ed had to work Saturday morning and stick around in case something happened that afternoon and evening. We really didn't do much of anything all weekend, just hung out at home. Ed got the trap shooting field all laid out for Jordan. So she can really get serious now! lol She's got another trap shoot this coming Saturday and if she does as well there as she has been at home, she's gonna kick some butt!! lol
The girls are both doing great with running cross country, they run their 2 miles every morning and then usually run again of an evening. Even though softball is over, Dakota is going to continue to meet with her pitching coach (only met with him once so far) throughout the year. She's gonna meet with him once a month until around Jan or Feb. probably and then start going twice a month to get ready for next season. She's pretty excited about it.
Ed's been staying busy and still loving his job. We've got another car show coming up in September that we plan on taking the vette to. Should be fun!!
Bryce finally got a full time job and he's really enjoying it. He's working for a local contractor in Shattuck and doing all sorts of things from remodling houses to welding. He's staying pretty busy!! Didn't get to see him on the 4th, as he stayed in Shattuck to help out the other volunteer firemen put on all the festivities in Shattuck that day!!
Not really much of anything else going on right now, just the same old thing around here. lol I can't believe that this summer is almost over though, school starts in about 5 1/2 weeks!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
6/10/09 Updates
Things are going well here. Ed is staying busy with his job, he really likes it. The whole getting laid off from Nabors was a true blessing. This is so much better and he is so much happier. We love having him home earlier everyday and every weekend!!!
I'm keeping the roads hot between here and Hooker and here and Guymon. I feel like I live in the suburban most of the time! lol On the good side though, I have got a lot of reading done so far while I sit in town waiting on the girls for everything! :o) Dakota keeps telling me I need to read her Twillight book - that should occupy my time for a while! lol
The girls' softball team is doing okay, they don't quite have as good of a team as they have in the past, but they are all coming along. The girls are on the younger of the two teams, so most of the girls (besides my two and one more) this is their first year to play major softball. We've got a few girls that are trying to pitch and doing a fairly good job, but being so young(although most of them did pitch in the minors last year), they tend to walk more girls than anything else. But I'm sure they will all get better with a little more experience! Dakota decided that she would like to try her hand at pitching and I have to say that she is doing awesome!! She's only been practicing for 3 weeks and I think she's doing just as well as the other girls that pitched minors last year. We got her a pitching coach and she's met with him once and she loves him, he is so awesome!!! She's really been practing and she will have more lessons with him soon. He told her to keep practicing and remember that she shouldn't expect to be a great pitcher in a few weeks, it took lots of time and practice and she is just the one to do that - she is so dedicated to everything she does!! So by this time next year, I think she will be an amazing pitcher!!!
The girls both amaze me with all their energy. They get up at 5:45 M-TH. and we go to town for them to run cross country. They run 2 miles each morning. Then they go straight to weight/speed training, then on to open gym for basketball and/or a basketball camp. Then when we get home, they are practicing basketball and/or softball. Jordan goes to gymnastics once a week, plus they have at least 2 softball games a week!! Last Monday night, their game didn't get over until almost 11:30. It was after midnight by the time we got home and in bed and they were up and ready to go run at 5:45. Me on the other hand was dragging all day! lolllll
Bryce is doing okay, still living in Shattuck. He's still not found a full time job. He's been doing odd jobs here and there and working some for my Dad on the ranch and for some local farmers. Not quite sure how he's managing to make it, but he is. He's still on the fire department and loving that. That is what keeps him in Shattuck I think, he's not about to give that up!!
Well, I think that should catch everyone up for now! :o) I'm hoping July will be a little less hectic, but I sort of doubt it! lol
I'm keeping the roads hot between here and Hooker and here and Guymon. I feel like I live in the suburban most of the time! lol On the good side though, I have got a lot of reading done so far while I sit in town waiting on the girls for everything! :o) Dakota keeps telling me I need to read her Twillight book - that should occupy my time for a while! lol
The girls' softball team is doing okay, they don't quite have as good of a team as they have in the past, but they are all coming along. The girls are on the younger of the two teams, so most of the girls (besides my two and one more) this is their first year to play major softball. We've got a few girls that are trying to pitch and doing a fairly good job, but being so young(although most of them did pitch in the minors last year), they tend to walk more girls than anything else. But I'm sure they will all get better with a little more experience! Dakota decided that she would like to try her hand at pitching and I have to say that she is doing awesome!! She's only been practicing for 3 weeks and I think she's doing just as well as the other girls that pitched minors last year. We got her a pitching coach and she's met with him once and she loves him, he is so awesome!!! She's really been practing and she will have more lessons with him soon. He told her to keep practicing and remember that she shouldn't expect to be a great pitcher in a few weeks, it took lots of time and practice and she is just the one to do that - she is so dedicated to everything she does!! So by this time next year, I think she will be an amazing pitcher!!!
The girls both amaze me with all their energy. They get up at 5:45 M-TH. and we go to town for them to run cross country. They run 2 miles each morning. Then they go straight to weight/speed training, then on to open gym for basketball and/or a basketball camp. Then when we get home, they are practicing basketball and/or softball. Jordan goes to gymnastics once a week, plus they have at least 2 softball games a week!! Last Monday night, their game didn't get over until almost 11:30. It was after midnight by the time we got home and in bed and they were up and ready to go run at 5:45. Me on the other hand was dragging all day! lolllll
Bryce is doing okay, still living in Shattuck. He's still not found a full time job. He's been doing odd jobs here and there and working some for my Dad on the ranch and for some local farmers. Not quite sure how he's managing to make it, but he is. He's still on the fire department and loving that. That is what keeps him in Shattuck I think, he's not about to give that up!!
Well, I think that should catch everyone up for now! :o) I'm hoping July will be a little less hectic, but I sort of doubt it! lol
June's Schedule
It's a busy busy month!!!
June 1st: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; softball practice @ 9:30 a.m.; gymnastics @ 6:00 p.m.
June 2nd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 7:00 p.m.
June 3rd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.
June 4th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 6:30 p.m.
June 5th: Softball practice @ 9:30 a.m; booster shots @ 10:00 a.m.; car show cookout/cruise @ 7:00 p.m.
June 6th: Flatlanders car show @ 9:00 a.m.; Demolition derby @ 7:00 p.m.
June 7th: Dakota pitching class @ 1:00 p.m.
June 8th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m., Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 6:00 p.m.; softball game at 9:00 p.m.
June 9th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 7:00 p.m.
June 10th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; softball practice @ 7:00 p.m.
June 11th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.
June 13th: Jordan's trap shoot meet @ 10:00 a.m.
June 15th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball game @ 9:00 p.m.
June 16th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.
June 17th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.
June 18th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; softball game @ 6:30; celebrating home party (Teresa's) @ 7:00 p.m.
June 22nd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball game @ 9:00 p.m.
June 23rd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 24th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 25th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 29th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball tournament (tba)
June 30th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; softball tournament (tba)
Well, that covers what is on my calendar for now - of course there will be more softball practices thrown in there and I'm sure a few other things along the way! Anyone wanna change places with me this month?? lollllll
June 1st: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; softball practice @ 9:30 a.m.; gymnastics @ 6:00 p.m.
June 2nd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 7:00 p.m.
June 3rd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.
June 4th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 6:30 p.m.
June 5th: Softball practice @ 9:30 a.m; booster shots @ 10:00 a.m.; car show cookout/cruise @ 7:00 p.m.
June 6th: Flatlanders car show @ 9:00 a.m.; Demolition derby @ 7:00 p.m.
June 7th: Dakota pitching class @ 1:00 p.m.
June 8th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m., Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 6:00 p.m.; softball game at 9:00 p.m.
June 9th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; softball game @ 7:00 p.m.
June 10th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.; softball practice @ 7:00 p.m.
June 11th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training/open gym @ 8:00 a.m.
June 13th: Jordan's trap shoot meet @ 10:00 a.m.
June 15th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball game @ 9:00 p.m.
June 16th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.
June 17th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.
June 18th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; softball game @ 6:30; celebrating home party (Teresa's) @ 7:00 p.m.
June 22nd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball game @ 9:00 p.m.
June 23rd: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 24th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 25th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; basketball camp @ 10:30.
June 29th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; gymnastics @ 4:00 p.m.; softball tournament (tba)
June 30th: Cross Country @ 7:00 a.m.; Speed/weight training @ 8:00 a.m.; Open gym @ 9:00 a.m.; softball tournament (tba)
Well, that covers what is on my calendar for now - of course there will be more softball practices thrown in there and I'm sure a few other things along the way! Anyone wanna change places with me this month?? lollllll
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