Mood Swings, Cake, and Kindergarten
After a summer of fun, there have been lots of mood swings in this house this weekend. For once I am not part of them. Sam seems to be battling his inner demons on starting kindergarten. One min...
Why Are Smurfs Blue?
It all began with some innocent little Smurf toys for Sam and his friend from a Happy Meal at the McDonald’s down at the Rivah. Then came the million dollar question on our way home, “...
Some Rapid Rapids
Gosh, isn’t this gorgeous? Can you guess where this is? No, we weren’t on a trip to a national park out in the Wild West, but it sure felt like we were. Believe it or not, it’s...
Introducing the Tooth Fairy!
Yes, it finally happened — Sam lost his first tooth! It happened quite randomly last night while using his teeth to separate two LEGOs. Poof! And it was gone! Very appropriate given his ...
Hot, Hot, Hot!
I’m hot! Are you hot? I’m talking HOT here! It’s hard to think or talk about anything else. (I am including these lake pictures not to taunt you, but to help you think cool tho...
The Lovely Aspen Tree
We’ve been back from Colorado for over a week now, but I still have a vivid image of those gorgeous Aspen trees shimmering in the breeze and blowing in the wind, creating a faint rustling sound....
The Incredible Melting Vacation
Why is it that vacations seem to melt like ice creams on a hot summer day? Ours is melting away right now; we are leaving on a jet plane tomorrow. That’s the thing about vacations — you ...
East Germany, Vail & the Fourth
Today we were having our 4th of July breakfast at our favorite place in Vail, the Little Diner. I’ve never been much of a breakfast person until finding this place when we were here two years ...