flowers from my sweeties

taken with my new little netbook it has a great camera. the kids got me the little bouquet with the sun flowers and steven the hugs and kisses from pro-flowers the beautiful red tulips and blue irises. the are so pretty.

I have been so spoiled it is great.

i am bloging and watching Heros at the same time.

the Padres beat us! - but we still had fun in the sun

it was hot and sunny and not Funny! the Padres gave us a good spanking on Sunday.

it was Faith Day at the rockies and we had great tickets on the thirdbase line at the foul pole. only 12 rows up. the kids had fun and the we took gloves and sunscreen and hats. ate peanuts and drank soda. all in all a nice way to wind up a week

we are off to quest 2k8 tomorrow

I still need to pack, then work, then off we will go down the road- it snowed all day here but the weekend promises to be nice- a rocky mountain spring.

we will bring back photos and fun stories to share. we will play for the weekend, then do a Colorado springs run on Monday . . . then back on monday night to Denver! it is a big round trip. but we are looking forward to a mom daughter play date!

then comes May with a gazillion other things to get through.....

see you soon.

Flowering plants- upcoming fun

hydrangea plant flowers in different colors- here is the source of the above photo

I have one on my desk at work, and I bought one for my neighboring co-worker. mine is " blue" and hers is pink an white! they are gorgous and such a spring treat.

We had about 70 degrees and sunshine yesterday and now it is snowing like crazy here in Boulder. I wore shoes and no socks today so had to go to the grocery store accross the street for a pair of knee highs. LOL - such is spring time in the rockies.

Hh and I are gearing up to have some fun at the episcopal youth retreat- it will be here at the Frontier ranch. I am looking forward to having some camping fun with her. This is the program the Colorado church will present. here is more detailes from the youth page

Hh has gone PINK!

first she had to go blonde and then she had to go PINK! - my one and only girlly girl .... all this while I am away in Colorado Springs - well I will see it in person later on tonight!

S says it really looks strawberry blonde mostly and you will have to see it to get the full impact.

** edited** Wow I really do like it, though it is pretty PINK!

Altered mail box- Valentine Project

I Can't believe a week has gone by....

It has been a busy and full week. Monday we had a funeral at the church for the father of one of the best guys. They are involved in scouting and he had at least 300 people there and we fed at least 200 of them.

Then on Tuesday it was off to work for my very first day as a benefits councelor at CU!! and some meeting new people, learning hings being introduced to at least 50 people, who know my name, but I won't remember every one. Then Wed I trained a bit, as well as thursday. And On thursday and Friday I road the RTD (bus) yeah me. So I have had a busy fun first week.

Hh had a grand time at the Grands, and R and J had a grand time being teenage boys here! it was nice to get to spend time with the boys together, and I think they enjoyed themselves too. Steven went to get Hh at my mom's on friday night and R leaves on Monday to go home, so he got time with the grands too.

Saturday - was a busy day for us as well, at least in the morning, Hh and SSD1 had Karate graduation and are now both orange belts!!! and there will be photos here too.

For me orientation for a BSA course called Wood Badge : This is an advanced training course for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturing Leaders. Its focus is on leadership, not out-of-doors skills. Participants will be able to:View Scouting as a family of interested, values-based programs Recognize contemporary leadership concepts Apply skills they learn from participation as a member of a successful working team Revitalize commitment by sharing in an experience

And coming up tomorrow J will be going to an alternative School call Front Range academy it is part of a larger network call Hope co-op. ( this is an article in the denver post)

this and that

well I am still waiting on "the Job" will post up when it is the real deal. in the mean time, work has included helping a friend and today back to measured progress in Longmont ( kelly temp) I like this job reading tests and sometimes think it would be fun to just do this on a part time basis, but i really miss my cleaning ladies, i haven't had since november.

J and I are working on/in group thearapy we are building a bit of trust, but it is hard work. I bought parenting teens with love and logic, by Foster Cline and Charles Fay. I am about 1/2 way through it great book, hard to make these changes so late in his life. But I keep tring to be positive and hopeful. We have aranged for him to go to a non-traditional school, starting in july the program is self paced and he culd move along and get done if he really wants to apply himself to working at his own sucess, the principle seemed really like a great guy and I have high hopes for a turn around in J's future.

Hh is still enjoying her Karate and going with S to work occasionally, She is off to camp Gramdma later in the summer and I think is looking forward to her time with grandpa as he always entertains her and takes her to lunches out, as well as Grandma doing a little shopping.

SSD1 is working at a CiCi's pizza nearby and seems to enjoy his time learning the pizza trade. It is hard to belive he has one more year and he will be a HS grad.

we have SSD2 everyfew weeks this summer for a week at a time, we had him all last week and had lots of success and comunication, when he is with us he does lots of good stuff.

well I am off to bed since i have to get up and drive myself to longmont in the am. Chiao

percussion princess plays Boettcher concert hall

boetcher concert may 1st


Here are stats on this location Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Colorado

This is HH in her grand 1!st public performance!!

Boettcher Concert Hall
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Boettcher Concert Hall, located in Denver, Colorado, was the first symphony hall in the round in the United States. Built in 1978, the hall is part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the second largest performing arts complex in the United States next to Lincoln Center in New York.
Boettcher originally opened to mixed reviews. Due to its size in relation to the size of the community it serves, its 2,634 seats are often not completely filled. Tuned acoustically with a full house in mind, Boettcher originally suffered from hot and cold spots when the theater was only partially filled.
In 1993, the theater underwent a major acoustical renovation. The height of the seat backs was adjusted, additional acoustic reflectors were added, and acoustic curtains were installed which that allow the theater to be tuned for specific performances--even during a performance.
Boettcher is home to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Kahane. It was formerly conducted by Marin Alsop

go fly a kite

This saturday there was a kite flying festival in the park and here we are being silly and enjoying it, then we went to the school near the house and flew our own kites too.

the pedicure

we went to target and got flip flops and then we had pedicures done after a day walking at the zoo, it felt so good to sit and have our feet pampered.
Hh LOved it- she loved the green and the fun design.

this was her idea to stage this photo - she loved the same and different feet.

more water

A huge star fish - it was kind of blue, but photographed as a purple. there was a large white one too. on the lower wall.
the girls in a bubble that looks onto the penguin display they have a web cam for this display
there is another cam project with frogs there too
these fish are in this big cylindar tank and swim in circles all day long. LOL
Hh in the tunnel with all the cool sharks and rays and big turtles swiming all around.
this is coral and it was so pretty almost like an underwater painting.

more pictures

A rope bridge at the Henry Dorley zoo in Omaha NE and the girls on the bridge.
this is in the jungle- I really have enjoyed this part of our trip the last couple of times we have visited our friends.

This is a really great display, the monkeys and animals are all so close and out in the environs the waterfalls are so natural looking.
Jane and jane AKA Hh and Special doing the tarzan swing! I love this photo

Then we moved on to the aquarium- I love this part the best. this is an anemonie very cool stuff to see and do at this zoo. more photos to come.

white and Nerdy

Is this just a stitch, Hh was very cute in her Nerd outfit for spirtday at school. She had this planned a month ago and was just thrilled with herself today.