A combined church service at the Chapel at Tahosa

Looking out over the lake.

nothing but blue sky

can you believe what a glorious morning this was? these are skys that you will only see in the mountains, so blue and crisp.

this is the Wood badge flag of Troop 1 antelope patrol had the flag ceremony this day ( saturday morning)

I am back

Me at Wood Badge 2nd Weekend. This was the first morning, so I look pretty good here! Later I had a couple of good spills and managed to really mess up a knee. But I did things I didn't think I could, I am challanging my self to do other things I didn't think I would and I can't wait. :)

a few more pictures

Home sweet tent - borrowed from the P's it was great worked wonderfully














Cool clouds on day 3 - saturday morning after a good rain at Tahosa


















My patrol mates and our guide !














I think I am going to make scrapping part of my ticket!! yeah buddy arn't these hummingbirds increadable.

I am an antelope

yup We5-61-2-07 antelope ! my weekend was fabulous and long, I am sore and tired and today was a long day at work. but I have grinned from ear to ear the entire day.

this is the best thing I have done in a very long time. fun with a purpose as B.P. would put it.

learning new and exciting things. making new and fun friends and patrol mates. Worrying about my ticket items a bit.

yup two days of no showers here

but still smiling.

I have been Tagged

The Grunt- whom I have the distinct pleasure of being his best lurker. made me do it.

The rulz:"Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog,"

1. I find these lists of factoids hard to do sometimes LOL

2. I think I am a good driver and knock on wood here have never been given a ticket ( other than a parking ticket) I have been driving for 28 years!

3. I am near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other, so the doctor has said I have the best of both worlds. I found that reading Harry Potters last adventure I am finally getting older eyes and need to actually read with out my glasses on for a while because I asked the eye doc last time to make my glasses a little more to the mid range ( for the computer work I do)

4. I am a messy desk - but know where everything is kind of girl. I am messilly organized I think.

5. I have lately enjoyed getting pedicures so much I am considering making this a regular part of my beauty routine.

6. I rarely use soap on my face... I have cleansing routines don't get me wrong, I just don't use regular soap. I get told I have nice skin though.

7. I absolutley adore the art and books of author Susan Branch She is my Idol - she started her art later in life and still is enjoying it today- check her out.

8. I have another artist I enjoy looking at her work as well ! my Talented Aunt Sunny. NO wonder I want to be an artist when I grow up !

Tag your IT next, Swamp angel, Kate, Susy Q, big Heavy, And you if you would like to do this too and YOu are readding along here!

so I am off to give some blog love and tags to those above.
Back to you all on sunday with some photos I hope of my adventure.

coming up soon- an adventure

The end of the week will bring a new adventure for me called Wood badge- it is part of the BSA program for adult volunteers. I am looking forward to learning a few things about myself and working with others in teams and troops and patrols.

I will spend two weekends this month joining with other volunteer scouters learning lots of new things and committing to some additional program responsibilities. We are going to be at Camp Tahosa and I will take my camera - at least to document for my self this adventure.

We will be camping in this the " lower Meadow" but have been told we won't have facilities for washing! so three stinky days are in the making. I have a backpack, my essentials, fun stuff and a borrowed tent and sleeping bag, as well as a cot. I have done a trial run in putting my tent up by myself if I have too.

I have been walking everyday for the last 20 days, so I hope I will get around ok. I should have thought of a walking stick but I might be able to find something there if I need it. I have a good pair of boots and the boys are going to let me borrow a rain poncho- ( cause we are in the afternoon thunderstorm period)

My Office

Steven says it looks empty, ! but I may get a different one so I don't want to over due just yet. LOL

These are the two windows, they face norht mostly, but you can see west to the mountain too.
My target special dollar garland. and My very favorite susan Branch - calendar. My pictures of Nueschawnstien castle, that I have had in every office since about 1996 !
My Desk and another little word banner from the dollar spot.
My favorite photos and people to keep me company all day. love my K8 and Super J and HH and all my guys.
The other door connects to another next door office. the one with the window panel leads to the hall.

and my trip in on the bus~! I look mad. but I am not, just trying to be descrete as other folks just don't get this documenting life and making memories thing! peace out folks. Sorry I havent posted as much in a while, I am in the learning curve. Love all my visitors and wish for you to leave me a little blog love if you are reading and looking at my pics.

silly boy

gave J some cowboy boots that have been in my closet for a few years, they were a friend of ours ( his name is Tony and he has severe alzheimers - He and J were friends since J was a new born, he and his wife Alice have always been good to J) so anyway the boots have sentimental value as well as a place in J's wardrobe. as soon as he had them on- he went to his room, to put on the dickies gray jeans and tell me mom look at me! I told him you look like a Mexican cowboy we see out at the flea market !! LOL :) and so now to complete the look, go get my straw hat with the pheasant feather hat band :) What do you say?? such a silly guy- but the boots hit the right spot in his heart.

Chicks Rule

You Should Be In The Dixie Chicks

You're down to earth and never forget your roots...But that doesn't mean you can't rock out

What Girl Group Should You Be In?

one week - will take office photos soon!

yeah I have worked one week today! everyone in my office is nice, I am happy to report that I already have such a great background in benefits that this is to my advantage and I can focus on learning the basics of peoplesoft and support works and not have to worry about the basics.

I will try to take my camera with me in the next few days and show you my new office with two windows! on the 6th floor.
I am sorry this is not much of an update, but I am wiped and on brain overload at the moment.

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)

nefew, cousins, grandma, grandpa and me

Hh is off to her week at Grand camp, I picked up my brothers son, and we all visited together.

Me, my Mom, my Nefew R and my Dad
The setting sun on the rockies tonight, after a few thunder storms and hot weather this afternoon.

R and J are going to hang out together until Wed. and then the EX- is actually taking him back to the grands. !!!

I still have to make one more round trip to Colorado Springs to pick up Hh by Friday!

An I am off to work starting Tuesday Morning. yeah ..... cool.

toes, toes? who knows

Hh and I indulged in a little pedicure action yesterday, hers are neon orange ( in fact the glow in the black light) and mine are a firey carribean pink. - so I don't know how this is correct, funny anyway.

Your Toes Should Be Black

A total rulebreaker (and heartbreaker), you're always a little punk rock. Your flirting style: Wacky and a bit shocking Your ideal guy: An accomplished artist, musician, or writer Stay away from: Preppy guys looking for a quick bad girl fling

What Color Should Your Toenails Be?

Last Night

We went to the Rockies game and saw great fireworks again this year. The post yesterday had last years photos in them. What a blast a full house and of course the Rockies won and had a sweep on the homestand this time. They beat the Mets 17 to 6 what a game. The Mets scored early on but the Rockies came back hard with a ton of hits and runs.

the game time was 6:05 and we got home about 11:30 pm what a blast. The fireworks were fantastic and great music and fans were let on the field, so here are some shots from Coors Field.

Hh and I were first up in our row, we sat up high but this is also the best vantage for the fireworks.

it was quite warm in the afternoon sun, but the evening progressed and right before the fireworks we actually had a rain shower. I can't say enough about the quality of spending our 4th of july here at the stadium, there was a jet fly by and lots of patriotic songs and good spirits. What a nice time to be together.

musical Meme

1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits Listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar).
2. Pick the year you turned 18.
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year.
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you.
5. Pass it on to more friends.

Well I was 18 in 1982 so can I count the year leading up to it as well?? scince that was when I graduated high school and moved on the college these are from 1981

March 7 - March 20: I Love A Rainy Night Eddie Rabbitt

This song reminds me of my friend Sylvia and a friend of hers too, who drove a truck over the road -and was a good looking guy. The line about the windsheild wipers always brings them to mind.

March 21 - March 27: Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon

REO - helped me through college. there are very few songs that they have that I don't know so when ever I hear them it brings back great times at Linfeild for me.

August 1 - August 14: Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

oh who didn't love Noah Drake on General Hospital. and Rick is back these days making me nostalgic for the simpler life and times. My mom has been a gh fan for as long as I can remember. So this is associated with her for me.

October 17 - November 6: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross

Chris Cross - where did he go?? he had one or two albums and did some songs that I really liked, so I picked this one cause " sailing " didn't make it on the list!!! maybe i need to go find some of his stuff for my shuffle list.

and from 1982
March 20 - May 7: I Love Rock n' Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

What can I say this is as good of an anthem today as it was 25 years ago! I loved her kick ass attitude in this song, as well as bad reputation.

Happy birthday America

Thank you American Service men and Women for letting me live in a country that is free.
Where American is Baseball and Apple-pie and Mom.
from a site called info please - where you can read the entire document

The Declaration of Independence
On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first colony to instruct its delegates to take the actual initiative was Virginia on May 15. On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution to the Congress to the effect “that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States. . . .” A committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman was organized to “prepare a declaration to the effect of the said first resolution.” The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. Most delegates signed the Declaration August 2, but George Wythe (Va.) signed August 27; Richard Henry Lee (Va.), Elbridge Gerry (Mass.), and Oliver Wolcott (Conn.) in September; Matthew Thornton (N.H.), not a delegate until September, in November; and Thomas McKean (Del.), although present on July 4, not until 1781 by special permission, having served in the army in the interim.

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Yeah- HERE IT IS- The GOOD NEWS

I am now( soon as the back ground check is done-- the 9th of July I hope) an Employee of the State of Colorado Employed by the Personnel and Benefits office!!! @ the University of Colorado- Boulder.

that said you can look up the office here at PBS or you can start on the home pages here at CU **

This is what has been in the works for a while. I have been patiently waiting for this job, I took the exam for " general professional I" back in February and had a 1st interview at the beginning of March. Then was turned down on the initial go round of available jobs because I know French (and do not have a fluent Spanish speaking capabilities) :) . But the Manager in Charge was wonderful and wanted me to know how good I was and how they wanted me!!! so she asked if there were another position, or they could somehow get me on temp to hire would I consider those?? yes yes I said with enthusiasm. So fast forward to the beginning of May- I got a call from the Manager, wanting to know if I was still interested and available?? Yes Yes I said I am!! Well to make an even longer story of it.... they had two people retiring and then an open season and the end to their fiscal year.... well I had another interview this time with the director and another manager ( team Lead) , they called me that day for my Professional references and By Friday I had the Job offer by phone!!!!! So this morning I went in and made the offer official and signed and completed lots of paperwork , I am only a background check away from starting this JOB!!! so there you have it. Thanks for sticking with me this far.


** ( a little about my new employer) The University of Colorado is a three-university system with campuses in Boulder and Colorado Springs, and a Denver and Health Sciences Center campus located in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. CU is a premier teaching and research university, ranked sixth among public institutions in federal research expenditures by the National Science Foundation. Academic prestige is marked by CU’s four Nobel laureates, seven MacArthur “genius” Fellows, 18 alumni astronauts, 19 Rhodes Scholars and CU-Boulder’s ranking of 11th best public university and 34th best overall university in the world by the Institute for Higher Education.

Girly smell- well well LOL

Your Scent is Pumpkin Pie

Warm, comforting, and a bit old fashionedYou've got what men want - believe it or not!

What's" Your Girl Smell?

stay tuned- I am hoping for some good news soon

I know I have been hinting around for a while about news I am waiting for on the Job front, My close girlfriends know what is up, but I don't want to jinx it so I will just tell you to keep an eye out here and I will post the news as soon as it comes through.

The job with Measured Progress is coming to an end. We work tomorrow and then we are done for the rest of the summer. - my hope is for the other job to pan out soon too. Math has been fun to score and a different challenge than the writing and reading I have done in the past. It is more concrete and the rubrics are easier to qualify for I think. I don't have much in the way of " formal college level math" basic, and later statistics ( though there is lots of algebra used) , but my practical work experiences have helped me retain my math skills too. So it is interesting, to see how I do.

I am wiped out though as far as the computer goes, cause all the scoring is done on the computer and my eyes and brain are fried tonight so not much more to say here. except stay tuned.

watch out world

new driver's are behind the wheel. but this my friends is our one dollar subaru and so I think it will be just fine. its a little banged up and it leaks oil but life with wheels is sometimes better than without. We went to a nearby church with a large parking lot to practice. It really is fun to teach them to manual shift and learn about all the things you need to do to drive. So off to get a permit too soon.

a meme from Scott- life is grand

Meme from Scott at Life is Grand, BTW I GOT MY MUSIC CD TODAY_ CAN"T WAIT TO PLAY IT IN THE MOM VAN!! It is great I like it all.



God doesn't care - if you are a man or a woman, you are unique and made special, with purpose on this earth. Have faith that he has perfect timing and is already there ! " for I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, " plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" Jeremiah 29:11



I adore chocolate, The good kind, smooth European, sweet, milk, white, dark.



They always say what comes around goes around, do you believe in Karma?



Yeah, it's true my life hasn't been easy, but I am blessed with wonderful children, outstanding husband, great friends and lots of material things.



At one point I wasn't sure I would be in another loving relationship and marriage, but here I am and I can say it is good. Life threw me lemons and I had to make lemonade.



Why should I care about the planet? I think because I will be leaving it to a future generation, and I would like it to continue in peace and whole as we can help it be.



Real men cry once in a while. I am glad my dearest gets that way, and even my son and Step sons are not buying into the myth of macho.



I always return to art as a way to express myself. I enjoy the creative process and take satisfaction in creating scrapbooks, cards and altered art. I enjoy painting and sewing creatively too.



The music I love has great an meaningful lyrics, powerful messages for my soul. Explores emotions and tells of real life and little things that make the world a better place.



I've never really had childhood friends, my friends have come after I settled down, being an Army Brat, we moved and were temporarily at a few places, and I continued that until I married and moved to Denver. now though I have a few girlfriends and I am thankful for them in my life.



Someone told me money doesn't buy happiness- but it damn sure makes the way alot easier. hard to believe I have been out of work since November. It will be nice when I get a salary back again.



I can sit and pretend that my feelings don't get hurt, and I am a jovial happy fat chick. Sometimes that is not the case and I have feelings too.


The funny thing is I didn't really know how my life would turn out. So far it has been a great time, sure there are things I learned along the way but I don't know that I would trade one minute of it. I certainly don't regret any of it.

Flea market and fun day

we left home at 8:00 am the morning off to the mile high flea market a really big place to buy lots of stuff. We had a couple of things in mind to buy and keep an eye out for and the rest it is just fun to buy other peoples cool junk some times.


I bought a puxatony phil 2006 for my self.

He is pretty cute and soft, I feel I got a good price for him.

We bought some hot fresh roasted chillies too, yum-o
there are lots of fresh produce stands and fun things to taste and eat and buy we bought one other item that there is always a bargan deal on and that is socks!!! we love flea market socks and they are such a good deal. 16 pair for 10 dollars - yeah everyone in my house got new socks.

then we went to the chuch for a mini version of VBS a fun day , we sang, ate and had fun making a bead craft and we had a church search- sooooo much fun, we had all ages and it was great. so There you have it a fun day in the sun..... it was extreamly sunny and warm today in Denver too.

me a flower?

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

What happened today?

Colorology , colorstrology and Measured Progress are causing a hit parade on my Blog!

over the last two and a half years my bloging about this topic ( colorology and Colorstrology- see tags for other entries on my blog and links from past posts) has caused hits, but now today I had about 25 hits? what is up with that, most are search engine driven, and I am not sure why there is such and interest in this topic?@! no one leaves me any clue as to why they are so interested in this topic. They certainly do't leave a comment while here.

the other Topic is Measured Progress and that is on a " hit list" search engine from some one in Dover, Mass. ( this is where the parent company is) I hope I post up good PR for them, as this is a job I have enjoyed doing. The hiring is done locally here by Kelly Service Temps. It seems this has been a good sideline for me to pass the time at while still looking for more permanent work. I have been scoring Math for the last couple of days now. I had only done reading before, so the challenge is new and interesting. Seems I haven't totally forgotten geometry and percentages off LOL : ) For the most part I like the people I am with there, it is an interesting mix of newly graduated students,old hippies, trust fund babies, retired and working teachers and principles and administrators with a smattering of nerdy guys thrown in the mix, quite a diverse intelectual community. Most are required to have a college degree so it makes the talk around the tables at lunch at least stimulating.

well thanks for all the visits anyone looking for information on these two hit list topics

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

the color orange not purple

You Need Some Orange in Your Life

Orange will make you feel open, lively, and artistic.And with a little orange, you will project an aura of friendliness.If you want bolder experiences, you've got to get a little orange in your life! For extra punch: Combine orange with red or yellow The downside of orange: It's too powerful and unusual for some people to deal with The consequences of more orange in your life: You will become more creative in almost every aspect of your lifeYou will find humor in the most serious and dismal situationsYou will feel like life is exciting, even when you're doing ordinary things

What Color Do You Need?

I love these color things, and the colorstrology by pantone, is still my number one search hit on this blog. I find it intriguing and fun to see the colors in life. And here is the pantone universe site also full of color and life.

meez- from Mac daddy by way of Jason

if you've got a little time to kill...head on over to Meez.com'>Meez (hopefully the link works if not just google Meez) and create you one.

Do Jason a favor...if you create one for your blog (or whatever you choose to do with your's) and you fill out your registration (it's all free) put in Jason's username (casperja) so he'll get the credit for it. I think you get something called Coinz when other people sign up. Not totally sure what you do with them although I did see a few articles of clothing and accessories that costs a few "Coinz". So since he turned me onto it, we'll give him the Coinz!

Oh...another tip from Jason...before you download it you need to size your Meez down to "Bodysize 175x233". That makes it fit nicely in your little blog sidebar.

that is the electric slide I am doing , it was fun to make a little person.

school's out for summer

the first official day of summer break- none of that Mom I just don't know what to do just yet.

All kids are here today.

I went and Helped out my friend at the Hopsital again today. I was scheduled for Wed. as well but we will be going to the Rockies at Coors Stadium that night this will be game number three that S and I and Hh are going to attend. We are enjoying the boys of summer this year more than ever.

I have things to do but am tired and may go take a little nap. Just wanted to make a quicky update.