Happy Birthday K8

Happy Birthday Girl Friend!

MIA

I have had one busy month.

at work we are in " open enrollment" the laws and plans and knowledge needs my full attention for the whole period, not to mention that I do a volunteer scout service at this time of the year too.

What you may ask yourself? I volunteer to handpaint bottle caps for webelos weekend. how many you may inquire? wel how about 600 or so...... Yikes what am I thinking? well it doesn't leave me much time for anything else.

So here I am a day away from teh END of open enrollment, a few days past completing my scout duty ( task) . My house is clean- my mother-in-law is in the house! SSD2 is Graduating from high school- I can't make this stuff up - I am ready for some R&R-

easter Sunday

These Girls were so pretty in their new spring outfits- pretty colors and fun fresh faces!

A nice lady at the church took our Group- including K8 who is like me always behind the camera. It is so good when we document the days of our lives for our families to be able to " see" us.

I love how the three girls are holding hands- so sweet

our holiday is coming to a close

fun was had by all we are glittered and glamed and have had a marvolus holiday with our friends and their family- wow we loved everyjam packed and peaceful moment alike.

Hh and her twin seperated at birth J had fun, and were enjoying a glitter filled egg treat here.

I am just killing a tiny bit of time before having to leave for the train station, we will travel back home overnight and be in Denver in the morning, S will take us for a little breakfast and then I think I will do a little laundry and try to get myself ready for another work week.

quilt-art-color design!

The University of Nebraska's quilt (museum) -Awesome



our story- we recorded a friendship story (just QT and K8) and a family story with 4 of us including J and Hh.



the exhibit was fascinating, the quilts under the microscope and the Perspective ( contemporary quilts) we so awesome!! unbelievable the color techniques and different style was so interesting. the color the vibe, the audio tour a smashing success. The under the microscope equally interesting in the things not to do to the quilts ( like wash them) and the deterioration that happens with different factors like bleaching in calico's ( red ones were especially vulnerably) and iron ore used to create the color brown - caused oxidation -read as rusted- and this ate away fabric too... the girls were even intrigued i think with the clothing and fabric in detail and close up.

The only thing we didn't get to do was Take pictures of any of the quilts. but the day was great.



We went to the Germans from Russia museum and research center too. There was a large population that were settled in Nebraska- they were interesting too. We took pictures of the things that they used and brought with them from the old country. they have a large ansestry-geneology study center.

always fun adventure and cool things with our friends

Leaving on slow train......

Hh and I are off on our Holiday adventure tonight, we should have departed at 8:00pm from Denver arriving in Lincoln by 4:30 am - but there is Engine Trouble with Amtrak in the sierra nevadas and snow too apparently since this train comes from LA through lots of mountains on its way to the plains.

So the latest estimate from the Amtrak customer service is 12:30 pm arriving at 9:30 approx in Lincoln. we will eat dinner and make calls to the local station master advise is to arrive at least an hour early and wait! well Kate and J we are coming just going to take us a little longer than expected. :) see you soon girlfriends.

Happy Birthday -

Happy Birthday - to my Blog and to My Dad!

I have been blogging for 5 years! can you believe it? March of 05 was the fist time I took to it, since then there have been lots of stories and fun and pictures. I have made lots of crafts, card and friends - changed jobs and had a good time.

I have won a few things, lost a few others and had joy, laughter, frustration and tears to share with readers.

My most desired posts are a strange rag tag of things.

Colorology - Colorstrology

Katate

Karate Feet pedicure pictures

altered mini mail boxes

Secret santa sayings

fun and sweet friends and family who keep tabs on me and mine through this cyber world. Thanks For sticking with me through all these things I want to tell the world. Thanks for reading my stories about Kids and Life and hobbies.

I am continuing to write here- I love this forum. I hope you will come visit me here often with a smile.

And a special Happy 77 th birthday to My dad Alan F. Spector- he is my inspiration and my hero. I love this man.

Snow in Denver

I am over the snow, I am wishing for a snow day - Hh has one tomorrow with a make-up day on the 5th of april ( but we will be on our way back to Denver that day so it will be hooky for her.

Tonight it took us 3 hours to drive out of Boulder and environs and make it home with out to many detours and mishaps. welcome to spring Colorado style.

I am not looking forward to more overnight and into the morning. well off to bed with me.

“PRNDL” word up?

PRNDL a word? Well hh thinks so it was cute and funny, we went to do a little car shopping Tuesday night and when we got in the first vehicle hh says wow this one even come with a "prindle". So S and I look at each other and say what is that? She's pretty jazzed about it at this point and we don't have a clue what it is…. Well she points to the automatic shifter and says " you know a prindle"!! well needless to say we tell her that is not a common term, ask a few of your friends you text and ask your brother J? she says o.k and texts a couple of friends and J, he has no clue and his buddies don't either, her friends don't know. So I tell her text cha cha and see if they give you an answer, and yes they did and it was a term used to identify the gear shifter on an automatic transmission. And so it goes life with children is never dull.

way to go grace!

Grace needed to be my middle name, not Ann!~!! LOL !@#!~~
Today at lunch. i had a salad, yeah me! but.... as i put on the dressing, i put the lid back on and was going to give the whole thing a shake and well what do you know the lid was NOT really on very well.
Good thing I am in the office mostly by myself and the ladies room is not far. Good thing I have on a cami under my shirt. I ended up taking it OFF and washing it with soap and water, wringing it and heading back in the office ( Door closed) turned on a fan and set it on a chair in the sun, it is almost dry again and I think I maight be o.k. for my presentation this afternoon.
!@$~&^% crisis averted!!!

secret to life?

The secret of life is that all we have and are is a gift of grace to be shared. ~~lloyd john ogilvie

me me me

taken a week ago at the office in building 500 at the Anschutz medical campus of the University of Colorado

another shot out the door of the office, its a nice suite

yesterday night on the way home from AMC-office about 5:00pm MST in a "new bus" these particular busses are used on RTD routes that do NOT have to go downtown, the buses were orderd from a european maker but are to large apparently to fit in the garage under the market stree & 16th street mall, they are very nice busses but very tall! seats are a little narrower than some other buses in the regional fleet. so it is a comfy ride anyway

Dreams

We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be.
~Gladys Tabor

it has been a while since i posted and i needed to dream. i dreamed of scrapbooking with kindergardeners 2 nights ago. i dreamed about crafting last night may be my upcoming trip will finally get me out of a creative slump.

Spring is on my mind- Color too

The Pantone forcast for spring is pretty and full of colors that appeal to me on a deeper -sense level. of course there is the requisite (purple) is a shade of violet that is near my own colorology of 2/2


Spring and summer naturally evoke feelings of
calm ocean waters and tranquil beach vacations
in cool, vibrant, tropical Turquoise. This soothing
hue from the blue-green family conjures feelings
of escape, especially when paired with Amparo
Blue. With more warmth than the typical spring
navy, this particular shade of blue is extremely
appealing because of its brighter, more energetic
attitude. Like the scent of a blossoming flower,
Violet lends a romantic air to the warm-weather
palette. This intriguing purplish hue is a distinctive
addition to any wardrobe.

Yellow has made its mark on fashion and spring
will further this trend with gleaming Aurora.
Reminiscent of the first glimpse of yellow as the
sun begins to rise over the horizon, this shimmering,
slightly greenish yellow adds a bold infusion.
Energy continues to surge throughout the warmer
hues of spring, leading to provocative Fusion
Coral. This inviting orange connects directly to
tangy Tomato Purée, this season’s classic red.
Pair it with Turquoise for a retro look.

What will you be wearing this spring, is there a color just for you based on your colorology?

Check that out here: Colorstrology by Michelle B

Happy birthday Baby girl

My baby girl is 14 ! doesn't seem possible, the girls went ice skating and stayed up all night. so now I am tired and want a nap LOL

snowy day commute

me on the bus this morning, pretty cool that my net book has a camera and i may take more of myself now with this feature. lol:-)

the commute was not too bad, but we were delayed by some plowing that had to occur, prior to my bus arriving at my stop.

Love someone

if you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.
you will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.

1 Corinthians 13:7 tlb

I was struck by this and need to give an apology to someone I love. - it is difficult to prove that Love will always expect the best, and it is difficult to say I didn't stand my ground in defending him. I let bad behavior knock me down and allowed myself not to defend him. alot of water has gone under the bridge, and I hope I can convey that i truely love him and DO defend him and stand by him and I always expect the best. It's tough to be a mom.

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.

Acer Aspire

That is what I got for my birthday present from S - I love and adore it... now thinking about getting a data plan on my sim card..... so I can realy tele-commute

it is small and light weight and BIG FUN - just starting to get things on it, need some office to do work and fun things. can't wait to play some more.

Punxsutawney Phil and Avatar

Well here is my other favorite animal in the world, my ground hog buddy that I share a special day with

Punxsutawney Phil facts are here a national geographic article about my furry friend.

S, Hh and I went to see this in 3-d on Imax and it was a total WOW - give it 4 out of 5 stars amazing, drew me in and I loved every minute of it.