we are home now - chilling. the smell of smoke and the haze has migrated down from ft collins and is not fun - so we are inside today - hope it clears up -but makes me feel sad for those that are close to it. how are you doing Val. new fire just northwest of us - and I think I heard about one down in pueblo....and the fire season has barely begun......grrrr....

Hello everyone! Just poping on to say hello! I want to scream!! Took Zach to Dr this afternoon, he is baffled, but wants a stool sample, easy enough right? NOPE! Got a tiny one, wasn't enough, so I cleaned it out and was trying to clean the toilet, so nothing would show up, and he had to go again, so I let him go with out the hat thing in the toilet, I even feed him a kids cheeseburger thinking it would run right through, but no, I've been waiting for two hours and nothing! I just made him go out and help my Dad in the yard hoping the movement will move something. However, the lab is now closed and one of the four vials is only good for two hours, so that one will have to come in the morning, the others are good for 72 hours...now the fun begins!!!

I will be Relaying all night long tomorrow night! It is always so much work, but well worth it in the end! It is very cool to see Zach out there with so many older people walking the Survivor lap! I hope to take more photos this year, the past few years, I've been too busy running things to take many photos!

I guess I better get off here and maybe head home since I can't take in the stool sample tonight!

KAren - praying you get some answers and that the sample collection gets a bit easier.

Good Luck on the Relay!

So - I mentioned to Karen today that had something to share about G and how she is growing up too quick - probably TMI - but....and I know most of you are "boy" moms...

G has the American Girl book all about taking care of your body - good hygiene, eating properly, etc etc. Well...it also has a whole section on how your body changes. The kiddo wants to skip past the whole section and wearing a pad and she wants to start wearing a tampon cause the book shows you how....first off - she has not even started yet (but she still tries to put a mini pad in whenever possible) I am now going to have to start hiding tampons.....grrrr


later

LOL about Lil G!!! I'm sorry. I know it isn't funny!!!

Karen~~hope it works out getting that sample and results.

Sorry about the smoke.

Colorado girls...where should I take my family on vacation? And, somewhat reasonable. And, who knows whether my family would even allow me a chance to meet you all.

Oh Pam G is too cute. Im glad I didn't have to deal with any of that since I have boys. LOL

good luck Karen with everything.

Debbie come to Vegas

we are trying to drive....silly girl. And, I did look @ it for a bit. It was $1000 to fly.

Pikes Peak Region (aka Colorado Springs)
Air Force Academy
Pam
Cave of the winds
Karen
Pikes Peak
Mandy
Cog Railway (to Pikes Peak)
Val (not too far)
Manitou Cliff Dwelling
Royal Gorge (down in Pueblo)
Cripple Creek (gambling town - lots of history)
Seven Falls


an hour to Denver

look @ you go. You are so funny trying to be subtle. LOL

I looked @ Royal Gorge and it's almost $100 for our family to get in. I haven't checked Pikes Peak yet. We thought about staying in Ouray...but, that is a long ways away.

http://www.coloradoinfo.com/travel.asp?pageid=8
that will get you $3 off each royal gorge. lots of discount coupons out there - for most places...

Cog railway would cost at least that much as well

what about Estes Park - are oyu members of the Y, they have a really nice camp up there - also the Stanley Hotel is there (remember the shining with jack nicholson)

we are not members of the y...but, we've been to Estes a lot. T hasn't...but, the rest of the family has.

well, what really got me is DH said he had to do some work to the vehicle on the brakes before we went out....to the tune of $400. I really didn't budget for that. And, then after vacation...school is getting close on starting. UGH!!!

I got a stylus from target and I LOVE it!!! much easier to draw with....I still stink @ drawing...but, much better.

thanks for the website. Awesome!!!

Pam, sorry about G! But at least she might be prepared. We have a very open door policy in our house, sometimes too open. When Zach was just a little guy I don't remeber if he was potty trained yet or not, but he had seen me put on pads before and one day I caught him "playing" with the entire box and had one stuck to his testicles. It was not fun for either of us to pull that off his delicate skin...but I am laughing about it now!

Still no stool sample, UUUUGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Good morning all

Good morning ladies!

Thank goodness for boys, that's all I have to say about that!

TGIF. HillClimbs tomorrow, should be fun if the weather holds, not so much if it gets cold & rainy. Long day though, it starts at 2:00 fireworks start at 11:30. That's pretty late for me!

Clinton is out of town all next week, and I'm good with that, Randy is also gone for football camp, not that I really see him anyways! just Brandon and me until Wednesday night, when Randy gets home.

I GOT IT!!!

Lynn - have a great day at the HillClimb - and that is past my bedtime but I am finding I am staying up later these days - go figure...

Karen - ROLF - then I started thinking...did she get a sample - or did she get a picture in Draw Something.

I upgraded the free version and I am getting a fair amount of force closures....I "want" to upgrade to the paid version...just waiting for the paid upgrade to 'pop up'..

I am definitely having fun with Draw something - sometimes I get to mucn into the detail (sorry guys) - it can be like art journaling...doodling and all is therapeutic....

So...I am too lazy to look back to see if I already shared this - so sharing again - and apologies if it is old. I signed up fro a Mixed Media class led by Donna Downey - up in Ft. Collins - on June 30th. I am so excited! Meeting a friend I 'met' at JS who definitely is an artist, I think had her own store, and probably has a real background in art where I am a "wanna be". Its a six hour class and I will be learning 40 different techniques in an album....YAY!!! (might still be openings if anyone wishes to join in....)

I think I saw th stylus at target - I wonder if it would work on a droid -

later - heading over to Garden of the gods - then to the movies (think "circus afro circus afro") then she has music therapy this afternoon....

Watching Journey 2 (drooling over the Rock) Wasnt sure about this but lil G is loving it - wants me to take sixteen wishes off her ipad and add this - WOW? Really? (I'd let her keep both - but maybe I can use this as an incentive....)

for those that might not get JS emails....

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I hope you'll come celebrate with us as we turn FIVE years old! You are awesome!

Thanks Pam! I do usually get those emails, but didn't get that one, at least not yet!

Have fun at the movies, I would like to see that one, too.
And your class sounds great! I know you will love it!