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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Do you remember the Staples commercial where the Mom is prancing around the store with her cart dancing to Andy William’s Christmas song? Then you see the two children walking slowly behind her with their shoulders totally stooped. This year I understand that commercial a little better. It must be all the fighting that has been going on lately, but I’m very ready for my kids to be back in school – I think they are, too!

Miss Rylee was up bright and early ready for her first (and full) day of middle school. 

There were some others up, too!

And, we couldn’t forget to take our first day of school picture on the porch.

Happy to chill with these little ones. 

I must admit that I am thrilled to not have a mid-day pick up this year– the first time in 7 years!!

An Afternoon with the Broncos

For the first time, we headed downtown to watch the Summer Scrimmage of the Denver Broncos.

We fought traffic and we fought the crowds. We sat as close as I’m sure we’ll ever sit there at the Stadium and watched the Broncos stretch, toss the ball, and then scrimmage. It was pretty neat. Although it was pretty hot, we had a great time hanging out with our friends and cheering the city’s beloved football team. (You really don’t want to mess with Bronco fans!)

I don’t claim to be a huge football fan, I prefer college football over the NFL, but I do know a few of the names. Like these two:

#18 Peyton Manning  and retired Bronco, Ed McCaffrey - the one in the blue shirt centered below his name.

After the scrimmage the cheerleaders did their thing, then the Denver Thunderstorm came parachuting out of the plane. I’m glad the announcer warned us that they’d be entering the stadium at about 50-60 miles an hour because it looked like they were going to land right on us! Crazy fast. By the time I got a decent picture of one of them, they were almost on the ground.

You can barely see the parachute.

After Thunderstorm, everyone raced down for autographs. The kids loved it. We weren’t sure how many of them would actually get any, but they did just fine.

Clay’s Montana Adventure

Clay was invited by his best bud, Jakob, (and his dad) to head up to Big Sky Montana for a family reunion. He loved it. It was a tad quieter around here, but I was constantly reminded by Olivia that Clay was in Hannah Montana.

Thanks to Jeff for sending pics home along the way.

Enjoying breakfast and adventures in Wyoming

I’m not sure it gets much more Beautiful that Montana – but Colorado is right up there!

Clay lives for this kind of fun. He and Jakob have already made plans to have their own cabin and ATVs in MT someday.

(Daisy Pass, Cooke City, MT)

Fun in Cody, WY

You can’t pass up a Rodeo!

Or find out you’re allergic to horses! Poor kid.

After some lavender and benedryl, he was much better ride home.

A fun stop on the drive home – they pulled this for 3 miles!

A wonderful week for Clay. Thanks, Jeff and Jakob!

For Your Viewing Pleasure ;)

I’ve felt like I’ve been in a creative rut for so long.  So when this project came together so quickly and perfectly, I was over the top excited.

Everything came together in a day. How often does that happen?? Not to me.

I picked up the shelf at Goodwill (see post below), went over to Hobby Lobby to find the letters. Success! They were also half price.

After re-painting the shelf, painting the M, and wrapping twine around the E, I actually had to have Ryan pick up a different H for me on his way home from work. What a great husband. I already had the wreath (also picked up from Goodwill some time ago just waiting for it’s turn to be used), so the total cost of the project was $18.00.

Fabulous!

Now, I’m toying with the idea of adding vinyl – something like this:

Excuse the unpainted knob and the flash on my camera. You get the idea.

I just want to sit and stare at it all day. See, very excited.

Now I just need to come up with another project.

Inky Pinky Ponky

I've never been so thrilled about computer ink. 

In fact, I want to gag when I know we have to buy more. 

So crazy expensive.

Until today.

While shopping at my fabulous Goodwill, I came upon these beauties - just perfect for our printer.

10 cartridges for the price of one!

At $3 a piece, I scooped every last one up.

And, notice those XLs in there, too.

Blessed day.

Now, if ink actually expires this may burst my bubble . . . they are a couple years old.

Is that a problem?

I almost wish I needed to change a cartridge today..

Stay turned to see a fun project I'm starting.

I picked up the shelf today (again at Goodwill) for $4.50.

I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Whose Kid is That?!