03.19.15

Long Day

We had parent-teacher conferences today...makes for a long day! Did manage to have a little fun. You never know what you might find at an elementary school. This is the milk-jug igloo that has been built.

Did enjoy a little nightcap when I got home. :) Might be needing a new glass though.

02.23.15

Another Day
Well, the only thing worse then being out for three days is the first day back. Still not feeling well and a crap load of things to get done and clean up. After the crap day at work had even a worse evening.

02.01.15

Super Bowl
Well, it was a sad day for us Bronco Fans...not having our team in the Big Game. Still had fun with family though. 

I made some cake pops - had to honor "Deflate Gate" some how! 

Dave made yumminess on his Big Green Egg..chicken wings and "Pig Shots."

And I've been playing with my ice spheres. Just past half frozen, I dumped the water out. Then filled it with a Negroni Cocktail.

01.17.15

Ice Spheres
Fridge is fixed...three day weekend...enough said!

01.16.15

Professional Development Day
Had a good day with colleagues at our CRT (Computer Resource Teacher) job-alike day. Worked on district initiatives and had the opportunity to play with a few tech "toys" like Sphero. Looks like I'll be working on a new PTO grant!

The fridge stopped working yesterday...my own (ice) spheres were a casualty. Had to resort to wine tonight.

01.02.15

Day of Fun
These days don't come as often anymore...a day to watch the nephews. Back when they were "little", just an FYI they are three and six, I could always count on some downtime when they took a nap...not anymore! I was the one who needed the nap.

While waiting for the pool to open, we had to get in some video games...LittleBigPlanet was the game of choice.

We then made our way to the Castle Rock Rec Center for some fun. The last time I took Matty there he had just turned two. Back then he wouldn't go down the kid's slide on his own. (Aunt Jen had to take him and then got in trouble because she was too "big".) This time he spotted the big slides and was hooked. He spent all his time there while Ryan and I hung out in the shallows playing shark. (He also had no interest in the smaller slide...guessing that will change just like his brother.) 

After a lunch of Old McDonald, we headed to the sledding hill, AKA - Red Hawk Ridge's driving range. It's the perfect spot...no rocks or crap under the snow and it's a nice long slope. We had picked up two tubes the day before, but Matty insisted on the sled from the garage. He made one run down the "regular" section of the hill and then spent the rest of the afternoon going down the section with the jump at the end. (Even impressed some of the older boys there.) As for Ryan, he got a few less runs in due to the fact that either Uncle Chad or I had to tow both our tube and him, in his tube, back up the hill. It was a great workout! 


With a couple of unhappy, very tired boys, we made our way home for some hot chocolate and popcorn.

Later in the evening, after all children were safely home with their mom and day, Aunt Jen had a little refreshment of her own! Santa knew she would get good use out of the ice spheres!

12.25.14

Christmas Fun
Well, the big day finally arrived. It was filled with laughs, tears, and a couple of time-outs.

It ended with a beautiful sunset, while we were out in the cold trying to launch a rocket...Houston, we had a problem. 

And then a great nightcap with my new ice sphere!