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The Price of Health Care

Now, I never post anything political, and this is not meant to be a political post.  Just a fun little story...I had a little tumor caused by an unhappy blood vessel on my left ring finger.  It was...

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Blackwood Legacy

 A few weeks ago, the Blackwood Legacy group came and performed at the church.  

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Updating the deck...

Remember back in April when our deck looked like this? Then we added the Pergola in May.....it was nicer...... But I think we finally have it all set up for us, with a new grill and some new...

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Happy Birthday Mobi

Today is Mobi's 2nd Birthday!For her birthday she got this cute little frog..... She will also get a new bone (which she can have tonight during my meeting so she is quiet).  I can't believe is is...

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THE FLOODS

In this dry community here, we would not expect there to be a title of a post like that.  Many folks have asked us how we are and what it is like here.  Well first, we are not anywhere near to the...

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DisneyLand!

We got to go to Disney Land recently.  It had been almost 15 years since we had been there.  Yes we have been to Disney World, but still.  Since Kevin has been traveling and working not too far there,...

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Cute kitties

As it gets colder out, the Chip and Dale want to hang out in the house more.  Here is where I found them one day.  Then I kicked them outside :-)

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First Snow

 We had our first snow a few weeks ago.  Here in Colorado, we tend to have warm days, and cold days side by side a lot in the fall.  One of my coworkers said it best when she said "your weather is...

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Where or where has Kevin and Jody been?

Well here it is already towards the end of March.  Where have we been in 2014?  Well Jody has been to Chicago and to Miami, and will be in Orlando next week (all work, no fun).  Kevin has spent two...

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Enjoying the view....

 Sometimes we get so busy we forget that we live in an incredible area and should really step back, reflect and enjoy the nature around us.  The other day, we enjoyed our visitors at the end of our...

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A gift from Germany....

Hey Guess what?  Did you know that Kevin really likes chocolate?  He does and if you know him at all, you already knew it.  Well our friends in Germany also know.... You all remember our exchange...

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Guittard NonPareils

There is something about NonPareils that I love. Maybe it is the memories of my mom getting them for me, albeit rarely, from the Sears candy counter as a kid. Maybe it is the crunch of the white dots...

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Pheasant hunting?

We seem to have a small pheasant family (3) living at the logs at the end of our property.  So no, they are not hunted (unless Chip and Dale decide to try to hunt and they are quite the killers).  But...

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High waters

We had an above average year of snow fall in the mountains of Colorado this last winter.  With warm weather and some rains recently we are once again watching the water rise and some places further...

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Sweet Sweet Wine.....thanks Kari

This past weekend, my friend Kari came to visit.  We had a really great time and had a chance to catch up.  We hadn't seen each other for what seems like a very long time (a few months).  Anyway, Kari...

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J.D. Gross Mousse au Chocolat

I am working my way thru the mammoth box of chocolate from Germany, and one of the items in there was the J.D. Gross Mousse au Chocolat "bar". I use the word bar loosely as the package includes several...

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Jekyll Island

Once again I was accepted to present at the Distance Learning Administration conference, held at Jekyll Island.  Since it was close to our anniversary and we didn't go last year, we decided to take a...

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Cumbres Toltec train

For our anniversary, we decided to take a short road trip to southern Colorado to ride the Cumbres and Toltec Train We actually decided to ride from New Mexico, so we took a bus down to Chama NM and...

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Making Cheese

Jody and I were at the Cheese Importers in Longmont and ran across a kit to make your own mozzarella. So we said to ourselves, "We've seen them make it on TV, how hard can it be". So we decided to get...

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Harry Potter Weekend

Harry Potter WeekendSo something pretty amazing happened….We went to Orlando. This is the first time I went to Orlando and didn’t get to have any specific “Disney” experience…Not even downtown Disney....

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Rain Rain go away, come again another day....

So we have had tons of rain.  May 11 was the first "dry" day in May, meaning it was the first day we didn't have some precipitation.  In the spring it is common for us to get rain showers in the...

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Easter Sunday

This post is a little late......On Easter Sunday afternoon, Doug and Cindy, Greg, Desirae and her family all came out to do an egg hunt and spend the afternoon. The kids enjoyed the hunt....but one egg...

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Cats

When we first got Chip and Dale they were afraid to go outside.  We rescued them from a shelter where they had spent their entire life inside.  Outside was very scary.  Now, if they don't get to go...

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Happy Halloween

Wow it has been awhile.  It has been busy.  We haven't really had fun travel.  We did go back to Jekyll Island again for a conference for Jody. We went to Kevin's parents house to celebrate their 50th...

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