I think we're done-September 30, 2018

Yesterday was Daisy's 2nd birthday. I took some pictures as is expected! But today I discovered that Google, as of today, will no longer allow me to move pictures from my phone to my laptop so I can post them on my blog. It clearly states the new gmail does not allow for that. So, it appears my blog may be over. If I cannot post pictures then what do I have left to post?

If anybody knows a way around this ridiculous rule (designed to control us) please text or email and let me know. Until then I will keep studying and see if I can figure out a way around this.

I am really sorry.

More hula hooping-September 23, 2018

I want to show you a couple of follow up pictures of Daisy learning to hula hoop. She is going to accomplish this pretty soon. I didn't even try to hula hoop until I was almost a teenager.

 

 

 

 

Now I want to share one picture that needs little comment.

True sisterly love.

 

Summer work is winding down for us so we are getting ready to travel. We have reservations in Las Vegas on April 5, 2019. I'll spare you the long story on why we booked so far ahead. We are now looking at time in Deadwood and next will be WinStar. I have Reno on my bucket list so we will see where we end up.

 

Crazy Daisy-September 18, 2018

Our little Daisy has decided she is going to learn to hula hoop. She will be 2 on the 29th. She has taken to it pretty well for such a tiny little thing. She tried it again today and she knows exactly how to get it going but I think the hoop is too large for her to keep it going.

 

 

Today we used a hula hoop that was an inch smaller.

She made all of the moves correctly while standing and she knew

how to work it. We were shocked. Daisy

is such a character.

 

It's good exercise to say the least. (I'm talking to myself here.)

 

Monday in the Mountains-September 12, 2018

We weren't lucky to get to go to the mountains on Monday, we were blessed. It was an incredibly beautiful day there. The smoke was so bad here we could not see the mountains. But in Black Hawk it was stunning with a gorgeous blue sky, clean air and a nice temperature in the 70s. It was greeting card beautiful.

Clear Creek. It is very low this time of year as

it should be, but still pretty and peaceful.

 

Clear Creek Canyon. To our friends in the South,

we don't drive across the mountains. They blast them with

dynamite and we drive through them. I can still remember

the first time I was in a Rocky Mountain canyon.

 

Bright sunshine and thick clouds at the same time.

I liked this sight. The clouds did not turn into anything.

 

More mountains and rocks. See how pretty the sky is.

 

The Monarch had their orchids back. They were missing the last

couple of times we were there. There is something very

soothing about these orchids. I wish I could raise them but I cannot.

I have tried.

 

Monday was such a pretty day I wish I could have shared it with you in person.

 

 

Busy week-September 8, 2018

What a busy week we have had. Lots of time with the girls though now that school has started they arrive in shifts. Daisy gets here at 8:00. Zoey arrives at 11:30 and Hannah gets here at 3:30. They are all so hungry I spend much of my time cooking and feeding them. I am learning to anticipate their hunger and have things ready when they get here. The past two weeks have kept us close to home so there are no travel pictures to share. Just girls.

I tried for the longest to get Daisy and Zoey to put their faces

side by side. Obviously I failed. They each march to the beat

of a different drummer so this is what we ended up with.

 

 

Zoey always wants to be a princess. It almost makes me wish

she could grow up to marry a prince. Oh well, that won't happen

 but it's a nice thought. I just want her to be happy.

 

Crazy Daisy loves the hand-me-down rocking horse. It's in excellent

shape and when she is done we will probably donate it so another

little girl (or boy) can enjoy it. It's the sounds it makes that make it so much fun.

 

No pictures of Hannah this week. She is yelling for food when she gets here so I dare not tell her to pose for a picture. It could be detrimental to my health! It's hard to grasp how fast these girls are growing.

 

Since summer is winding down (our trees are already changing colors) we have turned our thoughts to planning some fun trips. I have made reservations in Las Vegas at our favorite place but could not get an open date until April 5, 2019. That's fine. We are happy to wait.

 

 

History lesson-September 2, 2018

I have meant to post this for quite some time. I want to share it because I find it incredibly interesting.
I don't know if you ever think about the pioneers who so bravely crossed the plains of this country in covered wagons. There are so many reminders of them in this part of the country that I let the thought of the pioneers roam through my mind quite often.

I apologize for the terrible quality of these pictures.



These are dead or dying cottonwood trees. These trees require a

lot of water to grow. If they have enough water they can live well

beyond 150 years of age. When pioneers found large groups of these

trees they knew there was ample water to survive. Therefore many of

them built their houses there.

 

 

In a sense this is a newer house, but in many cases especially across

Wyoming you see remains of houses that we as old as the trees themselves.

 

So I look at these trees and think how brilliant it was for the pioneers to follow the path of trees across our great country. It mean life sustaining water. I never thought about it until I read it while studying Colorado history.

 

The sad part of all of this is that the trees are now dying not because of age though that makes a difference. It's because the big cities are taking all of the water for their people. The need for water in this arid part of the country is not to be taken lightly. There is a huge war going on with the city of Thornton and all of northern Colorado farms right now. It will end up in court eventually. So in the future do not take the water coming out of your faucet for granted.

 

I'll try to spare you any more history lessons. But I could not let this one get lost.