900 - miles driven
12 - hours driven
1 - people in the car
5 - states entered
2 - stops for gas
1 - stop for a beer at a bar with my bro who lives on the route
1 - Hubby I was excited to see when I got here
2 - Kids I was excited to see when I [...]
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Two Tickets To Paradise
In the car with Princess and Dude . . . listening to the radio on the way to summer day camp . . .
“I’ve got, two tickets to paradiiiise! Won’t you pack your bags, we’ll leave tonight! I’ve got . . .”
Dude: Hey Mom. Where’s Paradise?
Me: What?
Dude: Where is Paradise? That guy said he has [...]
Memorial Day Weekend - Day 3 - Absolutely Horrible
On Memorial Day, we packed up and headed back to Grand Lake once again. The previous day, we saw a flyer that said there was a Small Town Memorial Day Parade at 10:00 a.m. . . . what better way to spend Memorial Day than by watching a parade? We also wanted to drive home [...]
Memorial Day Weekend - Day 2 - A Complete Bust
It only got worse from Day 1 . . . on Day 2, we woke up and headed back to Grand Lake for buffet breakfast at the Fat Cat Cafe - TOTALLY worth it. Yummy! The English couple that runs the place is delightful, and the food (especially the pastries and other desserts) is amazing.
With [...]
Memorial Day Weekend - Day 1 - A Total Bust
A friend and coworker of mine let us use her cabin up in Tabernash, CO for Memorial Day weekend. We were SOOOO excited! An inexpensive weekend for the fam up in the mountains - what more could we ask for? We got up there later on Friday night because we couldn’t leave until the kiddos [...]
Mother’s Day 2010
I’m so lucky! My family really does shower me with love and do whatever I want to do on Mother’s Day - well, I get showered with their love every day, but the extra gifts on Mother’s Day make it extra fun
My grand plan of sleeping in as long as I wanted went [...]
OK - I Get It
So I have these friends, quite a few actually, whose kids play hockey.
I never understood why they would have their kids spend so much time playing one sport, which meant they also had to spend all that time watching their kid play that sport.
I always said “There is no way my kid is playing hockey. [...]
What I Learned Over Spring Break Part VI - 03/22/10
I learned that . . .
. . . when you expect crappy snow on the slopes, you may be pleasantly surprised.
. . . when you expect large crowds and long lift lines during spring break, you may be extra pleasantly surprised.
. . . 9 year olds will not listen to you when you tell them [...]
What I Learned Over Spring Break Part IV - 03/20/10
I learned that . . .
. . . for the 3rd morning in a row, my kids did not eat a good breakfast.
. . . Hubby took the kids to get donuts while I showered and packed.
. . . my kids could probably live on sugar if I let them.
. . . they were ready [...]
What I Learned Over Spring Break Part III - 03/19/10
I learned that . . .
. . . one night makes all the difference!
. . . sunny warm weather with icy snow on Thursday can turn into cool cloudy weather with awesome powder on Friday.
. . . I will never tire of driving over Wolf Creek Pass, especially if we’re headed to the Hot Springs [...]