OK I know I need to update for a lot people who want to follow our lives....crazy as that might seem to others...lol
Update on my accident, this past Sunday was 7 weeks from the accident, which means I have been 6 weeks on a liquid diet...Yeah half way through. Dec 15th should be my release date to migrate to soft and then solid foods...again yeah!!! right before the holidays and we start the new year.
I finally had my hand operated on, Tuesday Oct 28th...doing good and finally no pain.
So....the next couple of hurdles are that since the accident my bite has never been correct, there thoughts was that it was very swollen from the accident and would let time heal it, next Tuesday I go to the oral surgeon and since it will be over 8 weeks, they take x-rays and impressions and decide....hummmmmmm! I am not even going down that path right now
Second hurdle is that the man that ran the stop sign STILL hasn't called his insurance company which the insurance company LOVES as that means they can drag there feet about excepting liability....So we hired a lawyer and will let them take care of that. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support...we love you all for it!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Blessed to be alive...story
OK I know that a lot of you have been waiting for this blog.......Let's just say this takes a lot of energy typing with one finger, but yet I am blessed to be alive and sharing my story and pictures.
September 14th was a Sunday...Mark and I got up, cleaned out the garage and thrn met my brother Rod and his wife Sandy at 'Rock Bottom Brewery and Cafe for lunch (something that we have beem trying to do all summer long) We had such a great time, it was about 1:30 and we needed to get back home...had McKahl for a few hours so Erin could go to her once a month book club. Mark and I headed home using the frontage road that runs on the east side of I-25, just south of hwy 34 there is a county road 20E that joins to the frontage road...that day a man decided to blow through the stop sign...As I approched the intersection I could tell that this man wasn't going to stop..I saw Mark have to shoot out into the north bound lane to miss him. At that time I knew I had to stop....trying to stop and then the bike down..to short of a distince....T-Boned him in the drivers door. Here are some pictures of me and the bike...slideshow below
September 14th was a Sunday...Mark and I got up, cleaned out the garage and thrn met my brother Rod and his wife Sandy at 'Rock Bottom Brewery and Cafe for lunch (something that we have beem trying to do all summer long) We had such a great time, it was about 1:30 and we needed to get back home...had McKahl for a few hours so Erin could go to her once a month book club. Mark and I headed home using the frontage road that runs on the east side of I-25, just south of hwy 34 there is a county road 20E that joins to the frontage road...that day a man decided to blow through the stop sign...As I approched the intersection I could tell that this man wasn't going to stop..I saw Mark have to shoot out into the north bound lane to miss him. At that time I knew I had to stop....trying to stop and then the bike down..to short of a distince....T-Boned him in the drivers door. Here are some pictures of me and the bike...slideshow below
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Update on the business.......
Some times you have to step back and look at what is going on around you. Mark and I did that with the buy the business. We haven't totally said "no" but we have put a two week hold on making any more moves. We totally know that we can grow the business, we have awesome ideas (not something I just think, we have had solid business people tell us that...I don't want you to think...I am full of myself)....we just don't have total peace and so we have stepped back and are waiting for direction...so for now.....'On hold' is were we are at.
Erin...co-ed....fall softball
Erin is playing co-ed softball this fall. Adrianne whom Erin works with asked her to play. Monday night was her first game. Mark, McKahl, Sierra, Jacksen and myself went to watch. It was hard to get pictures...OK I didn't have the night function on....
Any way I wanted to share some of the pictures..."Looking to Score" lost 14-11...better luck next time guys.
Any way I wanted to share some of the pictures..."Looking to Score" lost 14-11...better luck next time guys.
Bailee and Covelli.....I have to share
Ok since we were out in Utah of course I have to brag on my grand children Bailee and Covelli. Since we don't get to see them to often I so enjoy the moments that we do get with them. Bailee is growing up so fast. I can hardly believe that this same time next year she will be going to Kindergarten..WOW...where does the time go. Bailee is a VERY beautiful and energetic girl...a memory on her. She can hear something just a couple of times and repeat...IT ALL...WORD FOR WORD...watch what you say and for sure watch what you promise her. She is an awesome big sister and I do think that once Covelli gets bigger (OK I should say 'older') wait till you see this kid he is HUGE.......
Covelli is a precious little man. He loves to have someone talk to him..you know that he wants to talk back. Oh I am sure that this will happen sooner...then later. He is very easy going...and is pretty easy going...food is about the only thing that when he is ready....he is ready. He is the only little man that I know that has 3 rolls on his knees...and that his thighs are bigger then my forearms..but he loves to smile.
Covelli is a precious little man. He loves to have someone talk to him..you know that he wants to talk back. Oh I am sure that this will happen sooner...then later. He is very easy going...and is pretty easy going...food is about the only thing that when he is ready....he is ready. He is the only little man that I know that has 3 rolls on his knees...and that his thighs are bigger then my forearms..but he loves to smile.
Timpanogos.....HD shop in Linden, Utah
Mark and I have said that in our life time we would love to stop at every Harley Davidson shop in the US....and once we get that done, we will work on outside of the US.
We have always loved the HD shop in Orem, but they recently built a new store and boy did they build a nice one. All of the steel and a large portion of the building is recycled..meaning there was an old steel mill in Linden that they dismantled and then used many pieces to build the following. It has a cafe' inside, you have glass between the store and the service center..so you can watch all of the service techs service yours or anyone elses motorcycles. They have daycare for people that bring their children to the store and.....surprise...buy a bike. The have a course on the back side of the building to do all of their riders edge classes. Nice place...stop when you are in the area.
We have always loved the HD shop in Orem, but they recently built a new store and boy did they build a nice one. All of the steel and a large portion of the building is recycled..meaning there was an old steel mill in Linden that they dismantled and then used many pieces to build the following. It has a cafe' inside, you have glass between the store and the service center..so you can watch all of the service techs service yours or anyone elses motorcycles. They have daycare for people that bring their children to the store and.....surprise...buy a bike. The have a course on the back side of the building to do all of their riders edge classes. Nice place...stop when you are in the area.
Moving Day for Turreal and Kim.....Orem to Tooele, Utah
Several weeks ago Kim and Turreal call, Kim has been offered a teaching (intern) position in a Junior High School in Tooele, Utah. Just about an hour to the North and West of Orem where they have been for the past 3 years. After weighing all of the pros and cons...the position was excepted and the move was on. Mark and I left Johnstown on Thursday the 21st and headed West. We arrive to in Orem late Thursday afternoon (traveling just isn't speed mode that it use to be...I have to stop and just get out) We hug and kiss everyone and off in the packing mode we go. We know that we have to have the trailer ready to be loaded by 8 am on Friday morning so that Matt (Turreal and Kim's friend) can bring his truck over to pull this BIG HUGE 27' snowmobile trailer. Back up at 5:30 the next morning and packing some more.
Ok so I have to stop at this point and tell the story of the truck. Matt brings his F150 over, we back him up and Mark goes to place the trailer on the hitch....ummmm the truck is sinking fast and when it won't go any further we still can't get the pin out to pull the trailer jack up. Katie, Matt's wife comes around the corner on foot with the boys and after some conversation...Katie and myself walk back around the corner to thier house to see what the tow limit is to their Armada...
Now the F150 has a towing limit of 5000 lbs...the Armada, well would you believe it, 10,000 lbs. So we pull the truck away and back the Armada up..unfortunetly the Armada sat to low and still we couldn't pull the jack out. On the horn to get the BIG F350 to pull the trailer.
This is house that Turreal and Kim lived in Orem...basement apartment:
So back to the story...we are completely loaded and we are on to next part of the journey and that is getting everything uloaded (so that Matt can take back the trailer and the truck) and try to get some things put away before Kim gets home from her third day of teaching. I thought it would be nice to have the kitchen put away for her..maybe not everything where she might want it, but heck you can switch it around as you go...but because Kim loves to cook and has many gadgets finding room in the kitchen proved to be my challenge...lets put it this way, I didn't succeed very well.
But after all of the loading, unloading here are a few more pics of their new home.
It sits right behind the Wal-mart in Tooele and has tons of little shops right there on property to the North or South...this place couldn't have located any more perfect for them. Beside a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, they have covered parking...play ground, club house, work out room, and pool. Should be a perfect place for the next leg of their journey......
After some clean up in the old apartment on Saturday..Mark and I headed over to watch the Orem Owlz play and some fireworks. Turreal worked that night and so we were able to watch, chat with some of his friends and watch some fireworks. Matt and Katie let Turreal, Mark and myself stay at their house Saturday night and from there we loaded up and headed home. Thanks Matt and Katie for your house, the cat, the blow up air mattress (did I say 'air'?) and the music that played all night long. Sleep overs are so much fun and the memories last forever......
Ok so I have to stop at this point and tell the story of the truck. Matt brings his F150 over, we back him up and Mark goes to place the trailer on the hitch....ummmm the truck is sinking fast and when it won't go any further we still can't get the pin out to pull the trailer jack up. Katie, Matt's wife comes around the corner on foot with the boys and after some conversation...Katie and myself walk back around the corner to thier house to see what the tow limit is to their Armada...
Now the F150 has a towing limit of 5000 lbs...the Armada, well would you believe it, 10,000 lbs. So we pull the truck away and back the Armada up..unfortunetly the Armada sat to low and still we couldn't pull the jack out. On the horn to get the BIG F350 to pull the trailer.
This is house that Turreal and Kim lived in Orem...basement apartment:
So back to the story...we are completely loaded and we are on to next part of the journey and that is getting everything uloaded (so that Matt can take back the trailer and the truck) and try to get some things put away before Kim gets home from her third day of teaching. I thought it would be nice to have the kitchen put away for her..maybe not everything where she might want it, but heck you can switch it around as you go...but because Kim loves to cook and has many gadgets finding room in the kitchen proved to be my challenge...lets put it this way, I didn't succeed very well.
But after all of the loading, unloading here are a few more pics of their new home.
It sits right behind the Wal-mart in Tooele and has tons of little shops right there on property to the North or South...this place couldn't have located any more perfect for them. Beside a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, they have covered parking...play ground, club house, work out room, and pool. Should be a perfect place for the next leg of their journey......
After some clean up in the old apartment on Saturday..Mark and I headed over to watch the Orem Owlz play and some fireworks. Turreal worked that night and so we were able to watch, chat with some of his friends and watch some fireworks. Matt and Katie let Turreal, Mark and myself stay at their house Saturday night and from there we loaded up and headed home. Thanks Matt and Katie for your house, the cat, the blow up air mattress (did I say 'air'?) and the music that played all night long. Sleep overs are so much fun and the memories last forever......
Monday, August 4, 2008
711 miles....30 years.....more memories
Well as some of you may know...Mark and I celebrated our 30 th wedding anniversary August 3, 2008. We left our house Saturday morning around 11:30 to be gone for just a couple of days. Take a nice motorcycle ride up into the mountains and just make it Mark and I. We had planned to stay in Walden (which is a beautiful ride) but for a couple of different reasons we weren't able to secure a room for the night....no big deal we would ride through Steamboat Springs and on into Craig for the night. Here is some of the scenery that we rode through to get to Craig.
Now I have to give up my secret, I found out a few summer back that if I put my camera on "sport" while I am on the bike I don't have to stop for everything that I think is cool. I just hold the camera up and start shooting.....usually I have just a couple that don't turn out. But as you can see we saw some beautiful country side and never stopped for one of these pictures. Well the one of Mark we did...that is where Masonville Road and the Poudre Canyon meet.
So as we headed out of Steamboat Springs...yep some of those clouds that you see in the back ground of some of these pictures...they are delivering rain and they delivered it right on top of us. We have had no rain at our house for weeks and we go to the mountains and you guessed it, rain! But we pushed through with what felt like needles hitting our face, to get into Craig. We pull up to the 'holiday inn express' there are several bikes there. Most of the heading to sturgis, we stand at the desk and ask the lady for a room...reservations? nope! sorry no rooms available. I then asked if they knew of any other hotel/motel with a room. nope! nothing as there was some big oil convention going on....great! Well we will just head to Meeker...about another hour away. We get into Meeker....just a couple of hotel/motels in that big city (just kidding). We pull up to this place that their little red light indicates that they have 'vacancies'...great! We walk up to the door, sign reads "we have gone to the county fair to bid on some pigs, we will be back at 8 pm. The time is a little bit before 7 and then the question is do we want to chance that they really do have rooms and then some guy tells us that the rooms are $95 a night...what for this place. No thank you! So I get out my phone and get onto 'live search' thank goodness for that. We find a place in Silt, Co they have two rooms...the gal says to me that they are 'smoking' rooms...is that still legal in the state of Colorado? We tell her that we will be there by 8:30, that we are going to get something to eat and then head there. Silt is just 7 miles east of Rifle. We go to the gas station to gas the bikes up, and stop at this burger place right next door. I order and we get our food. I told Mark that he had .48 cents from a 20 dollar bill...for two hamburgers, one order of fries and two drinks....what??? But hey I have to say I would have paid 20 dollars for just one of those hamburgers...( I wonder if they bought there beef at the same county fair as the other people were buying their pig). I am keeping the name of the place a secret, if they become to famous they might change their hamburger. After eating off we head to Silt, we get behind this semi and he is hauling, but in the horizon you can see that it is going to rain, you can never tell since we didn't really know how the road went. We stop and put on our rain gear....thank heaven for rain gear....we get back on the bikes and again off we head. Well you guessed it, rain blow sideways at us, on your bare skin face, really doesn't feel to good. But we pressed on through and arrived at Silt just about 8:40....yep she had held our room. Nice clean place, which we had to pay a $10 key deposit. This place didn't even have a credit card key thing a ma jing. But again it was clean and place to bed down for the night. The next morning we get up and into the shower I go...now what I didn't tell you is that when we where packing to leave on this trip I had taken my blow dryer out of the pack indicating to Mark that all hotels have a blow dryer in the rooms. Well this hotel that still used a key, didn't have a blow dryer and to boot I didn't bring a comb or brush...yes I used my finger and figured I was on the motorcycle...wind blown hair should work. Also, on my handy little phone and 'live search' we looked to see where the closest Harley dealership was. Right there...the first words where Aspen, great that is where we are going, so we can stop there since they indicated that they opened at 10 am on Sunday's. As we went through Glenwood Springs we saw a Harley dealership and thought we will have to stop there some other time as they weren't open yet. Once in Aspen we pulled out my phone and went to that special place 'live search' to find the exact address of the dealership. Yep, right there on the screen....'Aspen Valley Harley Davidson' "Glenwood Springs"....oh are you kidding me. The very dealership that we passed at 9:30 was the one that we wanted to go to...but we wanted it to be located in Aspen after all isn't that what the name said. Oh it pays to read the whole screen...we laughed and on we went.
Next stop 'Independence Pass' oh my goodness was it worth it, the scenery was absolutely breath taking, we saw a old ghost town and while at the ghost town we looked up to yet see more black storm clouds rolling at us, we started up the hill to the bikes, the bathroom and to put our gear on....we didn't move fast enough. This time finishing the trek up the hill we experienced RAIN, HAIL and yes that beloved SNOW. But honestly it didn't really matter. We got a little wet, but we still were having a great time. We came down off the pass, headed to Buena Vista..stopped at Jan's to eat, the burgers were OK, but nothing like our place in Meeker. Coming out of the restaurant..yep you guessed it rain again....we geared up and headed off..heading to Salida, Canon City, Pueblo and up I-25 home. Other then some rain...OK a lot of rain, we had a great time, didn't live by a schedule and had a great get a way.......711 miles and a great time! Since I did this blog without inserting pictures I will have to do them on the next blog....
Now I have to give up my secret, I found out a few summer back that if I put my camera on "sport" while I am on the bike I don't have to stop for everything that I think is cool. I just hold the camera up and start shooting.....usually I have just a couple that don't turn out. But as you can see we saw some beautiful country side and never stopped for one of these pictures. Well the one of Mark we did...that is where Masonville Road and the Poudre Canyon meet.
So as we headed out of Steamboat Springs...yep some of those clouds that you see in the back ground of some of these pictures...they are delivering rain and they delivered it right on top of us. We have had no rain at our house for weeks and we go to the mountains and you guessed it, rain! But we pushed through with what felt like needles hitting our face, to get into Craig. We pull up to the 'holiday inn express' there are several bikes there. Most of the heading to sturgis, we stand at the desk and ask the lady for a room...reservations? nope! sorry no rooms available. I then asked if they knew of any other hotel/motel with a room. nope! nothing as there was some big oil convention going on....great! Well we will just head to Meeker...about another hour away. We get into Meeker....just a couple of hotel/motels in that big city (just kidding). We pull up to this place that their little red light indicates that they have 'vacancies'...great! We walk up to the door, sign reads "we have gone to the county fair to bid on some pigs, we will be back at 8 pm. The time is a little bit before 7 and then the question is do we want to chance that they really do have rooms and then some guy tells us that the rooms are $95 a night...what for this place. No thank you! So I get out my phone and get onto 'live search' thank goodness for that. We find a place in Silt, Co they have two rooms...the gal says to me that they are 'smoking' rooms...is that still legal in the state of Colorado? We tell her that we will be there by 8:30, that we are going to get something to eat and then head there. Silt is just 7 miles east of Rifle. We go to the gas station to gas the bikes up, and stop at this burger place right next door. I order and we get our food. I told Mark that he had .48 cents from a 20 dollar bill...for two hamburgers, one order of fries and two drinks....what??? But hey I have to say I would have paid 20 dollars for just one of those hamburgers...( I wonder if they bought there beef at the same county fair as the other people were buying their pig). I am keeping the name of the place a secret, if they become to famous they might change their hamburger. After eating off we head to Silt, we get behind this semi and he is hauling, but in the horizon you can see that it is going to rain, you can never tell since we didn't really know how the road went. We stop and put on our rain gear....thank heaven for rain gear....we get back on the bikes and again off we head. Well you guessed it, rain blow sideways at us, on your bare skin face, really doesn't feel to good. But we pressed on through and arrived at Silt just about 8:40....yep she had held our room. Nice clean place, which we had to pay a $10 key deposit. This place didn't even have a credit card key thing a ma jing. But again it was clean and place to bed down for the night. The next morning we get up and into the shower I go...now what I didn't tell you is that when we where packing to leave on this trip I had taken my blow dryer out of the pack indicating to Mark that all hotels have a blow dryer in the rooms. Well this hotel that still used a key, didn't have a blow dryer and to boot I didn't bring a comb or brush...yes I used my finger and figured I was on the motorcycle...wind blown hair should work. Also, on my handy little phone and 'live search' we looked to see where the closest Harley dealership was. Right there...the first words where Aspen, great that is where we are going, so we can stop there since they indicated that they opened at 10 am on Sunday's. As we went through Glenwood Springs we saw a Harley dealership and thought we will have to stop there some other time as they weren't open yet. Once in Aspen we pulled out my phone and went to that special place 'live search' to find the exact address of the dealership. Yep, right there on the screen....'Aspen Valley Harley Davidson' "Glenwood Springs"....oh are you kidding me. The very dealership that we passed at 9:30 was the one that we wanted to go to...but we wanted it to be located in Aspen after all isn't that what the name said. Oh it pays to read the whole screen...we laughed and on we went.
Next stop 'Independence Pass' oh my goodness was it worth it, the scenery was absolutely breath taking, we saw a old ghost town and while at the ghost town we looked up to yet see more black storm clouds rolling at us, we started up the hill to the bikes, the bathroom and to put our gear on....we didn't move fast enough. This time finishing the trek up the hill we experienced RAIN, HAIL and yes that beloved SNOW. But honestly it didn't really matter. We got a little wet, but we still were having a great time. We came down off the pass, headed to Buena Vista..stopped at Jan's to eat, the burgers were OK, but nothing like our place in Meeker. Coming out of the restaurant..yep you guessed it rain again....we geared up and headed off..heading to Salida, Canon City, Pueblo and up I-25 home. Other then some rain...OK a lot of rain, we had a great time, didn't live by a schedule and had a great get a way.......711 miles and a great time! Since I did this blog without inserting pictures I will have to do them on the next blog....
Friday, July 25, 2008
Business Update!
Moving on...we have some what hit a brick wall. How frustrating when you know that you have some awesome ideas and lots for a business that you know you could make it very successful, yet that is hard to explain that, let alone make someone believe in you. But we haven't given up or closed the door on this idea yet. From the very beginning we have gone into this venture with the idea that what ever we did...we would learn. Yep, we have! But yet I don't have that feeling that this door is closed completely. So I continue to keep my eyes open for what path we might need to take to accomplish this business venture. I am not sure if a bank is our best option for the financial piece. I know that not every one that has bought a business has gone to a bank, so we have started to look at private investors...
One thing about this, our family, we won't let any business that we do or own be just average. After all we aren't average or normal. We are extraordinary and that would be just how we would run our business. Over the top and with excellence!
One thing about this, our family, we won't let any business that we do or own be just average. After all we aren't average or normal. We are extraordinary and that would be just how we would run our business. Over the top and with excellence!
A day in the Mountains...and new friends
Sunday the 20th, Mark and I set out on the motorcycles to get a way from everything down here in the city. I love the ride to Walden and so that is where we decided to head. We could see the clouds over the mountains, but decided we had enough clothes and gear that we would be OK for the day. We took the long way through Ft Collins and hooked up on Hwy 14 to Walden. About 1/2 way up there is a road that dumps out of to 14 called Stove Praire Road. There was a ride going on that day that 'Red Hill Motor Werx' happen to be putting on and so there was TONS of bikes on the road...so much for that easy going ride. Out of the Stove Praire Road there were a couple of guys that jumped on a head of us. We rode behind them, along with another guy (that we ended up loosing from our new little formed pack in Walden. Never did see him again that day. Just before you go over Cameron Pass there is a stop, with a HUGE parking lot and one stall bathroom for men and women...I have always found that odd. But it just so happens that all of our pack (5 bikes in total) all stopped to stretch, bathroom break and grap something to drink.
One of the guys from the two that had jumped on before us said "are you ready to go?" like we are suppose to be with them. One thing I just love about riding....there are no stranger and everyone is friends and family. We said "sure" laughed and jumped on to join them again on our quest to get to Walden.(Now I have to say that I love the ride to Walden because of the scenery, the food at the "river rock cafe" and being with awesome hubby.) We end up arriving in Walden....but do you remember the 'run' that was going on...yep...you guessed it. They had arrived in Walden before, no room at the gas pump we decided to go on and get some food and then gas. Standing in the door way to the cafe, the two guys that had jumped on earlier, came up behind us. We started talking and thought that we might as well share a table as it didn't seem there would be to much space left for us to wait for two different tables.
We decided to go up over Trailridge. Mark and I were excited as we had always wanted to go over Trailridge on the bikes. One thing about riding is that you always get to see everything with such a different view. It was cold, before leaving town I put on a long sleeved shirt, a jacket and then my rain gear. It did look like it could rain, but I really didn't wear the gear because of that, it just cuts out the wind. We saw some beautiful scenery, several herds of Elk (and can I tell you that there are STUPID people out there, we saw some people that where probably no more then 20 feet from some very large Bull Elk...something I wouldn't want to do, and certainly wouldn't want to piss them off....) But when we got to the top.......WOW!!!! Don't you wish you were there?
OK I have saved the really cute photos that really don't mean anything, but are cute!This was our cute friend at the top. He honestly wasn't going to do much if we weren't going to feed him. But heck the face ......
Back down we came.....11 1/2 hours on the road...wouldn't have changed it for anything...spent the day with my best friend and our new friends.
One of the guys from the two that had jumped on before us said "are you ready to go?" like we are suppose to be with them. One thing I just love about riding....there are no stranger and everyone is friends and family. We said "sure" laughed and jumped on to join them again on our quest to get to Walden.(Now I have to say that I love the ride to Walden because of the scenery, the food at the "river rock cafe" and being with awesome hubby.) We end up arriving in Walden....but do you remember the 'run' that was going on...yep...you guessed it. They had arrived in Walden before, no room at the gas pump we decided to go on and get some food and then gas. Standing in the door way to the cafe, the two guys that had jumped on earlier, came up behind us. We started talking and thought that we might as well share a table as it didn't seem there would be to much space left for us to wait for two different tables.
We met Larry and Bill...we talked over food, joined them on another beautiful ride to places that Mark and I had not been yet. We took Hwy 125 out of Walden, ended up in Grandby (larry likes to take pictures and so stopping was a must) We had a great time! The four of us, before heading into town to get something to drink before the next leg of our journey
We decided to go up over Trailridge. Mark and I were excited as we had always wanted to go over Trailridge on the bikes. One thing about riding is that you always get to see everything with such a different view. It was cold, before leaving town I put on a long sleeved shirt, a jacket and then my rain gear. It did look like it could rain, but I really didn't wear the gear because of that, it just cuts out the wind. We saw some beautiful scenery, several herds of Elk (and can I tell you that there are STUPID people out there, we saw some people that where probably no more then 20 feet from some very large Bull Elk...something I wouldn't want to do, and certainly wouldn't want to piss them off....) But when we got to the top.......WOW!!!! Don't you wish you were there?
OK I have saved the really cute photos that really don't mean anything, but are cute!This was our cute friend at the top. He honestly wasn't going to do much if we weren't going to feed him. But heck the face ......
Back down we came.....11 1/2 hours on the road...wouldn't have changed it for anything...spent the day with my best friend and our new friends.Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Buying a Business
Ok it has been over a week since I last wrote and it isn't like I haven't had anything to say. But it is like what do I want to say.....confused?
Every day I think of things that I want to write on my blog. I realize that this is like an on line diary/scrap book and I realize that I can keep alot of thoughts and memories here. It is just deciding what I really think is important enough that others will want to read it.
So I decided that I would take you on Mark and I's journey of buying a business. Truly you can't believe how much you have to go through just for someone to look at you and consider you possibly for some (not a lot) of money to buy and work the business for a few months to build the business back into a healthy state. But we went into this whole venture, knowing that we would learn and learn well and be the best business owners ever. We have filled out more questionares, and provided more information then I thought was neccessary. But trust me that didn't ask if I like or even approved of their process. Yet, I know that ever day many other people go through this process and end of being business owners. Well that is our goal....to be the best business in Northern Colorado. As we get closer to the closing process we will let you know what the business is and where you can find us. But for now I will just share to release some frustration or pass along some knowledge. The one great thing is that we are so excited that we have kids that support us through this process, hoping that they can too be involved in the business as well. We have gone into this with our eyes wide open. We will walk this road until either all the doors close for us not to buy it or until we close the door from our first day of business. Stay tune....I will keep you posted.
Every day I think of things that I want to write on my blog. I realize that this is like an on line diary/scrap book and I realize that I can keep alot of thoughts and memories here. It is just deciding what I really think is important enough that others will want to read it.
So I decided that I would take you on Mark and I's journey of buying a business. Truly you can't believe how much you have to go through just for someone to look at you and consider you possibly for some (not a lot) of money to buy and work the business for a few months to build the business back into a healthy state. But we went into this whole venture, knowing that we would learn and learn well and be the best business owners ever. We have filled out more questionares, and provided more information then I thought was neccessary. But trust me that didn't ask if I like or even approved of their process. Yet, I know that ever day many other people go through this process and end of being business owners. Well that is our goal....to be the best business in Northern Colorado. As we get closer to the closing process we will let you know what the business is and where you can find us. But for now I will just share to release some frustration or pass along some knowledge. The one great thing is that we are so excited that we have kids that support us through this process, hoping that they can too be involved in the business as well. We have gone into this with our eyes wide open. We will walk this road until either all the doors close for us not to buy it or until we close the door from our first day of business. Stay tune....I will keep you posted.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Family.......
Today like many days, ends up being crazy.....going in 50 different directions. But today I was able to stop in the midst of life and again realize how truly blessed my life is.
I have children that I love and adore and are so wonderful for all that they bring to life everyday!
I have grand children that allow me to laugh and share in their lives, they are all so precious and
unbelievably wonderful......
I have a husband that is so incredible....I truly don't know why God thought I deserved him, but hey I won't complain...he is a keeper and I am thankful for him everyday.
I AM BLESSED, there is no money or possessions that I could ever have that would make me wealthier then I am with such a great family.....this is success!
I have children that I love and adore and are so wonderful for all that they bring to life everyday!
I have grand children that allow me to laugh and share in their lives, they are all so precious and
unbelievably wonderful......
I have a husband that is so incredible....I truly don't know why God thought I deserved him, but hey I won't complain...he is a keeper and I am thankful for him everyday.
I AM BLESSED, there is no money or possessions that I could ever have that would make me wealthier then I am with such a great family.....this is success!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
A fun day in the sun!
Well off to the park for little swinging and fun. Mckahl and Henessy love to hang out with each other and so the journey to the park was no different then any other day. This is the path that is just behind the house across the street. This journey took a lot long then it should have...but then again they are 2 and 3. Good thing they had some adults along to keep them on track. 
Thank goodness Henessy doesn't have her license and that this isn't a real car...we might all be in trouble.
Joram and Henessy taking a trip down the slide, I wonder who really is having more fun??
Again, What is up with these
little ones wanting to drive?
Having fun........
friends!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Fighter/Bomber Planes
Ft Collins/Loveland Airport hosted 'The Collings Foundation' today. We had a great time being next to such incredible planes.
There are so many pictures for me to share, I even thought sharing them with you through a slideshow(because I think that they are all worth looking at) but you will be a sleep as I have close to 100 and yes I did try and make a slideshow but it was way to LONG.....So I thought I would share a few with you all.
McKahl is standing against one of the tires, there is probably at least another 10 to 12" above her yet.
The next one is interesting as you are to cut the hole in case of an emergency...are they serious..with what? and have the considered how far up in the air you might when you have an emergency?
The next picture is a P-51 Bomber. This is the only plane of it's kind left in the world. It is a dual cockpit (meaning it has two pilots). At the end of the show all but this plane took off, they ground this one because of how rare it is and the storms that were brewing over the mountains. They didn't just let any one by this plane, but as you see with a lot of help from Jeff, Mark and Joram where able to get up close enough to get pictures taken and Joram even got to look in.
The next few photos are from the inside of a couple of the planes. Since I wasn't the one that took these pictures on my camera (Joram was kind enough to be the shutterbug). I am not sure which ones belong to which plane.
But as you will with Mark in one of the pictures, these plane were NOT built for a large man of any sort, there is barely any room for him to fit through this opening.
Then you will see a black box...communcation....what no cell phones?
How would you like for this to be the dashboard of your car...it might weed out the stupid drivers...probably not
These are names of men that flew on the same mission as this plane and lost their lives. May they never be forgotten for what they did for our freedom and our country. Thank you!!
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