I’m blogging today from my Uncle Bill and Aunt Kathleen’s place out in paradise, I mean Larkspur, Colorado. We made it with no problems, it was a beautiful yet loooong drive. Today we are getting ready for my Aunt Chris’s wedding- decorating, setting up, and soon I’ll be making the bouquets, bouttinere’s (sp?) and corsages. Tomorrow we finish decorating and the wedding is at 1. Lillie and Liana are so pretty in their flower girl dresses and Michael is Mr. Handsome in his tux- I hope he enjoys the last time he gets to be a ringbearer before he’s simply too old for the job! I get the honor of shooting the wedding, it’s so beautiful out here the photos are guaranteed to be amazing. I’m looking out the window from my Uncle Bill’s office and all I can see forever is beautiful prairie, punctuated by beautiful blue mesa’s off in the distance.

It’s been awesome catching up with some of my family from this area, I can’t wait to see my other cousins and aunts and grandpa later today and tomorrow. Having a great time. Will blog again when I can. Until then I’m twittering!

See ya ’round!

Posted: July 3rd, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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But we’re getting outta here while my cousin’s husband is up fighting the blazes. Just saw this photo and this photo of him on the SacBee.com website. So proud, and thinking of him and my cousin and their baby while he’s up putting his life on the line.

Posted: June 30th, 2008 under Just Sayin', Linkage, Photos.
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Nyx, originally uploaded by phae.

My pretty kitty. Who is going to be very mad at me for a long time after we get back from vacation. Sorry Nyx!

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Baby Toads, originally uploaded by phae.

Cute little guys!

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Captured, originally uploaded by phae.

Liana loved these baby toads.

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Baby Toad, originally uploaded by phae.

We caught baby toads in our garden today and tortured, I mean played with them a while.

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Michael, originally uploaded by phae.

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Dad’s condition is unchanged. So Mom and Dad aren’t joining us on our trip to Colorado. Bummer. But we’re still going, barring any unfortunate events between now and tomorrow night!

I have a fazillion things to do to get ready since I worked pretty much every waking hour all week to be certain I got paid so we could afford vacation. In a minute I’m off to get my dress and shoes for Aunty Chris’s wedding- which is on the fourth.. and then I need to clean my house, spend a little time prettying up, and pack us all up for two weeks.

I just made sure my cell phone is tweeting properly so you can keep up with me at Twitter or check what we are up to in my Tweet box in the right hand navigation of this site if you are so inclined.

So have a good’un, we’ll see you when we see you!

WOOOOO! I’m on VACATION!

Posted: June 29th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Swimming at the Serio’s, originally uploaded by phae.

We had wieners at the Serio’s tonight, and the kids swam and had a blast. It was a lovely summer evening for a dip.

Posted: June 28th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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Sigh. Life is so messy, is it not?

First the great, amazing, fantastic news: Lillie and Michael are out of school for the month of July, having finished second and fifth grades respectively! AND- both got EXCELLENT report cards, AND- Michael is reading at a second year college level AND Lillie tested in the top 1% of the nation in reading! I have the smartest, coolest kids and I’m so proud.

Now… the scary, worrisome, unhappy news: My dad is having some sort of medical crisis. He is undiagnosed as of yet, but his symptoms are severe and we are worried. Today he had “an event” and was told by a doctor that he should not travel. So mom and dad won’t be going with us on vacation.

I’m not sure what to do now. Do we go or do we stay? Today’s episode was frightening and I wonder if we should be leaving him and mom when he’s this sick. If something happens to dad and he ends up hospitalized who will take care of mom? How will she get to and from the hospital? If we are two days away by car, and something awful happens and I can’t get here, I’m going to freak!

Sigh. Hopefully we’ll know more about what’s going on with Dad tomorrow. Mom and I are trying to convince him to go to the ER. If he goes and I know he’s not dealing with something life threatening we’ll go to Colorado. If he doesn’t I’m not sure what we’ll do. It’s decision time, and yesterday.

What a mess.

Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Just Sayin'.
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