Here and now: It's been a while ...
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My life, here and now …
On my mind:
Gratitude for my second shot of Moderna. Jim and I are both now fully vaccinated. Yay!
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Snow day for Flat Stanley*
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*Alternate title: Oh, the things that we do for our grandchildren!
I don’t typically make comments or judgments about the physical appearance of folks who visit my home. Yet, a friend of my grandson Camden recently stayed at my house and I just gotta say, well, that kid was thin. Flat, in fact. So flat that the descriptor is officially part of his given name.
Yes, it’s Flat Stanley of whom I speak.
Read MoreFirsts: Declan and snow... snow... snow!
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Megan made the trek from the desert to Colorado last month, to meet newborn nephew Benjamin. Brayden and Camden stayed home with Dad so they wouldn’t miss school, but as Declan is obligated only to two mornings a week at preschool, he had the privilege of joining Mommy for the visit.
The first morning of their stay at my house, Declan woke me early, bounding into my bedroom exclaiming, “Gramma! It’s SNOWing!”
Read MoreToo soon for snow?
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With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, who's ready for snow?
Too soon?
It's not too soon in the Pikes Peak Region!
On Sunday (which, admittedly, was before Labor Day, not after), Jim and I headed to the park bright and early for the annual Labor Day Lift Off hot-air balloon festival in Colorado Springs (which is where I captured these colorful shots in 2015). We set up our …
Read MoreSnow at last
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Snow at last
Though much of the country has had far more snow this winter than want and know what to do with, the Pikes Peak Region — the place I call home — has had nothing measurable nor magical.
Saturday we got measurable, we got magical, we got happy thanks to moisture-filled snow that fell most of the day.
Of course, as is typical for Colorado, snowy skies Saturday transformed into sunny skies Sunday. Temps rose little, though, so the blanket of white stuck around and created an enchanting winter wonderland Jim and I — and Mickey Dog, too — enjoyed viewing from indoors.
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