It's that time of year again! I'm so excited for races! (I desperately need T-shirts. -joking, although they're one of the reasons I show up and run / wog my way to the finish line!) Here's a link to one of my all time favorite races. They have some great stuff for the kids after the race, and at the start ALL the ambulances, fire engines etc blare their sirens. It's really cool! Maybe we'll see you there this year!
AIRLIFE Denver - 2009 Memorial Run/Walk
PS - if anyone is interested in doing Beerstadt (14 er) it's right around the corner! Get those legs ready! Let me know if you want to go, I'll get you the info when it gets closer- I'm thinking around the end of May.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Happy Easter!
For those of you who didn't get the Mad Marshmallow Bunny Experiment email, here's a link to just about the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! My favorite is the laser exposure test. Be sure to read all the print, that's the best part! I hope everyone has a good Easter!
http://www.keypad.org/bunnies/favorite
http://www.keypad.org/bunnies/favorite
Bunny Laser Exposure Test
Laser Exposure: "Laser Exposure Endurance:
Sitting approximately 6 inches from a 3 milliwatt Helium-Neon laser, subjects appeared to be in no pain as the laser radiation came into contact with their eyes. While no visible scarring was expected/apparent, blindness may have set in almost immediately as the subjects failed to respond to any visual stimuli whatsoever after the 3 minute bombardment. This is not conclusive, however, as control subjects also failed to respond to visual acuity tests... Further tests to determine the importance of the Bunnies' eyes may be in order.
After 1 minute
After
Control Bunnies were useless, as their responses to the visual tests were difficult to detect/understand."
Here's the link if you want to see more:
http://www.keypad.org/bunnies/
Sitting approximately 6 inches from a 3 milliwatt Helium-Neon laser, subjects appeared to be in no pain as the laser radiation came into contact with their eyes. While no visible scarring was expected/apparent, blindness may have set in almost immediately as the subjects failed to respond to any visual stimuli whatsoever after the 3 minute bombardment. This is not conclusive, however, as control subjects also failed to respond to visual acuity tests... Further tests to determine the importance of the Bunnies' eyes may be in order.
After 1 minute
After
Control Bunnies were useless, as their responses to the visual tests were difficult to detect/understand."
Here's the link if you want to see more:
http://www.keypad.org/bunnies/
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Hans the GIANT cat
Hans and Carlie
Just hangin' out
Hans in the middle of everything!This cat is the biggest and best cat ever! He just HAS to be in the middle of everything. YOu can not sit anywhere without him laying down on top of whatever you're trying to play / read etc. He's also the most mellow cat I've ever seen. Believe it or not we got him at a shelter. Someone turned him in because they didn't want him, it looked like he had been neglected. Even non cat lovers have commented that Hans isn't really a cat, and they really like him!
We love him sooo much!
Ga's Puppies
Carlie with one of the puppies
Mom and Carlie with Nepili
Carlie with Khauna
Happy!
Carlie spends a lot of time with the puppies- she has even fallen asleep in the kennel with them. Ga and Pa got two new Cockapoo's a couple of months ago. I have to say they are the cutest puppies EVER! (of course I'm not the one cleaning up after them or paying for their shots) Alex and Carlie love these dogs! One is Nepili, the other is Khauna. I'm not sure on the spelling, but it sounds like I've spelled it. Nepili is so adorable when you hold her, she moans and squeaks like she's in pure heaven for about the first 10 minutes you hold her. She's also the smaller of the two. Khauna loves Alex and follows her everywhere. The kids gave Nepili a toy computer and that dog thinks that's the best toy ever! She (the dog) has learned how to turn it on by stepping on it's on button. Then Nepili barks and barks at it! Both kids are great with the dogs, and have a lot of fun playing with them. Hopefully that'll be the dog "fix" for a few months!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
All Alex!
Alex is getting to be so grown up! And look at that hair!
This is the year name brands are important to Alex. Sigh. Walmart had a good run!
Still one of my favorite pictures.
Goofing off!
My favorite picture.
This last picture is my favorite one because it shows me picking Alex up from school. I hope one day in the near future this will be an everyday thing and not just one day a week. We're working for it! I love Alex so much! (Even though she IS a pre-teen!) She really is the sweetest big sister and daughter.
This is the year name brands are important to Alex. Sigh. Walmart had a good run!
Still one of my favorite pictures.
Goofing off!
My favorite picture.
This last picture is my favorite one because it shows me picking Alex up from school. I hope one day in the near future this will be an everyday thing and not just one day a week. We're working for it! I love Alex so much! (Even though she IS a pre-teen!) She really is the sweetest big sister and daughter. Monday, April 6, 2009
Bobarosa
The Bobarosa
Bob and one of the geese
Bob and one of the geeseThis is taken (stolen) from the "Ride the High Plateau" blog listed below. Follow the link, it's a wonderful way to spend a few extra minutes!
http://redrockrosie.blogspot.com/
"Nestled on a bend of the Fremont River you will find a small cabin on seventeen acres. At first glance, the place looks like a movie set from a John Ford western. Watch a while and you will catch a glimpse of a cowboy walking out the cabin door to feed his stock. Just before dark, his sharp whistle brings three mules and one horse thundering across the Fremont River to get their nightly grain and hay ration. This small southern Utah ranch even has a romantic, sounding western name. The sign out front announces you have found the “Bobarosa.” First time visitors immediately start clicking pictures, recording their romantic discovery of the real American West. Friends and family in Paris, Tokyo, London, and New York are soon glimpsing this picturesque scene. However, little do they know they are sending pictures home of a free range egg farm rather than a working ranch.
Actually, this farming operation has two divisions – dairy and eggs. The dairy division isn’t a large operation, but takes a lot of attention. You know immediately where the dairy division is located by the smell. The aromatic aroma of the rutting “billy” catches your attention immediately. And, if you aren’t careful, you will catch more than his smell. Turn your back on this devilish creature and you will get a butt full of horns and forehead. Twice a day, "Heidi-of-Hickman Valley" dawns his milking costume and extracts enough raw milk from the nanny to make cheese. The nanny requires milking twice-a-day, and her kids must be fed to keep them quiet. Depending on the batch, the cheese is quite tasty. However, be careful if Heidi sends you home with a sample. Leave your number with him because he might need to call you before you have a chance to eat it. On occasion, his cheese falls a bit short of state health standards, and he has to rescue someone who has received a generous gift of recently made cheese. Usually, you can tell the batch is bad by placing the gift on your truck seat with the heater on high. That smell isn’t from a raccoon or pack rat dead under your hood.
With Easter just around the corner, you might want to take advantage of the egg division. “Smilin’ Bob’s Happy Chicken Egg Farm produces the best free range eggs on the High Plateau. You don’t even have to color “Smilin’ Bob’s” fresh Easter eggs. Since they are free range, they’re already colored in beautiful shades of brown, white, blue, and green. “Smilin’ Bob” guarantees the eggs are as fresh as the day he found them. Who knows how long it took, but bring your own egg cartons to tote them home? If you like a larger egg, “Smilin’ Bob” can accommodate your needs. His geese lay larger eggs if you prefer them to chicken eggs, and they are easier to find. You have to collect them before Sadie and Blue finds them, but there are always plenty to go around. Goose eggs have a size advantage. One will usually fill a frying pan and feed two grown men.
Hang around awhile and you will get to hear “Smilin’ Bob” play his concertina. He usually plays to sooth the savage old “billy,” and to get his chickens and geese to lay. As you can tell, Bob is a multi-talented man – cowboy, chicken farmer, musician, and goat herder. Click away with your cameras, but remember that there is more to the “Bobarosa” than meets the eye. Share your romantic pictures of the American West with friends and relatives, but remember that working ranches are often more than they appear. Love to hear from you! "
http://redrockrosie.blogspot.com/
http://redrockrosie.blogspot.com/
"Nestled on a bend of the Fremont River you will find a small cabin on seventeen acres. At first glance, the place looks like a movie set from a John Ford western. Watch a while and you will catch a glimpse of a cowboy walking out the cabin door to feed his stock. Just before dark, his sharp whistle brings three mules and one horse thundering across the Fremont River to get their nightly grain and hay ration. This small southern Utah ranch even has a romantic, sounding western name. The sign out front announces you have found the “Bobarosa.” First time visitors immediately start clicking pictures, recording their romantic discovery of the real American West. Friends and family in Paris, Tokyo, London, and New York are soon glimpsing this picturesque scene. However, little do they know they are sending pictures home of a free range egg farm rather than a working ranch.
Actually, this farming operation has two divisions – dairy and eggs. The dairy division isn’t a large operation, but takes a lot of attention. You know immediately where the dairy division is located by the smell. The aromatic aroma of the rutting “billy” catches your attention immediately. And, if you aren’t careful, you will catch more than his smell. Turn your back on this devilish creature and you will get a butt full of horns and forehead. Twice a day, "Heidi-of-Hickman Valley" dawns his milking costume and extracts enough raw milk from the nanny to make cheese. The nanny requires milking twice-a-day, and her kids must be fed to keep them quiet. Depending on the batch, the cheese is quite tasty. However, be careful if Heidi sends you home with a sample. Leave your number with him because he might need to call you before you have a chance to eat it. On occasion, his cheese falls a bit short of state health standards, and he has to rescue someone who has received a generous gift of recently made cheese. Usually, you can tell the batch is bad by placing the gift on your truck seat with the heater on high. That smell isn’t from a raccoon or pack rat dead under your hood.
With Easter just around the corner, you might want to take advantage of the egg division. “Smilin’ Bob’s Happy Chicken Egg Farm produces the best free range eggs on the High Plateau. You don’t even have to color “Smilin’ Bob’s” fresh Easter eggs. Since they are free range, they’re already colored in beautiful shades of brown, white, blue, and green. “Smilin’ Bob” guarantees the eggs are as fresh as the day he found them. Who knows how long it took, but bring your own egg cartons to tote them home? If you like a larger egg, “Smilin’ Bob” can accommodate your needs. His geese lay larger eggs if you prefer them to chicken eggs, and they are easier to find. You have to collect them before Sadie and Blue finds them, but there are always plenty to go around. Goose eggs have a size advantage. One will usually fill a frying pan and feed two grown men.
Hang around awhile and you will get to hear “Smilin’ Bob” play his concertina. He usually plays to sooth the savage old “billy,” and to get his chickens and geese to lay. As you can tell, Bob is a multi-talented man – cowboy, chicken farmer, musician, and goat herder. Click away with your cameras, but remember that there is more to the “Bobarosa” than meets the eye. Share your romantic pictures of the American West with friends and relatives, but remember that working ranches are often more than they appear. Love to hear from you! "
http://redrockrosie.blogspot.com/
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Mommy days
Arriving at the park
It seemed warm.....
OK, maybe the slide was a little cold....
I'm a gymnast!
Getting chilly!
It seemed warm.....
OK, maybe the slide was a little cold....
I'm a gymnast!
Getting chilly!
Carlie and I try to make the most of our Mondays, otherwise known as Mommy days. We like to get outside when we can, and we'll push the weather sometimes too! This was a day that seemed fine until you tried to spend about an hour outside, the wind was so cold! At least we got out!
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