Not a rushed weekend but did some fun things. My high school classmate Cynthia Lawrence (www.cynthialawrence.com) was in a performance of the opera Cavallera Rusticana. Although it was a brief performance Cindy was the show stopper. Her talent has only improved over the years and I had goosebumps every time she opened her mouth. What do you expect for someone who trained and performed with Pavarotti 70 times. She's quite phenomenal.
Brent and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Nico's Catacombs prior to the opera. They did place us a corner then forgot about us though.
Saturday I attended a card making class with Pat Smith. We made a few cards and a decorated box. It was fun. A woman (Terry) brought her two Yorkies who we adorable! One was two years the other 14 months. They were both so tiny. Sorry TC, they were cuter than you.
Sunday I attended a Rockie game with Susan Allard, Kristen Rathmann and her six year old Erik and Doug and Sue Zimbelman. The Rockies beat the Nationals in a nice leisurely game. It was very hot (over 95) but we sat in the shade the whole time. I haven't see Sue and Doug in years. They are busy putting wood floors in their home and anticipating selling it in the next few years. Sue said when they bought this home it was supposed to be a starter home. That was 12 years ago! I'd say that was a good start.
I've been trying to make it in to the office by 7:00 in preparation for my new job at the Radisson on September 10. The hours will be 7-4. Last week the closest I got was 7:10 but I did make it in just before 7:00 this morning. Yeah! My sales job at the Hawthorn has been fazed out so I'll be moving over to the catering and conference center department with Carolyn Burke. I'm really looking forward to it.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
New Addition
Quentin Xavier Ault
Grandson to Joe and Kharen Spence
Son to Dani and Damon Ault
Born 8-21-07
7lbs 4 oz, 20 inches long
Monday, August 20, 2007
Okay, okay...I'm finally adding to the blog!
I now know why babies are meant to be had by young people. They will wear you out! Claire spent her second Friday night in a row, sleepover with me this past weekend. She makes me laugh so hard. She will look you square in the face and baby talk what's on her mind. I swear she's part Italian the way she talks with her hands.
Amber and JP have moved into a new apartment last weekend and had to finalize some things on Friday and Saturday morning. You will have to call me to get their new address.
Joe has been spending a lot of time working on his Mustang and the Bronco of one of his co-workers. He says he thinks he'll have it done by spring....yeah right!
I shouldn't talk. I have two antique chairs, a buffet and an antique mirror that need to be refinished and I haven't touched them with as much as a piece of sandpaper. We did find two slightly imperfect, slightly mismatched hutch type cabinets that go beautifully in the kitchen. Yea! More storage. They were a very good deal and we couldn't pass them up. I also painted over the terracotta color on the wall paper with a wheat color. It really brightened the kitchen.
On the gross side....We are having the soffit replaced on the house. The wind had all but destroyed it. So, the pirates (this is what we call the two guys working on the house)started pulling down the old soffit and down with it came bird nests and dead pigeons by the dozens. No, I am not kidding. BIG YUCK!
I am still employed despite the media blast we've been receiving. In case you are curious, Countrywide is strong and will survive this with flying colors. I, on the other hand, am a little stressed but this too will pass.
Joe and I and are planning a little trip to Indiana in September and then in November, Joe, Sharen and I are taking a quick trip to Savannah.
Lastly, we are still waiting on grandchild number four. Dani and Damon are expecting any day now. If she doesn't hatch by 8/21 they are planning to induce. We will keep you posted.
Oh, and by the way, it's good to be the Grandma!
Amber and JP have moved into a new apartment last weekend and had to finalize some things on Friday and Saturday morning. You will have to call me to get their new address.
Joe has been spending a lot of time working on his Mustang and the Bronco of one of his co-workers. He says he thinks he'll have it done by spring....yeah right!
I shouldn't talk. I have two antique chairs, a buffet and an antique mirror that need to be refinished and I haven't touched them with as much as a piece of sandpaper. We did find two slightly imperfect, slightly mismatched hutch type cabinets that go beautifully in the kitchen. Yea! More storage. They were a very good deal and we couldn't pass them up. I also painted over the terracotta color on the wall paper with a wheat color. It really brightened the kitchen.
On the gross side....We are having the soffit replaced on the house. The wind had all but destroyed it. So, the pirates (this is what we call the two guys working on the house)started pulling down the old soffit and down with it came bird nests and dead pigeons by the dozens. No, I am not kidding. BIG YUCK!
I am still employed despite the media blast we've been receiving. In case you are curious, Countrywide is strong and will survive this with flying colors. I, on the other hand, am a little stressed but this too will pass.
Joe and I and are planning a little trip to Indiana in September and then in November, Joe, Sharen and I are taking a quick trip to Savannah.
Lastly, we are still waiting on grandchild number four. Dani and Damon are expecting any day now. If she doesn't hatch by 8/21 they are planning to induce. We will keep you posted.
Oh, and by the way, it's good to be the Grandma!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Sunday, sunday
What a beautiful day! I went to West Fest in Ft. Collins today with my friend Brent. Lot's of booths and food opportunities. I bought some beautiful wood roses. 40 for $10! I really like the colors. There were a lot different booths at this craft fair. I took a great shot of an owl at the raptor booth. Let me know if you like it. We stopped for lunch at Coopersmith Brewery. I had a turkey burger and Brent had beef brisket. Both were really good and it was great to get out of the heat of the day. It was really hot. A good rain shower did cool things down while we were inside a great shop. Unfortunately I didn't get the store name. I'll have to see if I can find it.Oh, you want to know who Brent is?! I met Brent a few years ago when Cheers was still opening and we sang a karaoke song together. It was a great duet of "I'm Born Again". He was dating(?) a friend of mine at the time. I suddenly popped back into town a few weeks ago and called me. If you go to my myspace page you'll see his myspace page there. Don't read anything into it my dear family, we're just friends hanging out.
We did go to the CSU garden after West Fest. What an amazing display of flowers! Hopefully I got some great shots.
The day wore me out and I sent home fairly early. I hope he had fun.
Saturday was Jeff and Tina Grahams 25th wedding anniversary party. I can't believe it's been so long! It was a nice party with a lot of their friends and family. Paul Neimiec went with me. Mark Kirmeir also showed up. Haven't seen him for quite sometime. I loved that they picked songs for each other as gifts. She picked "From This Moment" by Shania Twain and he picked "You Light Up My Life" by Debi Gibson. I know it made me tear up. It was all very sweet.
Have a good week everyone. Love you.
Friday, August 17, 2007
News from the North
Last Saturday I got my first introduction to baby Evy and what a sweet little doll she is. Smiled and cooed until she fell asleep in George's arms. Hopefully I'll get to see her more often in the near future. Jennifer came to visit on Monday and spent the night. We most often play Scrabble in the evening and she comes up with some pretty spectacular words. If we kept score she'd beat the heck out of me!
Not working and trying to keep busy have become challenging for me and while I'm 'thinking' of finding a part time job haven't found anything that fits my 'schedule' so far. Guess I'm too particular. Spend most of my days canning something since the garden is over producing and even borrowed a pressure canner to put up green beans. Hate to see things go to waste and we'll enjoy them this winter.
Baby (the cat) recently underwent a series of tests and the resulting diagnosis is that she may have cancer, but with her age a decision was made not to put her through any more invasive and expensive testing, but to keep her comfortable. It's hard when you love your pets and one of them is nearing the end of their life, but thank goodness there is help at the end to put them at rest.
My next dance competition will be in Albuquerque at the end of September, then Dallas in early November. My pro, Mark Jackson, is not going to do Pro/Am (professional dancing with an amature) next near so it's a good thing I don't want to compete any longer.
It's been suggested that we do a family October birthday this year since we have at least three that month. Anyone have suggestions?
Sallie
Not working and trying to keep busy have become challenging for me and while I'm 'thinking' of finding a part time job haven't found anything that fits my 'schedule' so far. Guess I'm too particular. Spend most of my days canning something since the garden is over producing and even borrowed a pressure canner to put up green beans. Hate to see things go to waste and we'll enjoy them this winter.
Baby (the cat) recently underwent a series of tests and the resulting diagnosis is that she may have cancer, but with her age a decision was made not to put her through any more invasive and expensive testing, but to keep her comfortable. It's hard when you love your pets and one of them is nearing the end of their life, but thank goodness there is help at the end to put them at rest.
My next dance competition will be in Albuquerque at the end of September, then Dallas in early November. My pro, Mark Jackson, is not going to do Pro/Am (professional dancing with an amature) next near so it's a good thing I don't want to compete any longer.
It's been suggested that we do a family October birthday this year since we have at least three that month. Anyone have suggestions?
Sallie
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Day With the Babies
Oh, and Kharen too! Amber and JP moved this weekend into a new apartment. It's very cute and in a nice complex. Kharen volunteered to watch the little ones, Claire and Evy, while the kids moved. She invited me to come up and spend the day as well.
It's been a while since I've seen Brandon, Alissa and Evy. Evy is smiling and just beautiful! Alissa and Brandon seem to be settling into parenthood just fine with their little girl. I think the consensus is that Evy looks like Alissa. Sorry Brandon.
Those babies wore us out. Kharen managed to make it through the day without having to take a nap but I wasn't so lucky. That might have also had something to do with an all nighter (for us that was until 11:30pm) with some girlfriends the night before and a half a martini too much. We had a good time though. We stayed at the Radisson in the Imperial Suite. My favorite room in the hotel.
I saw Nicole (my cousin) this week. She had Ryder and Andre with her. She stopped into the Hawthorn to feed her friends Steve's cat Luna. Big brother Ian was at Summer Camp. Ryder, like his brothers, has a smile that melts your heart. He's about seven months old now. Ian will be a first grader this year! Hard to believe. Andre is mom's helper and informed me he helped by moping the floor at the new house. Why to put them to work Nicole!
Mom and George also stopped in at Kharen's yesterday. They hadn't seen Evy yet. Sometimes just the distance of a few miles can put a crimp in seeing the family and the little ones grow so fast. I can't remember what they said they were up to. I actually haven't seen George for a while either. I think mom has already had enough of retirement (January 2007). Wonder if she'll find another job?
Ryan's Jetta finally decided to take it's last breath so he's taken a step into the adult world and is now in debt. He took out a small loan to finance another car. He now has a 1997 black VW GTI. It's a cute little car. I'm sure he won't appreciate the "cute" statement. He's spent a lot of time in Longmont over the past week getting everything from the loan to making the car his own. It was nice seeing him. Since he, Eric and Diane moved to Lakewood which is well over an hour away I don't get to see him much. We talk often by phone and text message though so we stay in touch.
I'm working on getting some more family photo's posted and more info into the site so keep checking back!
It's been a while since I've seen Brandon, Alissa and Evy. Evy is smiling and just beautiful! Alissa and Brandon seem to be settling into parenthood just fine with their little girl. I think the consensus is that Evy looks like Alissa. Sorry Brandon.
Those babies wore us out. Kharen managed to make it through the day without having to take a nap but I wasn't so lucky. That might have also had something to do with an all nighter (for us that was until 11:30pm) with some girlfriends the night before and a half a martini too much. We had a good time though. We stayed at the Radisson in the Imperial Suite. My favorite room in the hotel.
I saw Nicole (my cousin) this week. She had Ryder and Andre with her. She stopped into the Hawthorn to feed her friends Steve's cat Luna. Big brother Ian was at Summer Camp. Ryder, like his brothers, has a smile that melts your heart. He's about seven months old now. Ian will be a first grader this year! Hard to believe. Andre is mom's helper and informed me he helped by moping the floor at the new house. Why to put them to work Nicole!
Mom and George also stopped in at Kharen's yesterday. They hadn't seen Evy yet. Sometimes just the distance of a few miles can put a crimp in seeing the family and the little ones grow so fast. I can't remember what they said they were up to. I actually haven't seen George for a while either. I think mom has already had enough of retirement (January 2007). Wonder if she'll find another job?
Ryan's Jetta finally decided to take it's last breath so he's taken a step into the adult world and is now in debt. He took out a small loan to finance another car. He now has a 1997 black VW GTI. It's a cute little car. I'm sure he won't appreciate the "cute" statement. He's spent a lot of time in Longmont over the past week getting everything from the loan to making the car his own. It was nice seeing him. Since he, Eric and Diane moved to Lakewood which is well over an hour away I don't get to see him much. We talk often by phone and text message though so we stay in touch.
I'm working on getting some more family photo's posted and more info into the site so keep checking back!
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