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Dennis Visits for Awhile 05.29.09

Dee came out for an extended visit. He stayed a few weeks and worked and had a relaxing time. We camped, saw Star Trek, went out to dinner a few times and to the Farmer’s Market. He explored Lyons, Estes Park, Nederland, and Louisville. Dee learned how to play Godzilla but he still got KO’d by John. Dee also got my irrigation system flushed out for my beautiful garden, mowed our lawn, and put John’s Rainbow play set together. He helped us around the house with odds and ends. This was a great help to us and we were very grateful for his skills. Thanks Dee! See you when we see you…

Boulder’s Farmers Market 05.2009

It is always an experience for the senses. I absolutely love going to the market. The fresh veggies and flowers fill the air and look vibrant! The food vendors have the best taste ever. The cheeses, the eggs, the kombucha tea, breads, fresh milled flour, soup, soap, herbs, and more are so wonderful to purchase (and usually cheaper than the store). I enjoy the whole experience and all the diversity of folks, colors and sounds. Thanks Boulder!

Life is Good Unschooling Conference 05.21.09

This is our second year to attend this conference in Portland, OR. Mary Gold did an excellent job organizing the event again this year! The speakers, funshops and evening activities were awesome! John spoke of dinosaurs this year at the talent show. He misses his posse and the hotel! We are attending Good Vibrations!

On Our Way 05.20.09

We are off to Portland to attend the Life is Good 2009 Unschooling Conference. We are looking forward to connecting with old friends and making new ones. John is looking forward to visiting with Dylan and Gemma. John loves the swimming pool - it is outdoors and heated. There will be funshops full of sword play, face painting, balloon animals, clay play and more. There is a gaming room set up for dancing, video gaming, board games, chess, and more than I can remember. A room is dedicated to World of Warcarft play.

The conference speakers and circle chats are inspiring. They always help us to look outside our parenting paradigm box and find new creative ways to parent.

Our New Play Set 05.17.09

We are loving the Rainbow play set that Dee put together for us! We had breakfast in it for the first time and decided on where to put the pirate ship wheel and spy glass. John loves the swings and slide.

Hiking Lichen Loop 05.13.09

We had a wonderful unschooling hike at Lichen Loop which is part of Heil Valley Ranch off of Lefthand Canyon. The valley was stunning and the wind was sweeping through with this amazing sound…it was so peaceful. I felt I could feel the Indians that had been in that area riding their horses and surviving. It was an astounding experience. The wind does that to me - it carries me away!

Camping Yogi Jellystone Park 05.09.09

We love camping. One would never know that since our gear sat in the garage from Oct 2007 until this weekend. I got pregnant in December 2007 and just was not into camping in 2008. It was not comfortable for me and too much work for my energy level - I was keeping up a toddler this pregnancy! So we decided to do an easy one night trip. We had fun going to REI the day prior to camping and purchasing a 6 man tent. We were ready for it. We picked a few other cool items and set off to camp the next afternoon. We choose a campsite that was kid friendly. Yogi Jellystone Park was set up for kiddos 10 and under. We had a great spot with a good view in Estes Park. It rained and snowed on us but we had been upgraded to a primitive site with electric. We took our heaters and we were very glad we did because we forgot our fleece liners for our sleeping bags. John had a great time and Dee joined us. He was the fire master.

Sunset In Our Backyard 05.2009

This was the gorgeous sunset Wednesday night. It was stunning and the colors turned quickly. The wind was blowing and it was peaceful…

Happy 6 Trips Around the Sun Together 05.05.09

Thank you! Thank you for all you do for me and your family… Thank you for your humor…. Thank you for your growth and inner awareness that expands all the time…. Thank you for all the fun, playful, joy-filled reminders that life is meant to be full of joy and happiness and laughter…. Thank you for my mirror and letting me be yours… Thank you!

Granny Snuggle 05.2009

Granny came for a long over due visit. This was the first in 2009. We all have had so much going on that there was no time for Granny Pa to fly to Colorado. We had a good visit. We ate lots of good food, made a Costco trip, played video games and made lots of soup and smoothies in the Vita mixer! Brad and Granny spent time bookmarking all of his homes from his childhood in Google Earth. Lots of emotion and memories for him. We miss you Granny Pa!

My Dragon/Dino 05.2009
My sweet boy enjoying his new dino hat that Granny brought from him. He really likes it. It goes well with his dragon costume or his dino feet.

My Girl Crawls and Stands 05.2009
Baby Girl is crawling very fast now. She started working on this the first week of March. It has been a wonderful process to commit to memory. She really wants to keep up with her big brother. She can also stand from a squat position - at 7 months! I am hoping that is all she does for awhile so I can relish this brief period in our lives together before it becomes our history. I so enjoyed John at this age and I am savoring it even more with Lena. I am acutely aware of how fast this sliver of time sheds from present to past.

Choices
“There are no choices that are really a detour that will take you far from where you’re wanting to be — because your Inner Being is always guiding you to the next, and the next, and the next. So don’t be concerned that you may make a fatal choice, because there aren’t any of those. You are always finding your balance. It’s a never ending process. All is well.” Abraham-Hicks

Allow Your Cork To Float
“Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe, “More of this, please. More of this, please.” You need never again make another verbal statement of this intent, and if you were allowing your cork to float — all good things would flow to you.” - Abraham-Hicks

Life is a succession of moments. To live each, is to succeed.