Hospitality House Cripple Creek

... Skippy to Annie's house. Flynn was at wrestling practice, so we gave Annie all the "care and feeding" instructions. I hope we didn't overwhelm her with TMI. Spent a restful night at the motel; really needed it -- we were exhausted. I hope we can sleep as well on the long flight!

The striking rainbow that appeared over Fort Hood foreshadowed the news that I was being sent from there, after three months of a six month rotation, to Fort Carson, Colorado to help with the opening of a new program. Basically, I was leaving my current home in Texas, as it was only two hours away from Killeen to go to Colorado Springs, Colorado, also only two hours away from my childhood home ...

... snowshoeing tours are given so you are able to take in Colorado's natural wonders. Snowmass also features an indoor paintball area, a NASTAR course, and tube town. Snowmass resort or aspen condo rental has something for everyone to do and enjoy.

Today Frank stayed home to make us his famous pork chili. Takes hours of love and we were all grateful. Antonio went for another long marathon training run. Chuck, Hector & Diana went foraging for Jack In The Box, an Apple store and a double feature ;) "Couples Retreat" & "Whip It" both good and more importantly cheap. Only $6.50 and you know we did the 2 fer 1 cause we're geto(boys) like that. Made it back to home base in time to see Dollhouse and feast on dinner. Great day for all.

Alright you Powderhounds - the wait is OVER!!!


Starting this morning at 9:00am Loveland Ski Area will be the first ski area in North America to open for the 2009-2010 ski season. This is the earliest opening day at Loveland Ski Area in 40 years - and we couldn't be more excited ...

... back down the mountain which took about 45 minutes. We left the Pike's Peak area and took a more scenic route back home. We drove thru towns like Woodland Park - which again, was SO CUTE! I am in love with all of these little mountain towns. There was an abundance of little motels and lodges and all of the stores, even the Walmart, McDonalds and Sonic looked like they could be cabins, they fit right in with the scenery! We ...

... fun. In the evening Julia got a fever and in the night it got worse with throwing up and hallucinations. Ted went with her to the hospital (in case of the schwine flu, we didn't take the risk) She was dehydrated and she had a form of altitude sickness. She was fine a day later and she loved her hospital bracelet, which stayed on her arm for 3 weeks.
On the 28th of July my parents came to Denver. We picked them up in the evening ...

... on the 50-75-foot high rows of rocks. Cracks, vertical faces, and scores of named routes challenge "Spider men and women" to ascend and descend for as many hours as they can take. Mountain Biking Several loops of big-rock trails allow bikers to challenge the mettle of their pedals and the strength of their brakes. Pulling up to rest on a ridge-top rock reveals miles and miles of mountain and valley scenery - some of the most ...

... fee. The kids got to play in snow, they complained it was cold in their flip flops and shorts! We took a scenic route from the park through Winter Park and back up and around to Boulder. We are staying in Boulder till we leave on Friday.

... boy do they love to gamble. There's little old ladies & men blocking stairs and doorways everywhere. Lots on Oxygen, trundling their cylinders behind them or tucked under their arms... (the air is quite thin up here and you can tell when you breath but at least I'm growing extra red blood cells.) Anyway, I don't know if they get the equivalent of a pension over there but if they do I can certainly see where it's going - mostly in slot machines. We saw one old ...