Mini Vacation in Mesa Verde, Colorado

The photo on the top was taken from the Cliff Palace side of the gorge. There was no way to get down to that one as far as i could see. The photo on the bottom is the Cliff Palace. We had to go down a narrow trail and many steps to get to it and then we had to climb out by way of a huge ladder. I was gasping for air and we all had to sit for a few minutes once we reached the top.

A LIttle Bit of Weirdness....

As I go about my day picking up toys and other miscellaneous stuff around my house, I occasionally run across strange little scenes. Who knows why the dog is sniffing the potted plant and why is that doll sitting on the table? I can only look at them and wonder what my scenario my daughter had going on in her head when she was playing with the toys.

I'm just happy she has an active imagination!

Grouch

My friends always get a laugh when they see my scrapbook pages, there is almost always one photo of my daughter crying, screaming or yelling. These pages have all three - lol.

My Grandparents Store...

Photo taken by my mom, probably sometime in the 40's or 50's. It was just a little Mom & Pop with a gas station and they sold groceries and scoup ice cream. The whole place is torn down now which makes me kind of sad since I have so many good memories of the house and visiting my Grandparents each summer. We used to walk to the church that can be seen in the back ground. The church is still there.

More Scrapbook Pages

I used the Bazzill In-Stitch-z templates on these pages. The templates were a "must have" that i have never used -lol.

New Blog Format!

I found a website that helps you customize your blog. I was so excited to find this because I was getting so bored with my current layout. Go HERE and check out their tips and free backgrounds.


Happy Valentines Day!

100 Things....

I found this list on Sophia's blog and thought it would be interesting to see how many of them I have actually done. So here goes. I highlighted the ones that I have done. Be sure and let me know if you do one too so I can go take a peek.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Held a praying mantis
9. Climbed a mountain (how big of a mountain??)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - will that ever truly happen??
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa - I really really want to!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48.Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Walked in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published in a book (thank you scrapbooking!)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89.Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (David Soul from Starsky and Hutch )
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (2)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Well - I have done more things than I expected!