Mothers Day

 It was great to see the Savages!!  Aleah had a tournament that weekend and had already played 3 softball games before I even got there!  But after showering, she was excited to play cards!  I had bought 4 new decks of cards so we could play a new card game I had learned in Baja, Swoop!  It's a fairly easy game but a lot of fun and we even got Robby to join in during the time I was there!

Jill had asked me what kind of dessert I wanted and I told her chocolate covered strawberries!!!  We made them late afternoon so we could enjoy them that evening and the next day - they were delicious!!

Mothers Day was a beautiful, sunshine day!!  Robby fixed us yummy omlettes and then Aleah and I left to do coffee together (we had told Jill just the two of us wanted to go together - little did she know that Aleah was shopping for her AND bringing back Jill's favorite hot chocolate from Ziggy's)  We ran to Target and Aleah got what she needed and then it was back to Ziggys so I could get coffee, Aleah could get her favorite drink and pick up Jill's drink!

Jill was surprised when we got back home and Aleah handed her the drink and gift!  

Jill had gotten me a bag of Dove chocolates and this little guy below!!  A couple years ago, we were up in Ft. Collins and all went to one of Aleahs' softball games in another town - since we were so early, Jill and I drove to a coffee place and they had the cutest little guys holding coffee cups!!  I bought 2 - and gave one to Jessi!!  I later decided I wanted another one so told Jill if they ever went back to that town, to stop and get me another one!!  Sure enough, this year Aleah had a game there and Jill got me another one - they're so darn cute!!

It was fun to see Aleah play in her ballgame - she played well and we all had a laugh when she fell unexpectedly for no reason!!  (later on, a friend sent her the video as everything is taped and we laughed and laughed!!)  

Jaime, Brad, Kylan and Irene had been up to Laramie, WY - they had closed on a mobile home for the kids since Kylan will be attending college up there - so they went up to do some cleaning and a few repairs - anyway, they were coming through and her game was right off the interstate so they stopped by!

Jaime had brought my Mothers' Day gift from the 3 girls - my annual blog book!!!  I'm always so excited to get it and I love the new format they have!!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this annual gift!!

Then it was back to the house - we played many, many games of Swoop!!  I'm glad they all love this game!!

Robby cooked an excellent meal for dinner - they had bought thick pork chops and he put them in a brine and then they were seasoned - SO SO GOOD when they were grilled!

After some more card games, we relaxed that evening before I headed out the next morning!!  It was a long, long drive by myself as traffic was bad!!  But a great time with everyone!!

Pre-Mothers' Day

 Glenn decided he wanted to go fishing at Pueblo and spend a night on the boat - and then neighbor Alan decided to join him on Saturday to fish - and yes, they caught fish and had a great time!

I was meeting a friend in Co. Springs on that Friday so decided to head on up to Denver and then to Ft. Collins as I hadn't seen the Savages' since we got back from Baja!

Carrie and I met for lunch at Texas Roadhouse in Co. Springs - because I'm on their mailing list, I got an email that said it was teachers and nurses week and if you brought your badge or ID in, you could get a free appetizer!  Carrie works as a "grandparent" in the school system in Pueblo 3 days a week so she brought her badge in and we received a bloomin' onion for free - always good!!  We split a great meal and talked and talked before she headed home and I headed to Denver!

Gwyn had softball practice late afternoon so we grabbed an early dinner and went to her practice!  All dressed and looking like a softball player!!

They had practice at a beautiful park so we brought Kona and walked around while Gwyn was at practice!  And since Kenzie had started her new job at Dunkin' Donuts, we decided to drive there and surprise her at work - here she is with her best friend who also works there!

I was surprised to find 5 teenagers working there - 1/2 of the place is a Baskin Robbins so I guess you can get ice cream along with your coffee and donuts - HA!!  Yay for great workers who are able to even close and clean up at the end of their shift!

Jessi and I ate some donut holes while Gwyn got some exotic drink that she loved!

Jessi had to work Saturday morning so Gwyn and I walked up to Starbucks to have coffee and a cold drink for Gwyn!  We packed a lunch and I had Gary drive my car to her game which was in Westminster, north Denver!!  (a LONG ways for a game but it was nice for me since I was headed to Ft. Collins afterwards!)

This field wasn't near as nice as where they had practice - Jessi met us there just as the game started!  Gwyn played great and even had a few hits!

It was pretty warm sitting there but sure fun to see her play!!

Jessi had given me a bag of Dark Chocolate Bark which is SO GOOD and of course I left it in the car for the game!!  When I was ready to leave, I put it in the front seat so I could munch on it on the way north but when I opened it, it was a melted mess - DARN!!!  No choclate for me till I got to Jill's house and put it in the frig to firm up!!  

After our goodbyes, I headed to Ft. Collins - traffic wasn't too bad so I made good time!!

Details and Photo Dump For April

 So I did say I would write about DETAILS of our stay in San Felipe!!  Almost a week after we got home, I started getting texts from the gal who ran the apartments where we stayed - she said we had broke the garage door and needed us to pay $200 for repairs - WHAT?????  I calmly explained what we had done that morning when we left (the same thing her son had done the day before - lifting up that garage door a little bit more so we could clear the ice chest).  We went back and forth - back and forth - and it just kept getting worse and worse!!!  We kept asking to see the video (yes, there were cameras!!) of us HITTING the garage door which of course wasn't true - and she wouldn't send them to us!!  Just the video of the car sitting in FRONT of the doors showing it wasn't going to clear!!  Anyway, after an hour of back and forth with her, we were getting really upset!  She kept saying she was going to turn us into Booking.com which is where we had booked the apartment - we finally just told her to go ahead and do it - we KNEW we had nothing wrong!

So the next morning, there is an email from Booking.com explaining what she had said and asked us to pay her $200 - we immediately replied to them and explained the situation!  And not another peep was heard out of either one of them!!!  OH MY GOSH - what a waste of time dealing with her!!

On to other things......  April is gone and we're now into May!!  And the photo dump is SUPER SHORT this time!!

Aleah and her guy Gio headed to prom in Ft. Collins!

Glenn discovered when we got home that we had a couple of trees that needed to come down due to being infested with the pine beetle!  I was out there with my phone, just in case the tree didn't fall where it was supposed to!!

Both trees were close to the main road and unfortunately, the first one didn't fall where he wanted it to but he figured it out and ended up getting both down - branches are in a pile for dumpster days and the trunks were covered in plastic to smother the pine beetles!

WE HAD SNOW!!!!!  It was SO welcome because Colorado is extremely dry!!  It was nice wet snow which of course was fantastic and it did melt pretty fast!  Check out my hummingbird feeder in the center of the picture!

The trees were gorgeous!!

And that's a wrap for April!!  Looking forward to tomorrow as MORE snow is in the forecast!!