Meet Annie

Annie, 9 weeks old

Annie, an Australian Labradoodle, came home this weekend.  She is bouncy, fun and puppy-like, but also a lot of work.  I will have to be indulged as you may see more photos of Annie than you want, but cute puppy-moments abound.  Please feel free to ignore them.

Utah . . . Wow!

We took a road trip to southern Utah and all I can say is Wow!  I had no idea how very beautiful and different looking this place is.  It looks like every Western that I ever saw as a kid and, in fact, many of those movies and television shows were filmed in this area.

We went to a number of state and national parks, including Arches, Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion.  My personal favorite was Bryce, which looked like something from another planet.  The photos can't begin to do this place justice.  If you haven't ever been to this part of the world, try to get there - it's so unique.  Even the drive on Interstate 70 was amazingly beautiful.

OK - this is just to see if you were paying attention.  This is our puppy - coming home this weekend.

Beyond Ridiculous

May 1, 2013

The calendar says May 1 but the weather says January.  Help!!

May 1, 2013

Puppy!

With excitement and some trepidation, we are going to welcome a new puppy into our family at the end of May.  She is an Australian Labradoodle so she will be a medium sized dog when she is full grown.  Right now she is a cute little puppy as can be seen by her 5 week photos.  Her "puppy name" is Olga, as the local breeders named all of the five puppies in the litter Viking names.  After you have a look at her, name suggestions are encouraged.

This Is Ridiculous

April 23, 2013.  This is our fourth snowstorm in two weeks in Denver.  No spring at all - just winter.

The Caliber Collection

I have a new bracelet that I purchased from The Caliber Collection.  It's made from steel from weapons melted down as a result of a gun buy back program in Newark, New Jersey.  Part of the proceeds from the purchase is used to fund future buy back programs.  I love this idea, and I love the bracelet.  The number on it represents the serial number of one of the weapons used in the melt down. 

Denver Spring (??) Weekend

March 24, 2013

March 23, 2013

March 23, 2013