Snow days

Every fall we make Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins * hi steph* and this year was no exception. Freckles was the baker this time and did them all by her self. She doubled the recipe ( we called it math -fraction time) and they turned out super yummy. We were able to share them with friends.

We have all been a little under the weather this week. The snow and overcast skies made us a little lethargic. we couched most of the day yesterday and today. It is giving me a good chance to catch up on some feel good movies while i organize cd's and update the blog ( finally). I have written a few songs ( like jo in Say anything) and been having fun reading library books with Cookie and knitting with Freckles. need kym to come over and watch Monk with me. I am still not caught up.

Freckles meets the civil war.

jefferson Davis memorial.

Battle of Corydon Site.. Corydon Indiana

The big trip home.

It was a gorgeous 70 degree day when we stopped in St Louis at the arch. We had hoped to hook up with our friends there and visit the top, but decided we better keep moving to make good time. We did have a Taco Bell picnic under the arch and walked around some.

It was a fantastic afternoon and we loved the views. Freckles and I are reading TOM SAWYER and we enjoyed seeing the Mississippi river and riverboats like in the book.

We also visited the St Louis Catherdral.

We stopped in Abilene, Kansas to get gas and visit the Dwight D Eisenhower memorial. We walked around the grounds, visited the gift center and bought "I like Ike" buttons. It was great to break up the trip a little bit.

By the time we got home it was starting to snow! D was super excited to see us- I think he was lonesome... Thanks again to Mark for the DVD players! made the trip much easier.

Good to be with Family...

We spent a few Saturdays at the soccer field watching the cousins play....

We celebrated a few birthdays...

made some cheesy smiles...

Had some good visits with the Conrads...

Spent time with good friends at church....

Dressed up for Halloween with the cousins... ( fairy, wolfman, unicorn, Madeline, Aphrodite)

and just enjoyed being together...

We miss you guys already. We are too many states away.

Jewell eye Oh nine

well my dear devoted readers ( hi mom and dad) here is the month of july in review. we played volleyball with a group of dear friends from our mother daughter book club. Freckles is getting pretty good. shes a lefty and has a pretty mean serve.. Cari and I mostly just visited and retrieved balls.

Cookie and I went to the Teddy bear picnic at church. She made teddy ears to wear.

D and I took the kids to the cherry Creek Art fest over July 4th weekend. It was super fun. good food and lots of expensive art that we can't afford. cookie looks like daddy

and freckles looks like her mommy. I love this pic.

then--Stephanie came. It is a shame she didn't make it to the art fest, because she would have loved it. Here we are at the Manitou penny arcade. one our favorite places. she one a fake "grill" playing skiiball and I am her groupie.. i like this pic more than she does

Garden of the gods-- steph and maya climbed all the way to the top.. beautiful shot of our colorado sky...

guitar on our deck...

Wilson ranch pool with friends.. and lots of lazy afternoons at the park. We had a great visit with my sister Lesly and her family..


the hoagland/ roberts group at Red rocks.

and the cousins in Idaho Springs..

good sister time...

All in all a busy but wonderful July 08... Here is a shout out to LB in KY- love ya girl. start a blog.

winner

Congratulations Dorreen!!

You are the lucky winner of the Melodienotes Starbucks trivia challenge.. My daughter drew your name today. Please email me with your address and I will mail you your card!

by the way the answers to the questions are...
1. the actor is James Dean-- He was in East of Eden, Rebel without a cause, and Giant. He was my favorite actor when I was in middle school.
2. corydon, Indiana ( my hometown) is the first state capitol of Indiana
3. Hugh grant and SJP are filming "did you hear about the morgans" currently. My family and I saw them filming in Santa Fe last month
4. wilber is the Pig in Charlotte's Web. charlotte is my youngest daughter.
5. Maya, my daughter is named for Maya Angelou, the woman in the photo.
6. Simon Le Bon usually sang lead for duran duran. I loved them. Incidently, John Taylor and I share the same birthday, which happens to be today.
7. On June 20, 1974, the day I was born, richard Nixon was experiencing difficulties in the watergate scandel
8. this is maybe my favorite movie. This is Gregory Peck in " To Kill a Mockingbird"
9. Stacy and Clinton make the world a better place as fashion gurus on What Not To Wear
10. These dream shoes of mine are designed by none other than Christian Laboutin... he always has a red sole...

thanks for partcipating!

trivia contest giveaway

Well, I missed my one year anniversary on blogger. It was may 15th! and this is my 100th post. In celebration of these two occasions I am having a giveaway contest. My first ever. I am very excited. I love love love Starbucks coffee and so I am proud to say that I am giving away a $20 starbucks gift card to one lucky winner.

here is how it works... Here are 10 fabulous questions to answer. answer any right and you are entered into the drawing for the starbucks card. However many you get correct is how many chances you have to win... get it. Be sure I know how to contact you should you win. I will choose the winners on June 20th. Ok Here we go..

1. Name three movies starring this actor.

2. Where was the First State Capitol of Indiana?






3. what is the name of the movie starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker that is currently being filmed ( in Santa Fe)?






4. what is the Pig's name in Charlotte's Web?






5. Name this famous person.



6. who was the lead singer of Duran Duran?

7. Who was president on June 20, 1974?













8. What movie is this?

9. What do Stacy and Clinton do?










10. who designed these? hint- check out the sole...




You can always email your answers to me if you don't want everyone else to steal them Melomaya@msn.com

good luck