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This has been a very busy summer for us. A very fun summer, maybe one of the best.  I have already written about my trip to Puerto Rico. The weekend after that we went camping at an incredibly beautiful place, one of our favorites. I think I love our family the best when we are traipsing through the woods, dirty and happy. The weekend after that, we took the children down to Denver, a several hours trip but there is so much to do there, we go several times a year. We stayed in a fancy hotel, the children have never had that experience. Well, I should say it is fancy to us! I think it was a Hyatt, or maybe a Wyndam. I loved the way they decorated it. Natural elements and textures, but with modern, Japanese inspired art. I was about to go into a long, lengthy discussion about home decor, but...this is about what we did in Denver. We went to the art museum, we bought annual passes last year, and they are about to expire. I think we will go a couple of years before renewing them, so it was nice to go through one more time. This time we stuck to the old building that is as much about history as it is art. Old relics from several different countries. It was nice, even the children enjoyed it. Then we ended up at Chuck E. Cheese, like we always do. We took the children to an actual mall, not just the pretenders they have around here. My oldest son said "Mom, they have a store for lightbulbs, only lightbulbs. They have a store for pens, only pens. They have a store for everything." I am not much of a shopper, but I think if I lived in Denver, it would be the ruin of us. So many stores calling me, "I have everything you need to be happy, just come inside" LOL My husband had very thoughtfully made reservations at a nice Italian restaurant and we had dinner there, just us. I lived in Italy as a teenager, something I am horribly proud of and still love all things Italian. It was wonderful. Now about two weeks later, we have just come back from visiting southern Colorado for a week. My husband is on a business trip down there and I took the five youngest to visit. On Saturday we went up to Manitou Cliffs, which are similiar to Mesa Verde, which has been my dream to see since I was about eight. I don't know what you officially call them, but they are the Native American cliff dwellings. They let us climb in and out, explore, it was wonderful. I took pictures, but they are on my husband's cell phone and I have to figure out how to get them on the computer. We also spent some time in Manitou Springs which is a lovely little town. Usually I do not like the tourist towns, but this one was lovely. Up in the mountains, built on either side of a mountain brook, it was just lovely. They have seven different soda springs, each with its own "flavor" situated in drinking fountains all round town. Can you guess the flavors? One was like Alka Seltzer, the other like sweet Alka Seltzer and the other one we tried, mostly like water but with a kick. We only tried three, that was enough.  It was funny, though. After Puerto Rico, my two middle sons, 10 and 8, spent two weeks at a science camp down by the lake. It was great for them, I hope they can do it next year too. The kind of science I like. Facts followed up by getting outside and seeing the thing you just learned about. I struggle with teaching science so I was very excited being able to do this camp. We have also been swimming, playing at the park, baking lots and lots of cookies. Next week, I turn 40. I am so excited about it. It feels good to be forty, in a place I love, with the people I love, doing the things I love, with more adventures promised for the future. I think my forties are going to be very good to me.  |
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