Hot Sunday

We spent another hot hot hot and I mean hot day. I worked on creations to take to the street festival on Thurs. evening. I hope I sell something. It has been a long time since I tried selling my stuff. I have not a clue on how much to charge for things. I just gave them a pot shot price and will have to hope for the best. I can always bargain, I suppose. I was thinking I needed a canopy to use for my booth. DH bought me one but even he had hell setting it up so he took it back. LOL. I need one that almost sets itself up, after watching the gymnastics he went through to get one up. I decided if it gets too hot I will just leave.
On another line, the oldest car girl is in the UBIC Little Miss Pageant on Monday at 6:00. I think i will go, as Mom needs help with dress changes and picture taking etc. It will be fun to watch her sing.
Bubba found a deer in the yard this morning. He can smell things but can't see so he barked and ran towards the tree she was under. She moved north a bit but he didn't seem to know that. He just went to the tree where she was originally. He makes us laugh with his senility, even though it is so sad to know he is getting so old.
DH got stung by some wasps on his hand this morning and it is all swelled up. He says it doesn't hurt. Maybe it doesn't. I am so allergic to bites that I know I would be hurting and feeling terrible.
I am still campaigning for a new camera. Mine seems to be sickly. The pictures look misty or something. It probably is just the settings but it is supposed to be automatic. I think it has to do with pixels.
Well, off to wash my long beautiful luxurous hair....

Pictures

Here are some of the "promised" pictures. The one on the right I shot over the hood of the truck...it was the only way I could hold steady with all the excitement!

Moose Story

I know, I know, everyone has a "vacation" story or two to tell. This is mine: DH and I were sitting outside the camper in Grand Lake campgrounds. I had my back to the camper, he was sitting about 6 feet away facing me. Behind him there is a small tiny stream, a hill, a few trees, and some willows. I was busy with a box of "finds" on my lap, dismantling stuff, so I could use it later. We were visiting about whatever, but I had my eyes on my junk. I finally did look up though. Right behind my DH, about six feet stood a MOOSE! I threw my box on the table, jumped up and yelled "stand up!" DH just looked at me, and saw I was very agitated but just said, "is it a bear?" I yelled again as I dashed behind the truck, "stand up!" Finally DH did stand up but the moose just looked at us, turned and went over to some willows and started munching out on them. He was big, beautiful, black, and his horns were in velvet. He hung for a few minutes then moseyed off across the road and disappeared into a forest of willows. I stlll can't believe he walked right up to us and we didn't even hear him until he was breathing down DH's neck! It did frighten me to have him right in our camp and to have him so close. I like to look at them but I have heard they can be very aggressive and dangerous. This guy didn't seem to mind us at all. I will post a picture if it turned out and when I get my camera in from the camper.

Ft Collins to Estes to Littleton to Grand Lake to Grandby

We moved from Fort Collins to Estes Park on Friday evening. We stayed in a KOA park that is a night mare. We will not go back nor will we recommend it. The parking spots are not good and way too close together. We had one person on our left with three large dogs that barked constantly when they left them alone which was every meal time, wouldn't you know. Then someone across the very narrow road had two small bicycler boys that wanted to cut doughnuts right in front of my front door, and of course, that filled my house with dust from the unpaved very narrow road. Plus we had to park at the end of the very narrow road as there was not room to park next to the camper. :(
On the up side, they had some wonderful yard and garage sales in Estes Park. I picked up a bunch of stuff to use in my art.
And, the weather was much cooler than here on our hill.
On Saturaday, we drove down to south of Denver to Littleton to see DH's old Uncle and wife. It was rather amazing to see how much he resembled this old guy. I always thought he looked more like his father's family. This is the first relative of his I have met from his mother's side. They were very nice, but elderly. I am sure DH will be glad he visited them. Probably his last chance.
On Sunday, we drove though the Rocky Mountain National Park. What views! We camped just outside Grand Lake. As we was pulling into the RV park a guy was hanging a sign out that said sale. I yelled at him where and he pointed up the road above the RV park, so after we got the trailer parked and hooked up, we drove up the road into the timber where there were cabins here, there, and everywhere. We finally found this guys place and he had lots of art and antiques he was selling so he could move to Arizona...or so he says. I found a few bargains there too.
On Monday we drove from Grand Lake over to Grandby. It is a cute little town and DH found his old house he lived in as a kid. He was nostalgic about that too, especially after visiting his Uncle in Littleton who lived in Grandby at the same time.
So, on Tuesday we got up and drove all the way home saying whee whee whee.

Fort Collins

I am enjoying a lovely and cool evening outside of camper watching the geese fly in and out to leave or arrive at a small pond here at the KOA. We spent the Thursday traveling and the first night of our journey at the very top of Rabbit Ears Pass where the temperature dropped down into the 30's during the night, and it was really a thrill when I stuck my feet onto the cold cold floor on Wednesday morning. We drove through Walden and stopped to take pictures of a moose and her baby, and down Poudre (pronounced poo der) river canyon almost all day. The canyon and the river is a really pretty drive. Fort Collins is a lively city with lots of artsy and antique stores. The workshop started by meeting at an antique mall...(consignments from like I think they said like 139 people consigned, it was divided off into like 10 by 10 ft spaces) Thursday morning. Mike, the teacher gave us a speel on what to shop for, then we all went shopping looking for things we could take back to the classroom to use in a piece of art. At one we started designing our pieces of art. Everyones look so different. Interesting artists. One lady named Ann from Florida, very nice. I think the rest are from around this area and they are nice too. We learned how to mount elements onto a back ground and the types of adhesives to use. It is pretty intuitive kind of art and I like it. I will eventually post a picture on my art blog when I get it completed. When we leave here tomorrow after the 2nd day of class we are going to Estes Park. Then we will drive from there down to visit Larry's uncle, I guess then into the Rocky Mt. National Park for a day or two. Then mosey on home. Larry stays busy on the phone with his people making sure they know he is still boss. LOL

Good Bye Teeth-Hello Toothless Wonder

Had a very long visit with the Dentist today who spent most of our time together grunting and grinding to remove two teeth on my upper left side of my mouth. I ended up with of course, a very big gap, a very big bill, right now a swollen cheek, some pain, and because of pain pills, a woozy sleepy demeanor, and hopefully, after recovery no more hitting the ceiling when I take cold or hot food. Who could ask for anything more?

Grandma...you make me drive up the wall....

Have you noticed how your vocabulary changes as you "adopt" new words and terminology from your kids? I was thinking about some special to us things that we still say that remind us of how cute our kids were when they were children. Our son, for instance referred to the TV show My Three Sons as "My Two Sons", for whatever reason. We now, always refer to that as "My Two Sons". He had a booster seat that was kept on the sewing machine. Eventually we all referred to that as his "sing ma show". We tell people still, if we are feeling crowded to "scoop over." an inherited term from him also. We really have improved our vocabulary! Our granddaughter, angry about something we can't remember said to her Grandpa, "come on Grandpa, lets go beat up em." so we say "lets go beat up em" in an effort to lighten up a situation that we are a bit angry about. Our Grandson, however, gave us the ultimate solution to things that bother us. Evidently he listened to the popular and general use of the term, "that makes me climb the walls. " So as we teased and visited about something he told me one day, " Grandma...you make me drive up the walls." We still use that term whenever something bothers us.

New Sink

I have a new badly needed sink and fausett in the kitchen today. Yaaaaeee! The installation seemed to go relatively smooth. Only a few @$#%^& emitting over the bar from the man in the picture who was/is my installation of everything expert. Of course, it did take most of the day to install, but only one trip to town for parts. It looks so much better. The gear shift type of handle will take awhile to adjust to. I love the soap dispenser...cuts down on messy plunger bottles on counter. What I am really happy about is that I am hoping this sink will not show the water stains and scratches like the original did. Man, I hated that sink! I am not the most wonderful housekeeper in the world but when you looked at that old sink, you would probably thought I was one of the worst.

Shopping

I spent all day Thursday in the Village shopping. My friend and I went to the sewing shop where I bought some embroidery needles, I picked the ones with the largest eyes so I can thread them (maybe). Then we went to the freight damaged place where I found a spool of string I think will work in my book binding, some hooks for hanging jackets etc. that I hope will help me get organized, a roll of tissue kinda looking paper that intrigued me because it looks like I might be able to use it in my collages, and I bought (how dumb is this) a broom and a mop which means I will have to do some house work and a large plastic trey to put under the cat litter box which I hope will help contain the tracking of the litter out onto the floor. Then we went to lunch at the China Star. Then we visited Alco, and finally went to the Emerald Gardens where I bought the car girls rings and hair decorations. Now, today, hubby and I went to Lowes and bought a new stainless steel kitchen sink, fausetts, some dremel tools, and a new rug for the dining room door to help contain the tracking in of many little particles. I am sick of shopping. Doing it online is much easier on the feet!

Wild Flowers/Tame Flowers

Okay, I am so proud! I actually got the pictures off my camera and into my new program Photoshop Elements. I am still learning! Anyone have any great tips for me?