Outside at last!

Outside at last

 

Fathers day came early

Then Mothers day

Then Grandparents day

Sherri has been in bed with a broke foot and a cell phone and the two really don't mix. Walmart and Amazon got a work out and it all came in at the same time. I spent the next day putting together all the orders that she had purchased. She was really bored so she found something to do.

We had a visitor...our youngest grandson...we have the entire family moving up here to Colorado. Our oldest son Jason still lives in Texas but he came up last winter for the winter sports. I think he and his wife really enjoyed Wolf Creek ski resort and their son took lessons on the snow board. 

Who knows they may decide to retire up here...

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Sherri getting better but not walking yet

 

Soon the deer will move out of the park as more folks move in

Sherri is feeling better but is not able to walk on her foot. She is really getting tired of being in bed. I am doing all the house work and also the outdoor chores. I don't mind she has taken care of me for years and now it is my turn to step up. 

I have become quite the cook and have mastered the laundry. It has been a learning experience. The doctor told her that it might be as much as two months before she can start walking on the foot! She did not like hearing that but she wants to get better so she is minding well.

More and more people are showing up here in the park. You know summer is just around the corner. We will have many neighbors soon and all our deer will move up to the high ground to escape them. We are so use to them being in our yard...we will miss them. I know that they will return...

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Going to Texas

 Tomorrow we leave for Texas. Yes this will be my third trip back. We are going to pick up our granddaughter's RV. She and her husband are moving here. They were living up here last summer but had to leave and go back to Texas so she could finish her college degree.They are very excited about getting up here. We too are looking forward to them relocating here...

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Good news and bad news

 

Our home was here

Our Patio was here

My art studio was here

Now we are in Colorado in our new site in the same home. Yes we take our home with us. Just changed states and sites. Believe me the view is much better here!

Yes I said good news and bad news. We sold our site in Texas and moved to Colorado...that is the good news.

Here is the bad news...Sherri broke her foot! Yes she was in the house and miss stepped and bingo she broke the 5th bone in her right foot. She is now on crutches and has to stay in bed off her foot until it heals. We are going to the Orthopedic doctor next week so he can look at it and decide what the best thing there is to do to make it heal.

OK it was such a relief to sale our property in Texas. You know with the spring tornadoes coming on. I don't have to worry with that anymore. All I could see was our place out there getting hit by a storm and then us having to go back to Texas to see about it. I really feel better now that it is sold.

Well we are still getting snow here every once in a while. The temps during the day hours are in the 50's and 60's. That is nice but then at nights we have dropped down in the teens and single digits. We stay warm, however, and that is all that counts. I do miss cooking out and using my smoker. I will be glad when summer gets here. I know all good things come...

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Kris is 16 years old and is getting his Colorado drivers license

 

Getting his license after passing the test..HEY!

Yes he had a cake

Got a kayak and shared it with his nephew

Yes Kris is 16 and we took him down to get his license. He passed the test and then filled out all the paperwork. Got his picture taken fingerprinted and now is waiting for insurance and his new license to arrive.

Sherri and I both got ours also but we had a little more trouble than Kris. We had to have a ton of papers to prove we were who we said we were and that we were married and really did live here in Colorado. This meant that we had to go back to the house and gathered up all the necessary paperwork then drive back to the drivers license office....with the price of diesel this ended up costing more than we had planned. Thanks to all the illegal's coming across our wide open Biden boarders real citizens have to jump through hoops. What a shame that it has come to this in just over a year. I was surprised I did not have to prove I was a male!   

All is done now! We have license plates and drivers license...all we need now is voters registration. That being the most important of all. If this country is going to go on we need new leadership ASAP! OK that is all I am going to say about that.

We are still getting snow here...which by the way is essential for Colorado. We don't get much rain so snow has to fill the bill. It can snow here as much as it wants to so we can keep the rivers and lakes full. Not to complain about the weather here...we continue to love it...

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Not all went as planned

Boating was out...yes that is ice

The party went as planned

And all 6'4" of the 16 year old Birthday Boy got his cake

We had planned on taking his new boat out for a trip on the lake. You can tell we are new to Colorado. The lakes are still frozen in March. Maybe he will get a chance to use it next month.

We still made the trip the South Fork to Ramon's to eat Mexican food. We had a good time and enjoyed our newest family member. I think he had a good time as well.

We returned home to have cake and icecream. It was very good and everyone got plenty. I am sure there will be more Birthday to come...

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Today is Kris's Birthday

 

Today he is 16 years old!

He got a Kayak and shared it with his nephew 

I think they will be big buds

Today is Kris's Birthday and we are headed to Beaver reservoir. We are going to try out his new boat. It is going to be a warm day but we warned him that the water temps are in the 40's. 

I might even try to wet a hook while I'm there. Found out that you have to have a fishing/hunting license to even go on the water. Sooo we will be stopping by the store to get that taken care of.

I will post some pictures of todays adventures tomorrow. 

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Snow and more on the way

Our family having fun

 

This comes and goes

Kris learning to ice skate

Jennifer and Mom enjoy the snow at Wolfe Creek

Distant mountains collecting snow

Sun coming up over the mountains

Loving the weather here. Off and on confined to the house but on the good days we venture out to explore all the wonders of the mountains.

Kris is leaning to skate. I believe he will be skating very good in a short time.

Jason Tracy and Hayden came up to see us. They took off to Wolfe Creek ski area and went snow boarding. We went along to observe but did not snow board....DUH!

We have had a lot of fun in our winter wonderland. Looking forward to the spring time so I can start back fishing. This will come

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Day at the river

We had fun in the snow

Our home with the mountains in the background

The river is starting to defrost

Majestic mountains at our backdoor

Sherri and Jennifer enjoy the view

With the temps up we had the opportunity to take a walk around the park. With the leaves off the trees we were amazed that we had such great views of the mountains.

We will be getting more snow on Wednesday so we are taking advantage of the clear and warm days before that. It will all change here soon....

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The trip to the store is a bit more scenic than our Texas trip

Not a bad view 

We really don't mind having to drive into Alamosa for supplies. We have a great view of the mountains with snow on  top.

Yes it is still snowing here. I went and bought me a snow shovel for the first time in my life. Never had to shovel snow before but I found out that if you remove it before it freezes rock hard the next day it will all be gone and the ground will be dry enough to walk on. No mud here.

I found out that I get plenty of exercise by working outdoors shoveling snow. What the heck! Might as well keep in shape this winter so when fishing time gets here I will be ready to go...

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Loveing our new home

Just a little cold

More snow has fallen here

Look at the size of this cycle

It may take some time for this to go away

The river is frozen

This is our road

A good way to pass the time

One more for the record book

Well it has been some time since we arrived here in Colorado. We have really enjoyed the mountains and the river. The snow not so much but then you have to take it all. 

We have been having to stay indoors. Not much on driving in the snow so if we just have to get out our daughter Jennifer takes us in the Jeep.

We for the most part spend time working on puzzles so we don't have to glue ourselves to the TV. Not much on just sitting. We can sit and use our minds to put these puzzles together. 

Can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can go fishing. I know it will come...

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