Blake and Blogfrog turn 1

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”  -Hemmingway Last day in Paris!  Still so much to do!  We got an early start this morning and headed the the…

  Rusty was named to the Forty Under Forty class of 2011 by the Boulder County Business Repot.  The press release stated “Members of the group are young emerging leaders under the age of 40 in the Boulder Valley.”  We got to attend a fun networking event, and Rusty received a nifty plaque.  It was…

  We are back home settled into our normal routine.  School came very quickly and the kids are glad to be back with their friends.  Halle just adores her 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Cottle, and Josh ran into kindergarten without a worry in the world.  His teacher, Mrs. Delaney, is the perfect kindergarten teacher. 

We got up “early” (around 8am) to get ready for the drive to Cape Cod.  Rusty had a tentative work meeting in Nantucket, and the ferry from the Cape to Nantucket was scheduled to leave at 11.  It was still undecided if we would come with him, or just stay in Hyannis.  Of course, there…

This weekend I competed in my first triathlon, the Anthem Sprint Triathon. It was perfect for beginners like me. And it was so much fun.  I’ve always thought that triathletes were kinda crazy for doing 3 events in 1—but it makes for such a fun, interesting race.  I was getting a little burned out on…

When I came home from my weekend in Denver, I was informed that we now had 2 more family members.  Meet our pets, the Hermit crabs.  I tried to take a picture of them out of their shells, but in true hermit fashion, whenever I come near them they dart into their shells. One of…