Our New House

“By the rude bridge that arched the food, Their flag to Aprils breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.”                                      –Ralph Waldo Emerson Walden Pond “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see…

  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 made the annual trek down to Denver on Saturday to see the Parade of Lights. We were going to meet Brian and Sara and fam for dinner, but of course we got stuck in nasty traffic. Seriously, whenever RUSTY goes to Denver it is a nightmare. Any time I’ve ever gone by myself or…

So, I am writing this mostly as a reminder to myself, but Susan had this awesome site on her blog called blurb.com. It will compress your blog into a book with entries and pics. What a great way to keep a family journal! Go check it out!

I had the fun opportunity to “host” the 3rd grade Manners Breakfast.  They did this in lieu of a Christmas Party.  We had a great time!  Halle and I planned for the decorations, and she helped me set up the room the night before. We made adorable Christmas trees out of strawberries and grapes, and…