Saturday, November 23, 2024
Elf the Musical, Jr.
It was something of an all-play again. Antonio played Buddy. Matteo played Mr. Greenway. Lexi played a North Pole Elf and Narwhal. Tracy worked backstage and mics. Nana helped with some of the gifts and made "show star ornaments." And Vicki came out from Kansas City to see it all!
Friday, November 15, 2024
Greeley, CO
Our main target of affection was the Colorado Model Railroad Museum (CMRM). And it did not disappoint. 5,500 square feet of model railroad! We stayed at the Currier Inn B&B, which was delightful, as was Lafayette's Creperie inside (gotta try the French Hot Chocolate). As a bonus of sorts was the Colorado Model Railroad Museum's "Tinsel and Trains Gala" last night. All the trip's photos are here. Weldwerks Brewery was fun, too. We had a great dinner at Prime the first night - prime rib every night!
Italian Toast = grilled pound cake. Who knew?! |
"Tinsel and Trains Gala" |
St. Peters |
Went by just outside the railroad museum. |
Fire fighting simulation was effective |
Prime: prime rib every day they're open. |
Horace Greeley. Portrait in our room. |
WeldWerks |
Monday, November 11, 2024
Veterans Day
From school, Antonio sent us the image immediately below and said "They have the whole table set up; it was really cool." We had just covered this topic in a Family Dinner on POW/MIA Day: here.
The fire was having a hard time with 24" of snow. |
Nana's latest quilt. |
Flown on Veterans Day. JF2.com/flags/#35rows |
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Snow Day #4
If it hadn't been a Saturday, today may well have been the fourth Snow Day in a row! It seems by day's end our area had received over 24 inches of snow in the last four days. Our Family Dinner topic was orphans and caring for them. See: Caring for the Orphans - Fostering Hope (at Jamie's Torah website). It was also Carrot Cake night (and spaghetti carbonara) to celebrate Matteo's birthday! The day's flag was the Easton Flag (as you can see in the background of the dining room pic).
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Snow Day!
Right on the heels of our Halloween snow, we get a full-blown blizzard and a Snow Day! The kids were convinced last night that it would be a snow day today; the adults were not convinced. Look who was right... And it's still snowing...
Update: Another snow day the next day (11/7). We've received about 18" in the last 48 hours.
Update: Snow Day #3 in a row (11/8)! It's a record (for us, anyway).
Matteo made cookies so we wouldn't starve to death! |
Day 3 |
Thursday morning |
Wednesday morning |
Jamie thought it would be appropriate to fly this Reconstruction Era flag following Election Day. JF2.com/flags/#37 |
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