Day 387

Happy Sabbath! Jonnie got going on The Brain Train that we got at the Royal Gorge the other day. Tracy and crew got Easter goodie bags ready for church tomorrow. There was also some home prep for Easter including clothes, baskets, chocolate, books, etc. AJ's baseball team, The Yard Goats, tied their first game of the season this year, 2-2. All the baseball pics are here. Thank you to Rock'n Roll-Offs, LTD for sponsoring the team. Then we went out to School in the Woods (SITW) to join a couple of AJ's cohorts this year to get plant photos for a project at DCC. All the SITW photos are here. Nana whipped up a great dijon mustard chicken thing for dinner. Tonight's movies: Jesus Christ Superstar and Pitch Perfect.

Blue dye!

In a wiki-up.

He will always love School in the Woods.

Day 386

School Day. Matt took AJ to the new Scheel's for baseball equipment. And some very fancy baseball underwear that protects when sliding into a base. Jamie went to his horse volunteering gig and learned a new thing: lunging. It's a way to exercise a horse without being on its back, the horse goes around you in a circle on a long lead. Our leader got Hannah up to a trot speed-wise. Tonight's movie: Triumph of the Heart (the Ricky Bell story).

Day 385

Big day for the twins! They get to "cash in" on their birthday present... An excursion on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad. It was postponed from an earlier date due to a big snowstorm. But today's the day. We did stop on the way for breakfast at Buttermilk. Here are more photos from today's train ride. And here are photos from a 2017 trip with more photos of the railroad, mainly. Tonight's movies: Too Young the Hero and Snowden (two good real-lifers).

Breakfast at Buttermilk.

Day 384

Another normal school day, mostly, other than the late start (every Wednesday). But the day included Lexi's and Jonnie's first swim lesson at SafeSplash. It was fun to see Jonnie smiling so much. They both seemed to do quite well. Deviled eggs were a very special part of tonight's dinner. They were gone in minutes. Tonight's movie: No Strings Attached.

Day 383

Another day with few pics. I guess it's just not as exciting around here with the kids in school. Lynn's quilt has grown beyond her work-up board and has spread to the bed. Tonight's movies: Lawless (real-life moonshiners in the 1930s) and Love, Guaranteed.

Day 382

Back to school from spring break. The only pic I managed to grab all day was an attempt at capturing the full moon setting behind the Rockies as Matteo and I pulled up to his van stop for school at 7:10am. It was impressive "in the flesh" but the cell phone just didn't capture it well. Great 60-degree weather today.  Jamie spent much of the day revamping his Torah class offering. Having gotten zero interest (from neither our church folks nor others he contacted as well), he's reenvisioned it into 4-session chunks, hopefully less daunting, starting with the Ten Commandments. Keep your fingers crossed. He spent most of the day looking at the commandment about keeping the Sabbath holy. And now, looking includes delving into the Hebrew language as well. He's really enjoying the Great Courses material he got to learn Biblical Hebrew. Matt whipped up a really good stir-fry with leftover beef and cauliflower rice. Tonight's movie: Chappaquiddick (another good real-lifer).

Day 381

Palm Sunday! There was a great deal of "palm frond" waving in Sunday School. We understand AJ spent some time talking about Passover in Sunday School today (from our Passover Seder at home last night). The temperatures reached into the 60s, so off to the pool we went for the afternoon. Nana's Easter quilt is coming along. One more row around the outside, but it's a biggy (16" squares); gonna be a good-size quilt. Tracy got her new dining room wall hangings up today. And Matt whipped up some ribs and asparagus for dinner. Tonight's movie: I Am Woman (story of Helen Reddy).

L-R: Jonnie, Lexi, AJ, and David.
Matteo and Matt were in the steam room at the time.