Best Buy and Michaels

Kristen wanted to go to these two stores. While waiting for her to make her selection(HP 3), I sat in the most comfortable chairs ever made. They were pseudo suede and oh so comfortable. If they would have been blue, they would be in my livingroom tonight. Kristen got more beads, but when I asked her if she would like to take an actual jewelry making class, she refused. GRRRR

This is more than I should have to do

This past week was the Technology in Education conference at Copper Mountain(TIE). My boss and I were scheduled to do a presentation on the Technology Fair that was held in March. Totally her idea-I hate presentations and I hate being high in the mountains-I never feel well). She put the whole presentation together( I feel a little bad about that). Anyway, one of the reasons I did not want to go is my cheapo department encourages people to go, but will not pay for lodging. My boss has a friend with a condo in Frisco(about 10 minutes away) and said we could stay there as. in. together. 24/7 with my boss for a week? No-way. I went up Tuesday for the keynote who was outstanding. Will Richardson-buy his book if you are interested in Web 2.0 or the interactive web. Anyway, since the presentation was 8:30 am on Friday, I said I would come back up Thurs night. Ok fine. I found someone else to use my registration for the other days. Thurs at 3 pm she calls me ands says "just so you know..", her friends who owned the condo and their children showed up for the weekend and my boss's husband would be bringing an aero bed for me to sleep on. and in case I pick up any vibes, her friends pretty much hate each other and are staying together for the kids. I have never met any of these people and these new dynamics were way too much. I chose the hotel route. Boss not happy but knew I would do this once I found out. She actually considered not telling me. I got up to Copper Mt, we practiced until 10pm and then I went back to the hotel. Everything worked out, but I am pretty beat.

The house is a mess, kids doing as little as they can get away with. Randy tolerates it until he can't find something and then it is a disaster of national proportions. No money for a maid. Randy weekly sends an email that should get him fired, but hopefully that will stop now that his smarmy "friend" doesn't have the "numbers" to offer him a job and Randy can say goodbye to his current employer. Next week he will be travelling to SLC and the following weekend we go camping. That should go swimmingly since Randy will be tired and stressed and he handles neither one at all.

Summer school is a cake walk. They watched Pale Rider for two hours yesterday. I am guessing that ties into Westward expansion. Am debating checking with the teacher/principal.

Matt is going to the movies with a friend tonight. Kristen is jealous. I have tried and tried and TRIED to get her together with her friends. It just never seems to work out. I hate that I have to work in the summer, but it can not be helped. Maybe I will take one day off next week and they can both have friends over. I feel like such a loser mom right now. The intense heat does not help. Lately it has been at least 95 degrees every day.

Randy's cousin sent us a care package! Thanks Donna! She was so grateful for lunch and us showing her and her then boyfriend around RMNP that she sent us tastykakes and OTC. Scalloped oysters for dinner tonight. I said then boyfriend because while in Jackson Hole, THEY GOT MARRIED! They got married on a deck and I am sure it overlooked the Tetons. How great.
Got to go use the inhaler again. Thanks Copper Mountain.

Matt's 1st day of summer school...

Went well. He loved it. Teacher is entertaining. Not exactly the reaction I was going for. Tomorrow I head to Copper Mountain for a conference. Kristen wanted to go shopping....for something pink. She got shampoo and conditioner. I got a new Catherine Coulter book. It is not pink.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers!

Randy started the day by going fishing and then watched the Nascar Race. His new favorite driver won. Matt watched the race with him. Kris and I went to see Nancy Drew. We then went to Ragazzi's for dinner. Kristen ordered Mountain Dew which was a huge mistake. Kristen on caffeine and sugar do not work for her. She turns into "silly obnoxious girl". She and Randy just left to go fishing. Matt stayed here to help with laundry. Tomorrow is the first day of summer school, so I guess you can call him "irritated boy". Temp hit 97 degrees at DIA. I thank God every summer for Central Air.

Ocean's 13

Great movie. Well worth seeing(as if any movie with George Clooney and Brad Pitt could be bad!). Lots of plot nuances that make Oceans 11 and Oceans 12 pre-requisites though. Matt thought was the best Ocean's movie. I would have really liked to see Julia Roberts in them again, but other than that, I concur.

The Ren Fair

Yesterday Matt helped Randy in the morning at a local state park planting trees, etc. Kris and I planted flowers in the pots out front. Then we went to Colorado's Renaissance Faire. It is about 1.25 hours away. It was so much fun! The food was great! We sampled turkey legs, soft pretzels, cookies, lemonade, ice tea and this great strawberry shaved ice served in an orange half. The shows were great. Kristen got her hair braided with gold flowers. Thank goodness I took pictures as soon as she was done, because the flowers were missing by the time we got home. That turkey. Matt got a wooden sword and got to "battle".(Maybe making this not a forbidden fruit type of thing will lessen its appeal in his teenage brain). Kristen got a royal pain t-shirt. I just got good memories and sore legs. This was so much better than The Renaissance Faire I went to in Pennysylvania. Most visitors dressed in period costumes and you could even rent them. Next time, we might do that. Going to the outdoor pool this afternoon and then Oceans 13 after dinner. Tomorrow, I have to be at work at 6:30 am

What I did on my summer vacation

Since this is basically it for me....
We left to go camping right after work on 6/1/2007. We camped at Westlake in the Red Feather Lakes. Randy was a grump Friday night which made the rest of us want to turn around and go home. The rest of the weekend was better. Randy and Matt are so alike that they are CONSTANTLY pushing each other's buttons.

Monday-Went to the movies. Matt and a friend saw Spidey while Kristen and I saw Gracie. If you do not cry in that movie, it means you are not human. Friday night M/K and I went to the go kart track.

Tuesday-Randy left for a rush trip to Lexington, KY and the kids and I hung out.

Wednesday-watched a couple of movies-Deja Vue with Denzel Washington is outstanding. Kris went to the rec center to swim for a few hours. oH and the microwave spazzed and now we have a burnt mark on the inside which renders it unusable. Burned through to the metal.

Thursday-I decided to try a new recipe. Boston creme cupcakes. 1st problem, it says melt chocolate in the microwave. I could use the camper one since it is taking up half the driveway at the moment, but too much trouble. Use choc frosting. Bigger problem. I slice the cupcakes like I am supposed to, but my illogical mind does not pay attention to where I put the lids for each cupcake so you guessed it- i get done filling them and am missing two lids. GRRR. Immediately, called Kristen down to eat the evidence. She is still laughing at me. She says you never make cupcakes mom and when you do you mess it up. Nice Kid. Not sure what the rest of the week holds other than 2 must attend meetings, but I am making the most of it.