As the Quaking Aspen trees shimmer their gold leaves everywhere we look, fall has come to CO, finally. The warm temps even into mid October kept the colors from turning until the past few days, at least here in the CO Springs area. Up north, in the higher elevations of Boulder and Estes Park, the leaves turned weeks ago and are past their peak. But the beauty is still there as snow covers the ponderosa pines and the mountain peaks.
With fall, comes the ending games of America's past time - professional baseball's world series. Rather than risking a controversy by writing about my chosen team, :-) I'll continue on to soccer - Kasey's favorite sport, or so it seems. The games are fun to watch....seeing them running up and down the field, seeing the spills they make as their feet get tangled trying to get possession of the ball, while on the sideline, as we cheer, parents and grandparents are wrapped in blankets and sipping their travel mugs of coffee or tea. Last night's weather was perfect - the kids enjoyed playing in shorts and game jerseys instead of sweatpants and jackets. And afterwards, plenty of conversation at a local restaurant with the boys.
With Laurie out of state for several weeks for training, the boys are on their own....well, not really. They know we are here to help with rides for Kasey to school, or after school, or for when Stephen is tired of cooking and wants something different that his willing mother in law brings over. :-)
And then there's football. I am still loyal to the Buffalo Bills, would like to see their season turn around, but as the season progresses, and Peyton Manning continues to lead the herd of Broncos, being a CO resident AND the love of a good game is turning me into a Broncos fan. Of course the Packers are still up there on my list too. If the Broncos and Pack should go to the Super Bowl, I would have quite a decision to make regarding favorites.
Scott, Vi, and Veronica....we miss them. We're trying to save for a special trip early next summer so Kasey can see his mom and dad when they have leave from their next duty station. They will be leaving for this duty station after Christmas and Kasey will not join them since they (and Kasey, as well) do not want him to leave his school to go overseas for a year. So he and Mya and Bella will move in with us while they are gone. They will have leave time and we are planning a special vacation next June. But we still want to visit Buffalo next summer too....we'll probably take the camper to help on hotel and meal expense while traveling and also to make it more fun for Kasey. It might take us an extra day to get there, but it will be fun. And we can probably take Lilly too, saving at least $200 on kennel fees. As the winter approaches, we need to consider whether the possibility of them coming out here is possible in our budget too. They can't swing it themselves with Violet on disability, so we'll see what we can do. I checked possible air fares today and I am still in what you might call shock.
Meanwhile, I've been pretty busy at church with choir, prayer group, teaching Sunday School, and our ladies retreat that just happened a week or so ago. Another whole year until we do that again, but lots of things to fill that time.
Time goes so quickly, especially as we get, ahem, older.
Meanwhile, know that I appreciate your visit here....will try to make it a worthwhile one and post more often.
Blessings my friends,
Sue
