I just finished reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.  Very interesting read.  If you've never read anything by her, she has a way of delving right into tough, timely issues, and making you like the characters, even though you can see their faults along the way.  This is a very thought provoking book that looks at family dynamics and sibling relationships.  The language can get a bit racy, but the story is really good. 

My contribution for the day....Pick up a Jodi Picoult book and enjoy. 

I decided that I needed to post something new.  I'm sort of tired of looking at the page as it is.  :)

We've been busy trying to get some semblance of a yard going on this acre of weeds.  I pull weeds, I spray weeds, I curse weeds, but they're remarkably healthy all the same.  One day at a time is the motto around here.

A couple of weeks ago, DH had a training in Colorado Springs and my son, Matt flew there and spent the weekend with us.  We had a great time, even though the weather was crummy the entire weekend.  It was so rainy and cloudy we couldn't even get a good look at Pike's Peak and when you can't see that monster from the Springs, you know it's bad weather.  In fact, that weekend must have been winter's last hurrah because we've had gorgeous weather since then.  We did take a little trip to a local attraction called Seven Falls.  It is heralded as being Colorado's Most Scenic Mile and I don't doubt that being true.  Really, really pretty.  We didn't get to look around like we wanted because it started snowing and that changed to rain, but we did have a great time and want to go back when the weather is better.



Matt and me on one of the observation decks.




Matt and Lynn climbed all of those stairs.  I just looked up at the top and got dizzy, so I cheered them on from below!




The sign that I so inconveniently cut off says, among other things, "No climbing or scrambling on rocks."



The lighting stinks, but if you look closely, that's me sitting in front of a video poker machine in Cripple Creek and I've just been dealt a Royal Flush.  That was fun, too.  :)

Everyone have a great week!