Before the corn maze trip, Eliza and Sarah were playing on their couch, having fun and snuggling.
19 October 2008
Heather & Heidi at the Anderson Farms Corn Maze
Ben and Sarah gave Heather and Heidi a birthday present trip to the corn maze at Anderson Farms outside Longmont, CO. We spent 3+ hours wandering through the maze on Saturday with Sarah, Ben, Eliza, Coleen, Mark, Jaron, Heather, and Heidi.
Eric and Alan were on a scout outing, attending the Longs Peak Council's annual "turkey shoot" at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch. No turkeys are harmed in the annual "turkey shoot", in case there is any question...
Heather and Heidi initially took off through the maze at a dead run, leaving us all behind. The rest of us took a leisurely stroll through the western section of the maze.
About 45 minutes into the walk, Heather and Heidi called to find us. We met at the central entrance and started a more structured hike through the maze. The maze contains 18 stations scattered throughout the corn, each with a paper punch that can be used to mark the map card. We completed 12 of the 18 locations before we were too tired to continue.
Anderson Farms is a working farm, so they had all sorts of interesting and useful things at the farm (like ducks, and goats). It is converted to an entertainment center for a 2 month period at the end of each crop season. I suspect they make more from the entertainment center period ($10 per person, hundreds of people visited the day we were there) than from the farming. No problem, either way, since we easily got our $10 per person worth in family fun.
They also have a web site which describes some of their activities.
Eric and Alan were on a scout outing, attending the Longs Peak Council's annual "turkey shoot" at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch. No turkeys are harmed in the annual "turkey shoot", in case there is any question...
Heather and Heidi initially took off through the maze at a dead run, leaving us all behind. The rest of us took a leisurely stroll through the western section of the maze.
About 45 minutes into the walk, Heather and Heidi called to find us. We met at the central entrance and started a more structured hike through the maze. The maze contains 18 stations scattered throughout the corn, each with a paper punch that can be used to mark the map card. We completed 12 of the 18 locations before we were too tired to continue.
Anderson Farms is a working farm, so they had all sorts of interesting and useful things at the farm (like ducks, and goats). It is converted to an entertainment center for a 2 month period at the end of each crop season. I suspect they make more from the entertainment center period ($10 per person, hundreds of people visited the day we were there) than from the farming. No problem, either way, since we easily got our $10 per person worth in family fun.
They also have a web site which describes some of their activities.
14 October 2008
Heather & Heidi Swim Meet
Heather and Heidi participated in the final swim meet of their 7th grade year. They've enjoyed swimming this year, their second year of competitive swimming.
The meet was the day prior to their 13th birthday, and it was a long day. They arrived at the pool at 7:00 AM and did not leave until after 2:00 PM. All those hours at the pool for two events each.
Good luck girls!
The meet was the day prior to their 13th birthday, and it was a long day. They arrived at the pool at 7:00 AM and did not leave until after 2:00 PM. All those hours at the pool for two events each.
Good luck girls!
05 October 2008
Register and Vote!
This is the season to learn about the candidates and the issues, choose the ones you think are best suited to run our representative government, and cast your vote. Don't miss the chance to be part of the democratic process!
I've been accepted as an election judge in our county, so I will spend election day at a local polling place, verifying information and distributing ballots. I still remember all those years ago when my mother would act as an election judge. Thanks Mom!
11 September 2008
Isn't She Lovely...
Rachel and Bruce look just like themselves in this picture. They are alive, vibrant, and full of fun.
This picture was taken as they exited the doors at the Mount Timpanogas temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I believe the picture was taken by Cynthia Gale. Refer to http://www.cbgphotography.com/ for Cynthia's company.
This picture was taken as they exited the doors at the Mount Timpanogas temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I believe the picture was taken by Cynthia Gale. Refer to http://www.cbgphotography.com/ for Cynthia's company.
16 June 2008
Firefox 3 Download Day
Firefox 3 is expected to release tomorrow, June 17, 2008. The Firefox development team would like to set a world record for most downloads in a day.
I've been using Firefox 3 beta and release candidate versions for a month or more and have been pleased with it. It feels faster. It runs well.
I was disappointed that the Google toolbar does not support Firefox 3 yet. I've used the Google toolbar to centrally manage my browser bookmarks across multiple computers.
Yesterday I found "GMarks", an extension that places my centrally managed Google bookmarks in the Firefox menu bar. It works great, and takes less screen real estate than the Google toolbar.
31 May 2008
Jaron's High School Graduation
Jaron turned 18 last October, and today he graduated from Loveland High School. We're delighted with him and with his progress.
He is preparing to serve a full time mission, with earliest eligibility date in October 2008.
Congratulations Jaron!
He is preparing to serve a full time mission, with earliest eligibility date in October 2008.
Congratulations Jaron!
25 May 2008
Alan's Arm - Another Angle
Here is another X-ray view of Alan's arm. This shows the angle of the break a little more clearly
Lindsay's Graduation - UCCS
Lindsay graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Friday, May 23, 2008.
She was awarded Bachelors of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She's a lot smarter than dad and mom...
She's made it through school on her own earnings, and her own initiative, and has learned a bunch in the process.
She's worked at a microelectronics firm in Colorado Springs while going through school, and they've now offered her a full time position as a design engineer. (Yeehaw, engineering job!)
What a delight to see her justly rewarded for years of hard work in school and at work. She made it through school with very little debt (working as much as 30 hours a week in addition to full time course work at the university), and see great things ahead for her.
She was awarded Bachelors of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She's a lot smarter than dad and mom...
She's made it through school on her own earnings, and her own initiative, and has learned a bunch in the process.
She's worked at a microelectronics firm in Colorado Springs while going through school, and they've now offered her a full time position as a design engineer. (Yeehaw, engineering job!)
What a delight to see her justly rewarded for years of hard work in school and at work. She made it through school with very little debt (working as much as 30 hours a week in addition to full time course work at the university), and see great things ahead for her.
Alan's Arm Angle - Broken Bone
Alan was riding the Loveland bike trail with the family on Saturday, May 24. He bumped into Eric while riding, went out of control, and crashed.
While falling, he went face first into the dirt beside the bike trail. While trying to stop his fall, he broke the radius bone in his forearm. The doctor said it was a 30 degree break, very clear to see in the X-ray.
The broken arm is his right arm, so he'll be learning to use more of his left side than he ever expected to learn. Thankfully school is almost over for this year, so he won't have to re-educate his teachers about how to read his hand writing from the "wrong" hand.
The crash happened on the northernmost end of the Loveland bike trail, about halfway between the entry to the trail and the northernmost parking lot of Boyd Lake State Park.
Coleen drove the van into Boyd Lake State Park, and Alan walked (arm cradled in his shirt) from the crash site to the car. We loaded the bike into the car, and Coleen drove him to the clinic. He didn't really want to ride the bike again, one handed, using his weakest hand to steer and brake...
Coleen was caring for a friend's child at the time as well, so she spent two hours at the urgent care clinic with Alan, a 3 year old, a doctor, and some nurses.
Alan was incredibly tough about the whole ordeal, or he just doesn't feel pain (unclear which). After the fall, he didn't shed a tear, and when I had him move the hand in various ways, he could say which hurt and which didn't, but was yelling or shouting in agony.
When the doctor moved the bones just before splinting, he apparently flinched a little, but no tears, no agony, and no shouting. He's a lot tougher than his dad!
While falling, he went face first into the dirt beside the bike trail. While trying to stop his fall, he broke the radius bone in his forearm. The doctor said it was a 30 degree break, very clear to see in the X-ray.
The broken arm is his right arm, so he'll be learning to use more of his left side than he ever expected to learn. Thankfully school is almost over for this year, so he won't have to re-educate his teachers about how to read his hand writing from the "wrong" hand.
The crash happened on the northernmost end of the Loveland bike trail, about halfway between the entry to the trail and the northernmost parking lot of Boyd Lake State Park.
Coleen drove the van into Boyd Lake State Park, and Alan walked (arm cradled in his shirt) from the crash site to the car. We loaded the bike into the car, and Coleen drove him to the clinic. He didn't really want to ride the bike again, one handed, using his weakest hand to steer and brake...
Coleen was caring for a friend's child at the time as well, so she spent two hours at the urgent care clinic with Alan, a 3 year old, a doctor, and some nurses.
Alan was incredibly tough about the whole ordeal, or he just doesn't feel pain (unclear which). After the fall, he didn't shed a tear, and when I had him move the hand in various ways, he could say which hurt and which didn't, but was yelling or shouting in agony.
When the doctor moved the bones just before splinting, he apparently flinched a little, but no tears, no agony, and no shouting. He's a lot tougher than his dad!
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