Sleeping Beauty meets Hercules...

I'm sitting at my computer with popcorn in my hand
reading Cortney's poem but not sure I understand.
Be careful, I soon reason...this could be another spoof.
Before I get too excited, I'm going to NEED more proof!
I scroll back to the beginning while trying NOT to choke
remembering how she fooled us before...her FUNNY, April Fools joke.
Read it again I tell myself. Make sure this isn't a game.
I don't want to make the "same mistake" and be in THAT hall of fame.
I hear my phone beside me, which brought me from my trance.
I needed to talk with Cortney, and now was my perfect chance!

I answered much too quickly. Barely squeaking out..." 'ello."
"Hurry Cortney and tell me! Your anxious mother wants to know."
"No Mom, REALLY...I promise...this isn't another trick.
It's true," she begins by laughing, "I've been feeling pretty sick.
I'm hoping to feel better though. Our trip I don't want to postpone.
We're looking forward to our visit and vacation to Yellowstone."

"Hilarious how you announced it," I said. "Really quite the scheme,
with Justin and you holding that HUGE gallon of ice cream!
Just set aside those pesky P-90X tapes. Giz says they're a bit extreme
and enjoy MORE Ben and Jerry's and even a Krispy Kreme.
I really LOVE you daughter and sooo glad this isn't a tease!
You just got TOO CLOSE to Justin...your big hunk...YOUR HERCULES!"

We said good-bye and love you, then I begin to look around.
I raise my voice for Randy, but he's nowhere to be found.
I jump up from the table...I'm about to go berserk!
I know I sounded that alarm! ...so, WHERE IS my Captain Kirk?
My green eyes begin to water...and I can't make them stop.
I reach for the Kleenex and wipe away every HAPPY teardrop.

So, here I am still crying, and NOT because I'm hurt
when Randy comes charging in and yells, "WHY THE RED ALERT?"
"Cortney's having another baby...which makes this number four!
Another perfect grandchild, to cherish and to 'LOVEADORE'!
Let me tell you of her due date and let's pray she isn't late.
It's the same as my father's...a way to remember... and celebrate.
February the 21st, a good day to deliver on,
plus a good time for Arizona. All that terrible heat is gone."

A smile spreads across Randy's face as he stands there in the door.
"Better NOT look like hairdresser Chris," feigning his uproar.
[I knew he was only kidding so his comment I chose to ignore.]
Besides, if I know Randy, Cortney's heard it SEVERAL times before.

Although... it got me to thinking...my mind was all awhirl.
A handsome blue-eyed bouncing boy?...Or a SPICY dancing showgirl?
"It really doesn't matter," I clap my hands and exclaim!
"We're going to LOVE and SPOIL it, whatever the out come on the name!

Okay, so it was my turn to get a little corny. There's alot of inside jokes that most of you girls will recongize...I hope! See if you can find them. I'm sure this poem needs some "tweaking", but it was fun. There's more to this poem. I just cut it a bit short for now. Tee hee, and I may finish it, but for right now I've gotta go to work.

Whose turn is it now? I think it's Darci's... "START rhyming now. I mean it!" "Does anybody want a peanut?"

A BIG THANKS once again goes to Darci for the beautiful background. It is so pretty it almost made me cry!

Precious Colton...

I'm posting a few pictures of Colton from our trip. I was hoping for some better pictures of our ride on the carousel, but this was all that turned out. I want to explain about the song,'Rainbow Connections', I chose for Colton. It is one of my favorite songs and I used to sing it as I played it on the piano. [ Although I've never heard Kermit The Frog sing it before.] I love the way this song makes me feel and it reminds me of him. If I could put into song how Colton makes me feel, this song comes real close. I LOVEADORE you, Coco!

This carousel is located in Seaside and I knew we would ride it. I just wish I had some pictures of his face as we rode. He had a great time.
As a side note: I'm glad Kermit The Frog is singing this song. It reminds me that Colton needs to work on the 'G' sound when he says frog...[know what I mean?] hee hee

This is Darci and Colton on top of Mt. Larch, which I feel I DID hike up because of my age. In-Law-Son says it doesn't count as hiking because we drove up 15 miles and then we HIKED about 1/4 mile to the very top. It is so incredibly beautiful up there, extraordinary! Darci thought she saw Big Foot, but it was only me. Actually, it's a pigeon. Colton is hanging onto his new 'Ice Age' toys that he got at MacDonalds. I'll post more pics of us up here in a few days.

This is our boy on the beach at Seaside. You can also see his good friend, Sis Winkler. We all call her Winkie. [except for me...I kept calling her Winnie, by accident.] Colton was really attached to her.

This is a caboose which is now bathrooms. Colton and I had a great time playing around, in and out! This area is close to the beach.

This kid had me in stitches. He looks sooo much like Darci. I love his expressions!

Ummm, I got INSIDE the pool because that was where In-Law-Son thought I should be. After my dunking, Darci and I played with the kids. Colton would count 3,2,1 blastoff! Darci and I would push him towards one another. It was alot of fun!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Colton. He was having a great time.

Don got both of the boys into his UN-NAMED kayak after I got out of the pool. They thought they were in a ride at an amusement park. [it was amusing]

Colton was very protective of baby brudder at first....

....and now he wants baby brudder OUT! They really are darling together.

Here he is at Multnomah Falls enjoying an ice cream cone. This is where we thought we might see

Edward or Jacob. tee hee



Anywho, we had a fabulous time with The Taylors! There's more pictures to come...

P-90X!....MY BIG FANNY!

This message is for Darci and Giz.
Who's making P-90X look like a wiz!

I'm glad you're both training and getting tone,

but it sounds to me like a HUGE war zone.

I'll set aside my triple scoop cone

and go to work 'til I'm skin and bone.

You'll both be happy knowing you're not alone,

'cause I'll look like Twiggy of The Twilight Zone!

Just having a little fun. This isn't the poem I promised Cortney. It isn't quite finished because I keep getting interrupted and it is probably too long. Maybe I'll post the poem in sections. I hope to post it soon. Somtime tomorrow I should think.

Keep working out girls! You're my inspiration! [and let this picture be your inspiration! tee hee]

Who are you again?

This kid can say it all with just one look! I got to sit in the back of the car with Blake as we went sight seeing and he kept me entertained for hours.
He studied me and I him. What a hoot he is! The look he is giving me in this picture is the one he gives just before he cracks up laughing. He always seems to be one step ahead of me and some of his expressions when he looks at me seem to say, "Dear woman, everything will be all right." He has great patience. I miss them all sooo much!

Smokin' Train...

Randy and I we're on our way to Rifle from Parachute when we saw this train slowly traveling towards Grand Junction. The flames were all put out but they still had a big hose spraying on the train cars. It was still smoking and was moving real slow. We don't know caused the train to catch fire.