I was told by Dad the other day that I'm about a month behind the rest of y'all and need to catch up on the blogging! Unfortunately, there's really nothing new going on here. I've been working a lot - too much, in fact. There are a lot of overtime opportunities in the ER this summer and I've been taking advantage of them. However, working 5 days a week takes it's toll. I think once the summer's over I'll go back to my usual 4. :)
Other than work I've been trying to relax a little. Bob and I got a Wii a couple weeks ago and have an ongoing grudge match of nintendo bowling! He beats me terribly in everything else, but I can hold my own on the lane. Uncle Art would be proud!
It's been raining a lot lately. We've gotten into the late summer pattern of evening thunder storms which is nice for the lawn! Kind of reminds me of Florida. And it smells good, too.
The dog is doing well. She never barks and is really close to learning how to "come". We're still working on it. She's definitely got a lot of energy and likes to play outside now that we've got the fence done. Her one flaw is that she absolutely destroys every toy we buy her, so we've resorted to the "indestructible" ones. Fortunately she's only gotten a hold of one of my sandals!
And that's about all that's going on here! Pretty pathetic, I know, but hopefully once I stop working so much I'll have a little more to report! Like maybe a trip to see the niece and nephew - hint, hint Katie.
Until next time...
Friday, August 10, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
HP minus 5!
Very interesting. Bob and I are going to see the movie tonight (after sushi, of course)!
What Harry Potter Character are You?
What Harry Potter Character are You?
Harry Potter
You are an outgoing, fun person. You like taking charge and you're a leader. You would do anything to help someone in need and you don't understand why everyone is so infatuated with you.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Vacation Pictures (finally!)
Well, I thought it was about time I put up some pictures from our camping trip to Utah. Michelle, Kathy and I went to Zion National Park and had a great time catching up and doing some amazing hikes! Hopefully you can see just a little of this beautiful place even though these pictures don't to it justice.
Michelle and I spent our first night in Mesa Verde National Park on our way down. It was interesting to see how much of it I remembered from when we went there as kids. We got there rather late in the afternoon and only had time for a short hike, but we got to see some of the ruins.
On Sunday we picked up Kathy in Arizona and continued on to Utah. After a disappointing speeding ticket at Lake Powell, we arrived at Zion and set up camp. Our first hike on Monday was called the Narrows. It's a 8-10 hour hike through the Virgin River and the gorgeous canyon it carved. The water was pretty chilly and the rocks were slippery, but the views were amazing.
A nice picture of Kathy and Michelle on the bank of the river.
Michelle and I navigating our way through deeper water. The hiking poles came in quite handy!
On Tuesday we did our most difficult hike. Angels Landing is a tiny little rock at the top of a very tall mountain. It's a 2.5 mile hike up to a spot called Scout's Lookout, and then another half mile up to Angels Landing. Kathy decided she didn't want to go all the way up, and Michelle's fear of heights only got her a little way up. I guess the fact that the trail is only 3 feet wide and there's a 800 foot drop to your right and an 1,100 drop to your left is a little intimidating. But I finished the hike and the view from the top was worth it! A challenge, but with a great payoff.
Coming down we realized just how steep the hike up was. There are 20-some switchbacks, all of them at a pretty steep grade. One section is called Walter's Wiggles and the name pretty much describes the direction of the path! We just went slow and steady and dealt with the blister as they came! :)
On Wednesday we did our last hike, Hidden Canyon. There was lots of scrambling up rocks which was fun. The park had bolted chains to the side of the rock for easier climbing, and at times it was definitely needed! We were told there was this great arch at the end of the canyon, but we were sorely disappointed when we got there - it was pretty puny. But the hike was nice and there were lots of great designs in the sandstone.
After our hike we went and sat in the river to cool off. If my memory is correct, that's where Emily lost a flip-flop when we were little! I remembered some of the park from when we went there as kids, but I don't think we did the more difficult hikes. Angels Landing would be pretty tough with little ones!
After Zion, we went back to Arizona to drop Kathy off and stayed with some friends of the Dainings for 2 days (no ticket through Lake Powell this time!) I was rather fortunate that the woman we were staying with is a doctor on the res. I had gotten some blisters on the river hike, and then smashed 2 of my toes in the river on the last day. They all had gotten infected from the water and I got a nasty, swollen case of cellulitis. It was providential because Julie had a cupboard of antibiotics and got me started on them right away!
It was a great trip - and very nice to get away for a week. But now I'm back to 4-5 shifts a week to make up for it! The nice thing about summer is lots of overtime!
Bonus picture: Yes those are Juniper berries in my nose. Just for you, Mom.
Extra bonus picture: It was Joshua's first birthday on June 10! We had a party for him and he thoroughly enjoyed his green frosting cake! He's getting so big!
Michelle and I spent our first night in Mesa Verde National Park on our way down. It was interesting to see how much of it I remembered from when we went there as kids. We got there rather late in the afternoon and only had time for a short hike, but we got to see some of the ruins.
On Sunday we picked up Kathy in Arizona and continued on to Utah. After a disappointing speeding ticket at Lake Powell, we arrived at Zion and set up camp. Our first hike on Monday was called the Narrows. It's a 8-10 hour hike through the Virgin River and the gorgeous canyon it carved. The water was pretty chilly and the rocks were slippery, but the views were amazing. 
A nice picture of Kathy and Michelle on the bank of the river.
Michelle and I navigating our way through deeper water. The hiking poles came in quite handy!
On Tuesday we did our most difficult hike. Angels Landing is a tiny little rock at the top of a very tall mountain. It's a 2.5 mile hike up to a spot called Scout's Lookout, and then another half mile up to Angels Landing. Kathy decided she didn't want to go all the way up, and Michelle's fear of heights only got her a little way up. I guess the fact that the trail is only 3 feet wide and there's a 800 foot drop to your right and an 1,100 drop to your left is a little intimidating. But I finished the hike and the view from the top was worth it! A challenge, but with a great payoff.
Coming down we realized just how steep the hike up was. There are 20-some switchbacks, all of them at a pretty steep grade. One section is called Walter's Wiggles and the name pretty much describes the direction of the path! We just went slow and steady and dealt with the blister as they came! :)
On Wednesday we did our last hike, Hidden Canyon. There was lots of scrambling up rocks which was fun. The park had bolted chains to the side of the rock for easier climbing, and at times it was definitely needed! We were told there was this great arch at the end of the canyon, but we were sorely disappointed when we got there - it was pretty puny. But the hike was nice and there were lots of great designs in the sandstone.
After our hike we went and sat in the river to cool off. If my memory is correct, that's where Emily lost a flip-flop when we were little! I remembered some of the park from when we went there as kids, but I don't think we did the more difficult hikes. Angels Landing would be pretty tough with little ones!After Zion, we went back to Arizona to drop Kathy off and stayed with some friends of the Dainings for 2 days (no ticket through Lake Powell this time!) I was rather fortunate that the woman we were staying with is a doctor on the res. I had gotten some blisters on the river hike, and then smashed 2 of my toes in the river on the last day. They all had gotten infected from the water and I got a nasty, swollen case of cellulitis. It was providential because Julie had a cupboard of antibiotics and got me started on them right away!
It was a great trip - and very nice to get away for a week. But now I'm back to 4-5 shifts a week to make up for it! The nice thing about summer is lots of overtime!
Bonus picture: Yes those are Juniper berries in my nose. Just for you, Mom.
Extra bonus picture: It was Joshua's first birthday on June 10! We had a party for him and he thoroughly enjoyed his green frosting cake! He's getting so big!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Inu
So Bob and I are adjusting well. Most of the boxes are unpacked and Bob's room is starting to look more like someone lives in there! We've been hanging up his paintings and re-arranging the basement to make a studio for him. He's been learning his way around town and applying for jobs. Some of the prospects look pretty good so hopefully he'll have a job soon!
And now for the big news: yesterday Bob and I got a puppy! We've been talking about it for a while, even before he got out here, and yesterday the Colorado Puppy Rescue had puppies at the pet store for adoption. There were 4 left when we got there - a scary-looking boxer mix, a huge black retriever, a blue heeler and our little red heeler. We think she's an Australian cattle dog mix and she's super cute! We named her Inu (e-new) which is Japanese for "dog".
She's been doing really well with the housebreaking, too. Only one accident (so far!), and she's learning to go to the door when she needs to go out. She doesn't bark very often and is very cuddly. Now, we'll see how she does at the vet on Tuesday... The best part is that she was found in New Mexico! We knew then that she was meant to be a Bosscher dog!
In other news, Mom and Dad's visit was short, but nice. Jake, Megan, Joshua, Jessica and Benjamin came over for dinner Friday night, and Mom got in some quality time with Joshua. Yesterday he turned 1 and is quite the ham!
Mom and I got some fresh Colorado fruit on Saturday and made 4 batches of jam. Cherry and strawberry, two of them sugar-free and all very tasty! And much easier with 2 people, I must say.
Then Sunday we went to church and did some yardwork in the afternoon. Dad helped me pick out some plants for along the back fence and now I have a spirea, 3 raspberries and a burning bush. It's really starting to look like a yard! Now Bob and I have to put up some smaller fencing to keep Inu in, but that's pretty easy.
After some great Chinese on Sunday afternoon, Mom and Dad took off for the next leg of their summer whirlwind tour on Monday morning. But it was so good to see them! Can't wait for Christmas, when everyone can meet the new "grand-dog"!
And now for the big news: yesterday Bob and I got a puppy! We've been talking about it for a while, even before he got out here, and yesterday the Colorado Puppy Rescue had puppies at the pet store for adoption. There were 4 left when we got there - a scary-looking boxer mix, a huge black retriever, a blue heeler and our little red heeler. We think she's an Australian cattle dog mix and she's super cute! We named her Inu (e-new) which is Japanese for "dog".
She's been doing really well with the housebreaking, too. Only one accident (so far!), and she's learning to go to the door when she needs to go out. She doesn't bark very often and is very cuddly. Now, we'll see how she does at the vet on Tuesday... The best part is that she was found in New Mexico! We knew then that she was meant to be a Bosscher dog!
In other news, Mom and Dad's visit was short, but nice. Jake, Megan, Joshua, Jessica and Benjamin came over for dinner Friday night, and Mom got in some quality time with Joshua. Yesterday he turned 1 and is quite the ham!
Mom and I got some fresh Colorado fruit on Saturday and made 4 batches of jam. Cherry and strawberry, two of them sugar-free and all very tasty! And much easier with 2 people, I must say.
Then Sunday we went to church and did some yardwork in the afternoon. Dad helped me pick out some plants for along the back fence and now I have a spirea, 3 raspberries and a burning bush. It's really starting to look like a yard! Now Bob and I have to put up some smaller fencing to keep Inu in, but that's pretty easy.
After some great Chinese on Sunday afternoon, Mom and Dad took off for the next leg of their summer whirlwind tour on Monday morning. But it was so good to see them! Can't wait for Christmas, when everyone can meet the new "grand-dog"!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Playdates
Meet Benjamin.
Benjamin is 2 1/2 months old and shares a birthday with little Erin.
Benjamin has a weekly playdate with me and Joshua.
Benjamin's mom and I used to work together at the hospital, and I worked with his dad in the ER too. Now we all go to the same church together. I may be just a babysitter for Joshua, but I love getting together with the babies and taking walks and going on picnics and finding garage sales, and being "Auntie Beth".
I get to play with Benjamin and Joshua every Friday.
I like Fridays.
Benjamin is 2 1/2 months old and shares a birthday with little Erin.
Benjamin has a weekly playdate with me and Joshua.
Benjamin's mom and I used to work together at the hospital, and I worked with his dad in the ER too. Now we all go to the same church together. I may be just a babysitter for Joshua, but I love getting together with the babies and taking walks and going on picnics and finding garage sales, and being "Auntie Beth".
I get to play with Benjamin and Joshua every Friday.
I like Fridays.
Monday, April 30, 2007
The Smell of Earth
Two weeks ago I started planting some Boxwood shrubs along the south fence of my backyard. I bought some for the north fence, too, but the blizzard last week derailed the plan to plant them for a couple days! Today's 80 degree weather, however, was quite conducive to yard work. Plus, all the moisture in the ground from the melted snow made digging holes in the clay that is my backyard much easier!
Now no laughing, I know they're little. They were actually on sale at Home Depot and will eventually grow to 3 feet high, which will be a nice hedge along both fences. Plus, it'll be cool to watch the house and yard change with time. I know I'm not going anywhere...
And what a great day today was! I got off work this morning - we all got our butts kicked last night. 1 ATV fatality, 3 stabbings and 2 gun shot wounds. And that was just in trauma! The rest of us (I was in peds) spent all night trying to empty the ever-refilling waiting room. Anyway, I got home and slept for a couple hours and then planted all 8 shrubs on the north side. I even got the lawn mowed and the garage cleaned out.
I've decided that my favorite smell of all time is earth. Especially after rain. And I really got to inhale deeply while digging all those holes. There just nothing as natural as nature.
Now no laughing, I know they're little. They were actually on sale at Home Depot and will eventually grow to 3 feet high, which will be a nice hedge along both fences. Plus, it'll be cool to watch the house and yard change with time. I know I'm not going anywhere...
And what a great day today was! I got off work this morning - we all got our butts kicked last night. 1 ATV fatality, 3 stabbings and 2 gun shot wounds. And that was just in trauma! The rest of us (I was in peds) spent all night trying to empty the ever-refilling waiting room. Anyway, I got home and slept for a couple hours and then planted all 8 shrubs on the north side. I even got the lawn mowed and the garage cleaned out.I've decided that my favorite smell of all time is earth. Especially after rain. And I really got to inhale deeply while digging all those holes. There just nothing as natural as nature.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Weather
Monday I slept with the windows open.
Monday night I drove to work in rain and hail.
Tuesday morning it took me 3 hours to drive home in a blizzard.
Tuesday night I called in to work because I-25 was closed all the way down to the Springs due to snow.
Tomorrow it's supposed to be 60 and sunny.
Gotta love Colorado.
Monday night I drove to work in rain and hail.
Tuesday morning it took me 3 hours to drive home in a blizzard.
Tuesday night I called in to work because I-25 was closed all the way down to the Springs due to snow.
Tomorrow it's supposed to be 60 and sunny.
Gotta love Colorado.
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