Some family time

We left Tarryall after Memorial Day and headed for Denver. We arrived a few days earlier than we planned because we were hoping to take delivery of our new family member.

Pictures of Lucy. 

Everything worked out and Lucy is now part of our lives. She is a 5 year old red merle Australian Shepherd. Her family in Wyoming was moving and could not take her with them, so we volunteered. She is an amazing dog, very well trained and affectionate.  Her arrival coincided with my grandkids and their friends getting out of school so Lucy had lots of loving. We spent several hours at Petco getting vacs, heartworm testing, chipped and stocking up on her meds for the road….. ticks and mosquitos!

On Saturday we went to Allie’s dance recital. Allie is 5 ½ and has been in dance for 3 years. She is my dressy granddaughter…the more ruffles, lace and bling, the better. She loves to sing and dance. She knows the words to many songs by heart, especially those from Sugarland. Alisha, my daughter, told me that during the dress rehearsal, she had it all down pat…the moves and the words. She asked Allie how come she knew the steps so well and she said “I just listen to the music and know when to change the steps”.  So I was really looking forward to her tap dance, Broadway Babes, complete with costume and a little top hat! Her performance was right in the middle of the recital, so we got to see lots of other acts, from 3 yr olds up to senior s. Most were really good…especially the ladies my age doing tap to country and western, complete with boots and hats. Looks like a lot of fun…….I might have to try it if we stick some place long enough. Allie's dance recital

Kalyn,  Allie’s big sister, is going to be in 6^th grade!  All of the sudden, you turn around and they aren’t little anymore. She is a fantastic reader, reading way above her grade level. She’s in some G&T classes in school. She’s involved in many school activities, including “peer mediation”. She’s doing real well at basketball, so she is going to a skills camp next week. Her dad, Billy, coaches their team and every season they get better and better. It is great to see them get more confident and self-assured.  And she earned lots of money for Girl Scout camp, through her cookie sales. Well over a 1000 boxes! It still was not enough to go to “horse camp” so she opted for some day camps this summer instead.  I’m hoping that the girls can spend some time with us fishing but they are so busy…it doesn’t look promising.

We haven’t gotten to see much of Ethan, Jeremy’s boy. We always hit the wrong weekend (when he is with his mom). But he is doing great in school and loves to read, also. He’s an avid skate boarder and so far has managed to escape serious injury! He is facing some adjustments this summer as Jeremy has a wonderful lady is his life, Michelle, and she has kids, too. She’s wonderful. They just got a house together and Michelle has a son Ethan’s age (and 3 more) so everyone is settling in.

Well, we got new tires on the jeep and restocked on flies and got all the dog stuff we need…… we can’t afford to stay in town any longer. I think we are going back to Antero for a couple of weeks …. Where the fish are big and the hatches are plentiful..….