The season of Lent is upon us. Many Christians dismiss Lent as a “Catholic thing,” and many observants choose to give up bad habits during the 40 days as a form of penitence. In my younger days, I also gave things up: sweets, soda, McDonald’s food (when I worked there in high school). These days,…
Lisa
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Keeping up with blogging
Blogging is a fun but time-consuming hobby. Not only do we spend time writing posts, taking and editing photos, and running sites, we also take time to interact with other bloggers. I love reading your blogs and making friends in this little world of ours. I’ve mastered a good way for me to balance the…
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CMZ Electric Safari
This is one of those posts that I write then forget to upload photos to for weeks. So yeah. Before we headed back east, we visited the Electric Safari at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Since we’re members, our admission was free. The gates opened at 5, so we got there right after they opened. The…
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So this happened again…
Oops, we did it again. It all started Friday afternoon. We were out running errands, and I wanted to stop at Sports Authority and get my Super Bowl shirts. On our way out of the parking lot, we drove past PetSmart and saw a van full of cats outside. I made the executive decision to…
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Five for Friday
I haven’t posted a Friday update in ages. Mac has a four-day, so we’re going to head up to Woodland Park. We haven’t been since the summer. I still haven’t purchased a Super Bowl t-shirt. #badbroncosfan #noneofthesportsstoresarenearwork Valentine’s Day is the holiday that we’ve spent the most of together (because it coincides with President’s Day…
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The down-side of snow days
We had an unplanned four-day weekend last week thanks to a snowstorm that dumped over a foot on the greater Colorado Springs area (which the Army was kind enough to leave my husband out in the field for). While snow days are fun as a kid, they aren’t always as fun as an adult. You…