Monday, June 23, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
ROCK stars
We finally had a day off as a family. Also I needed to get my car back from it's recent trip to the shop for warranty work. So since we were to be in Helena anyways we visited a place we saw on TV's " Cash and Treasure" We went to the Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine in Helena, MT. Now I do have to say this was pretty cool all around. almost felt like we in an episode of Amazing Race and getting there was part of the fun. Now Montana road signs are few and far between, unless they are Clark Fork signs. But fortunately we found the location with out to much to do. Chad and I felt rather accomplished on not getting our family lost.First we had to visit the outhouse. Cole and Ella's first outhouse. Cole held his nose and refused to go stating he did not have to. he said " mama i can only hold my nose for so long it is stinky in here." Now Ella on the other hand was not offended at all by the smells. In fact while we where there for 2 1/2 hours she made 4 visits.
We then bought our bag of rocks to sift through and received a demonstration by one of the "rock gods". He told us what to look for and how to dip and shake the screen in the bathtub of water.
Then we used the foam piece in the frame to turn over. We are sifting thru rocks and Chad pulls out this nice size blue sapphire and says "is this one?" Sure enough beginners luck. Well we did not find anything else except some Hematite and quartz till about 20 mins before we were just going to pack up and go. Mommy found a sparkling garnet. Both rough gems are between 1.5 - 2 carats. We packed our bag of rocks (still had a large bag but no longer had interested children) and headed toward the town part of Helena to pick up my van.
It was a good day.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Cleveland Rocks
Things have been a blur for me. I have been in Ohio learning a new system for work in order to train others how to operate. Creating a single dad test for Chad. He does not like it at all. I missed the kids and Chad horribly since this was the first time I had been away for more than two nights since the kids were born. Ohio is beautiful in the Cleveland/Hudson area. Quite green and lush. Reminded me a bit of Western Washington. Yet when i visited downtown Cleveland it felt amazing to be admist tall buildings again. I forget how encompassing it can feel. It was familair and yet strange at the same time. I was able to experience the House of Blues and a visit to the Rock N' Roll hall of fame. I can say I have stood next to Maddona's Bustier and Micheal Jackson's Rhinestone GLOVE! Pretty cool. Being a fabric gal it was also interesting to see how much crepe, velvet and dedication went into those Outfits. Elvis' jumpsuit! Man I would hate to hand sew all that rhinestone action on since it was before the Bedazzler. I also saw my first Great Lake and boy was it great! Huge and massive it looked like a dark ocean front with out the current. I enjoy being home and spend time with the kids and Chad yet jumping back into work.
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Cole showing off a tennis ball and his cars wheels which he has learned to take off. Ella is mid change for her next princess preformance.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 07, 2008
Motocycle Mama!
We spent a family day in Billings with a trip to a waterslide, Chuckie Cheese and a small shopping escursion to the Billings Mall. Cole declared that he wants to stay in Billings forever and ever. I think it had mostly to do with the fun places. This summer will be tons of fun in Bozeman as a local park has a HUGE waterslide. Ella loved going down with Daddy and Mommy "Caught" Cole after splash down. Cole can hold his breath for over 30 seconds and loves to slide down really fast. Ella would shout "weeeeeeee"
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