Weekly update……...

 I've shared this sculpture  before…I think….   This is Mike, the Headless chicken who actually was a real live chicken who lived 18 months until he choked and died while being fed with an eyedropper.   He's memorialized on Main Street in Fruita Colorado ( near Grand Junction ) where we met up with the Geary family from Danbury, Connecticut  on July 4th.  

 Nancy is just the most special person and I do believe that she is the daughter we never had !!    We met working at the hospital many years ago and now she and Mike have 4 wonderful grown up kids.    From L to R…..Moi, Paul, Sean (wants to be an elementary teacher)
, Nancy, Shannon in the back ( I was there when she was born and gave her the first bath !), now 17 and Captain of her sport teams.    Then Michael, a meteorologist and super nice guy.   Matthew on the Rt, has one more year to be an electrical engineer but really wants to fly !!    OOPs, where's Erin, the eldest ??
Here she is, on the Rt …..she is, like so many her age, trying to figure out what happens after college.   They flew into Denver from Connecticut and headed west.   After our hearty breakfast they headed for Moab and then on to Bryce and Zion before going to Las Vegas.    We have hopes they will swing by on their return.
 

Meanwhile, backing up to last weekend, Paul entered the area PB tournament, held in Delta ( 20 miles up the road).   Teams from around the area came and the 2 day event was quite successful.    Paul and his partner, Tina, came in 2nd in mixed doubles !!   Here, P is moving fast towards a return.    As he's done before, he hangs the Go Pro on the fencing and records the games, then sends them off to the players,  who are delighted to be able to critique themselves.   Here at Cobble Creek, they just resurfaced the tennis courts and gave the PB players their very own dedicated courts.    We play on Thurs and Sunday mornings and we're trying to get a ladies'  group started.    I'm really not getting much better but I enjoy the group.   

  

Otherwise, the week is about the same as others…… PB, golf , dinner out with friends, and house stuff.     We've joined the Monday night Couple's Golf…..9 holes, followed by dinner at the Club.    Weather is perfect at that hour even if the golf isn't.    

 

 Not sure what this fluffy little bird is but he is the male in his bright plumage and his partner  is drab but busy. ( no comment ).  They are constantly flitting around and hanging on the grasses out back.      Landscaping is to start on Monday and the wild plants will be gone but hope they like our yard just as well.  

The TV is finally hung up and it's very easy to watch from that angle.    Still no window coverings but we are hoping for installation of the shutters by the weekend or a few days later.    Most of the furniture is in place but the walls are quite bare.    I'm tired of making decisions and spending too much time internet shopping  (did I mention that we have NO stores here )…..     We've been looking at patio furniture but it needs to be of the heavy metal type due to the winds that roll thru.   Also don't want any cushions because of the dust.   Of course, everything is picked over this time of year.  

We're making plans and getting excited because the 2nd Miller Reunion is occurring next weekend ( 12th-19th)……Of course, there will be pictures !!