So, we're in Loveland, Colorado and well, loving it. It's flat here, but just in front of you are these huge, snow-capped mountains. Breathtaking. We've not done much, really. Just kind of been hanging out. India has gone roller-blading and I have been running with her. The boys have played mini golf and done some swimming and Gary and Judah have gone golfing. Just trying to finally soak in the nice weather and the SUN!!! Yeah!!!!! Gary has been working, of course. Hey, someone has to pay for this trip . . . :)
We met up with some wonderful friends who are in Estes Park and it was fantastic, as always, to see them. The drive to Estes is horrific. Unless you enjoy going 40 miles per hour, around curve after curve after curve - up hill. Ugh. Not my idea of fun, I can tell you. Estes Park is nestled in between the mountains and is quite beautiful. It's a tourist haven, much like the Black Hills, but without as much to see and do.
We hope to see some friends from Missouri tomorrow who just happen to be here for a family reunion. Pretty cool 'coincidence'. Then we should be heading further west - hoping to get to Grand Junction. They grow a lot of fruit there, so we are hoping to eat some peaches and nectarines, maybe some plums. Yeah! There's nothing like a peach picked fresh from the tree. M-M-M! Yes, they're better than smores! And there's not a twinge of guilt afterwards!
We will be going over the Rockies then, so, you know, pray for us, cause we still have our suburban, and well, it doesn't pull the trailer up hill very well. Okay, not well at all! We barely made it up to Cheyenne, WY, and for a while, I thought we never would. We have been looking for a different vehicle since we left South Dakota, with no luck so far. So, what would normally take maybe 4 hours, will more than likely take us 8 - 10. Z-Z-Z-Z.
And just to let everyone know, RV's tend to eat toothbrushes. Yes, it's a confirmed fact! Just like dryers eat socks, RV's eat toothbrushes. (Are all appliances in cahoots with each other against us humans? I'm seeing a mad electrical conspiracy here. . .) For some reason, each one of the children mysteriously lost theirs one by one, within a day of each other. Now, one, I get. But all four children at the same time?? Very strange. Well, okay, we did find one of them in the toliet, and even though it had been flushed, (Thank God) yes, we did throw it away and bought a new one. (I know - it's icky anyway) I must say, it's amazing how things can get lost in this cracker box of a trailer. 250 square feet of space. Think about that. I mean, come on. It's not like there's a lot of places for things to hide. Oh, well. We have instructed the children to put their new toothbrushes in a safe, undisclosed spot. We'll show this RV who's boss.
Well, better run. We're headed to Boulder for the afternoon. Our friends spied this new organic Italian restaurant owned by a Jewish/Mexican woman and they want to try it out. Funny, I know. Isn't this a great country?!
Take care all!
Blessings,
jill
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It was great to see you all, I forgot to take some pics. That's great that you run and at a high altitude too.
ReplyDeleteImpressive.
We've been listening to Focus on the Family, they have interviewed Alex and Brett Harris for the last three days. They wrote Do Hard Things. It has been inspirational for young people especially.
Blessings,
Ellie