Power Session Cooking Class

So I have been blogging - kinda.  For cooking class.  Cooking at Dojo Dobson

Now I'm on fall break, and I'm needing a picture sharing option - for Caitlin's Wash D C trip - AND because it's basement organizing week.  Hmm.

What I did on my summer vacation

Sedona
Season Pass (Elitches)

Swim Team (Penguins)
Sewing!  (Quilting)

Quilting Class!

I signed up to learn how to run a long arm quilting machine so that I might finish my own quilts!
Thread Loft - at the aurora Thread Loft, that doesn't yet have a real website.  Ah, it's been a good summer!

What else.  I'm avoiding work because the cat is sleeping in the laundry basket, Abi and Isaac are watching a movie in the basement so I can't be on the computer down there.  Already took a nap, read my book for a while . . .  and am starting to dread returning to work.  I need to keep reminding myself, appreciate, appreciate appreciate what you have!

to do:

YIKES!

is what my paper says - haha.  I'll try to get a little better handle on it today.  BUT FIRST - my No Dinner Tonight quilt. . .   

Look! I found my new blog!

Look!  I found my new blog!  And reading it,  realize that I need to quit being so whiny!  (I must have really needed something to talk about there on that spring break post!)  I liked cousin Leslie's facebook post today - remember to look up, It's not all about me.  Words to live by.

I'm just getting my ducks in a row because school will start before I know what hits me - and I feel like I'm swimming in passwords and email accounts and useful stuff that I'm not using because there is too much of it!  Step 1 - new blog, new email to use for personal communication that is NOT overrun with junkmail.
Step 2 - remember which one you picked !  Sheeesh.

Are there negative stars?

So, mostly tongue in cheek, because we had a perfectly lovely spring break despite all of this, I want to review/rate our RCI vacation just for the fun of it!  I haven't decided yet if I should get on the website and rate them, I probably will (as I checked out, I didn't get the usual did you enjoy your stay, how was everything? - so i think they already know).

A little old, a little odd, but we had stopped by last summer to use their pool, (which is fabulous), and thought it was worth a try.  Also, it was the only thing RCI had available in all of Colorado for Spring Break.

The day before we go, I called to see if they had WIFI - they do - wonderful!

1. Granby Ranch Ski Area closes that Sunday, so we will have to instead ski at Winter Park.  Not the end of the world, just a complete change in how we will approach skiing.  My foot is bothering, so I'm not skiing - hmm.  We'll figure it out, no worries.
2. Check- in.  It's deserted.  Probably because the ski area is closed.  No problem.
3. Open the door.  It's not the renovated type unit we saw last summer.  It's from the 70's.  No problem, cute, I love the 70's.
4. TV is VHS ONLY!  Crap!  It didn't even occur to me that a condo that has WiFi might have no DVD player.  My bad; should have brought the XBOX; it will build character.
5. Envelope on the coffee table from the sheriffs office and Condo.  There is a sexual predator living there who has just been released.  He is considered a dangerous violent offender.  There is nothing they can do about it but inform us.  Don't unpack - let's just turn around and go home!  Are you freaking kidding me!
6. Arcade.  Almost half of the games have Out of Order signs on them.  I know this because I am with them, because of the pedophile.  
7. Lobby.  Creepy, dusty, musty.  I try to read for 5 minutes before I can stand it no longer. I know this because I am with them, because of the pedophile.  
8. Swimming pool.  Both indoor hot tubs are out of commission most of the time.  There is still an outdoor one available, but 1 out of 3 at best.  I know this because I am with them, because of the pedophile.
9. Athletic Club.  There are 3 machines.  The elliptical  my first choice, goes kachunka kachunka kachunka on the right side.  Oh look, there is a stack of magazines holding it up on that side.  Treadmill.  The buttons eventually work, if you press them just so.  Once you get it set up, you dare not stop because you'll have to reset it.  It's like this the whole time.  Probably been that way for years.    I know this because I am with them, because of the pedophile. 
10. Restaurant.  Harry Lemons.  Well, it was snowing one night, so we decided to try the hairy lemon, how bad could it be?  My French Dip tasted like fish.  Caitlin's fried chicken tasted like fish.  Although the Fettuccine Alfredo didn't seem to taste like fish, it was more of a watery butter noodles thing - just not good.  

I'm done.  All and all it wasn't that bad, but I'm not sure why!  Oh, I almost forgot.  The decor:  There wasn't any cork to go with the strips of mirror, And I neglected to take a picture of the sofa picture over the bed that was turned sideways because it probably fit better that way.  So, no, we will not be staying there again.

   
. If this was David Letterman, and the top ten reasons not to stay at the Inn at Silvercreek, #1 would be
There's a recently release violently dangerous sexual predator living here.

Remembering Papa

How about a picture? 1st we were going to ski Ski Papa to remember Papa on what would have been his birthday, but decided he would feel equally honored if we went snowmobiling for the first time.
Papa, you would have loved it!
 We miss you!