Busy, Busy, Busy

Aaaahhhh- another good, busy week for us back in the Old Pueblo.  Mom and I had our last two days off on Monday and Tuesday and we tried really hard not to spend them running errands.  We tried to enjoy them by being lazy and I think we did a pretty good job.  We did manage to drag ourselves out of  the house to try out a new swim team.  Everyone was very nice but mom wasn't overly impressed and I kept getting kicked in the head so I didn't like it too much either.  We are continuing our search this week and will keep you updated on that super exciting process.  We also made it to Target- so then there is that.

I finally started school on Wednesday and I think everyone in our house was ready for it.  I decided on red and khaki for my first day.  It was a hard decision with so many choices- blue and khaki, white and blue, red and blue?  Jumper, skort, shorts, dress, pants?  These things keep a girl up at night!  Anyway, off I went and it was a great day.  I like my teacher, found some friends, had a yummy lunch and good recess.  

Mom picked me up after school and took me to Frost to celebrate.  Nothing like a little bubble gum gelato to end the day.

This was my fancy "first day" hair-do.  I told mom I always like to wear my hair fancy on the first day so this is what we cam up with. ROYGBIV.  Pretty cool, huh?

The rest of the week was pretty quiet.  Mom spent her free days getting errands done and buying shirts and tops for HER work uniform.  The hospital was implementing the uniforms for all staff when she left two years ago.  She thought it was a silly idea then and she still thinks it's a silly idea but when in Rome....

Friday night, we met our friends Eric and Janet for dinner.  Eric is dad's old boss.  He and I spent a lot of time chatting over our noodles and it was great fun.

Saturday morning, mom finally made it back to Sabino Canyon to go for a nice long run.  It was beautiful- the creek was overflowing all the bridges, the trees were green, the sky was blue and she made it all the way to the top for the first time ever.  Seems like that high altitude living has some benefits.

After that, mom and I headed to my friend Madeline's birthday party.  She had it at Skate Country which is a big roller skating rink.  Mom said it looked exactly like the one she used to go to when she was a kid.  I have never been skating before so we were in for an adventure- not necessarily a fun one either.  I just could not figure out this skating thing and fell more times than we could count.  Mom finally went and got me a rolling walker that helped me to stay on my feet.  Even that was a little frustrating but after many trials and errors and a few tears I started to get the hang of things.  Just in time to leave.  Mom was very proud of me though because I never gave up the whole two hours and now I want to go again!  Woo-pee says mom!

Dad's Saturday was equally fun.  He spent it replacing all our door hardware.  We went from circa 1992 gold knobs to nice black lever handles. It looks so much better.   He's so happy to have projects to do again!
Saturday night, we headed to our friend's house for dinner.  Dad bikes a lot with Mr. Poore and they have been up to visit us in Denver.  His son is in second grade too so we tore the place up.
Sunday was a semi-quiet day.  Mom and I went to church in the morning and Dad continued with the door knobs and RV stuff.  Now we are enjoying a nice rain storm and watching The Jedi Strikes Back. Mom actually has to go back to work tomorrow so we will see how things go next week!