The Life and Times of Jordan!: Checking In.....

We had a busy weekend and that is our excuse this time around for being late. We sort of had two separate weekends with the boys off having their fun and us ladies having our own good time.
Nana D and Mr. Walker rolled into town on Thursday so Mr. Walker could ride in his 2nd annual 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo Mountain Bike Race with my dad. He had such a good time last year that he couldn't wait to come back for more! Dad headed out at the crack of dawn Thursday morning so he could get a primo spot for our new RV. The boys had a sweet set up this year with plenty of space in the courtyard. Dad got the carpet set up, the solar panel set up, the satellite dish set up and they were ready for 4 days off the grid. Oh yeah and then there was the bike race.

Everyone wised up a bit this year and decided to do 2 man teams instead of 6 man teams. This way, no one got stuck riding a 2AM lap. Dad and Mr. Walker both got good nights sleep and completed 3 laps each. That wasn't a record by any means but everyone felt good (except dad who may have caught a cold from me.....)

Mr. Walker- getting ready to sign autographs

This is how most of the weekend was spent

Meanwhile, back in town, Nana spent her Friday relaxing while mom and I were at work and school. 2 guesses as to what she did. Shopping! In her defense though, she didn't buy herself anything but did find a sweater for mom.
On Saturday, the three of us headed down to the Gem and Mineral Show. This is a huge deal here in Tucson and I think the biggest one in the world. It last for 3 weeks and you can find all sorts of stuff. There are vendors and people from all over the world. I gave Nana's shopping a run for it's money- I had my wallet and was ready to roll. I bought a Trilobite fossil, 2 glow in the dark minerals and a slice of a geode. It was a fabulous day!

That night, we met Ms. Audrey and Madeline for a Valentine's Dinner. Mr. Mike ( Madeline's dad) was out at the 24 Hour race too and we women weren't going to be denied a nice evening.

On Sunday, we headed to my friend Max and Claire's house to work on our edible car for the Edible Car Contest for school on Monday. We named it Candy Joe and it was made out of rice crispies and fudge strip cookies. It even involved Mr. Souveignier using a drill on the rice crispy treats. It ended up being a pretty good car- we finished in third by just a hair. That was kind of disappointing but we all survived.