Life is like a Box of chocolates...

A couple of weeks ago we took off on a road trip to the mountains. Mom is going home soon and we wanted to get her up over Loveland Pass. The weather was pretty good and we got to watch some snowboarders hike up and snowboard down up at the top. We also stopped at A Basin and watched the skiers for a while. From there we drove on to Breckenridge to eat at Bubba Gumps and then out of there the back way til we hit Rt. 285 back into Denver. Nice day!

An Early Spring Hike up Spruce Mt.

What a nice location for your ranch. Look closely at the left lower side of the mountain. It's all secluded and they have their own mt. in the backyard!

A week or so ago the weather was so nice we decided to hike Spruce Mt. but alter the route a little. We went around the north side of the area and up the service road at the back of the mt. It was a really nice day but the whole service road was in the shade so it was icy, slippery, packed snow and ice. I wanted to try to get to the top of a small peak just to the north but evidently it is privately owned. We hiked about the same amt. of miles but I don't think we'd go that way again because we missed many of the views.

A past project update.

We started with this worn but comfy garage sale finds.
We been having a bunch of computer problems and have been dealing with trying to get files back, deciding on a laptop, etc, plus work on taxes, etc. so I thought I'd post a random post I meant to do a while ago.......Last summer I picked up these two comfy chairs and ottoman for $45 and took them to Peg to get them redone. I got the fabric at Denver Fabric on the sale rack for $10.00 a yard. The cost to recover was around $500 but I figure I still got a deal because the chairs are a good name, well made and very comfy. Now I just need the reading lamp I've been eyeing online.

Mother Mother makes Deodorant

At the beach my nickname was always Mother Mother Ocean after a Buffet song and because I like the environment, want to recycle, and am frugal (cheap). About a year ago I found some recipes for making cosmetics, cleaners, detergent, etc. I started out with the deodorant recipe (mainly because I wanted to stop smearing aluminum under my arms). Some people thing there could be a connection with aluminum and breast cancer. I've really liked the creamy, scented deodorant I made and it really does work. Plus I've saved a couple of bucks.
It took at least a year to use up the first batch and today I'm going to make some more.
3 Tbsp. shea butter
3 Tbsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cocoa butter
2 Vitamin E gel caps (puncture and squeeze out the oil)
Essential oil (ylang ylang, orange, lavender, whatever you like or unscented)
Melt down the ingredients (except the oil) and mix together (30 sec in the microwave). I don't remember doing the melting step and just mixed it together and it worked fine. Put in a small screw top jar. Makes about 1/4 pint.

Kevin's 1st visit to Colorado

Looking down from Lower Gold Camp Rd. with The Broadmoor in the distance. Below is Helen Hunt Falls (frozen)

Kevin

Kevin came to Colorado for his first visit last week. Elizabeth and Christine gave him the wonderful gift. He spent the week in Vail skiing with friends from Boulder and Chris and Maren. We met Chris and Kevin at Copper Mt. on Friday to ski (yes, I forgot the memory card again for the camera). Saturday we drove up Cheyenne Canyon, stopped at Helen Hunt Falls (frozen), took our first trip on Lower Gold Camp Road and drove thru Garden of the Gods. The weather was beautiful. After a stop at La Casa for a marg we headed over to O'Malley's for beers, steaks, buff burger, fries, and wings. We'll see Kevin again at Chris and Maren's wedding in Aug. unless he comes back to Colorado before that.