Category Archives: Jeff

She Kicked Me Out of the Kitchen

[pics incl]  Heather physically… removed me from the kitchen.  She ordered everyone else out too, but she “guided” me to the edge of the tile/hardwood and “Stay!” Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled to have been treated like this!  The … Continue reading

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I Worked in the Yard

[pics incl]  Working in the yard may not seem like a newsworthy event, but it’s been OVER 4 years since I’ve done any yardwork.  April 8, 2013 I had brain surgery x2 over the next couple weeks.  I had stroke … Continue reading

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We Have an ROUS

[pics oncl]  ROUS… it’s a term from The Princess Bride.  Heather arrived with an ROUS, there really wasn’t as big a debate as you might expect, when she and William walked through with a cage and Ashley’s “what’s that?” was … Continue reading

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Remembering Josh

Today, we said our farewells to Joshua Hetherington.  I think he’d be pleased to know that he was well represented by his Ft Carson Army unit. 🙂  Debbie & Tony & Grandma told some fabulous anecdotes about his life and … Continue reading

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Double-Barreled Humor

Cabela’s greeter @ door: “what can I help you purchase today?” Me: “a smoker, or a gun or hey… maybe… both” Jeff just stood there Me: [hands on hips, all huffy, ya’ll know … THE LOOK!!] “SERIOUSLY?! shouldn’t that get … Continue reading

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Date Night: Cooking School

[pics incl]  Jeff and I had a belated Valentine’s Day gift of a cooking school couples night.  Yes, that’d be him paying someone to let me cook 😉  Right at the beginning, we had to sign a release, you know … Continue reading

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Rescuing THE Bear

[pics incl]  Ya’ll have heard about Teddy THE Bear over the years [http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/09/23/a-girls-best-friend/] so you can imagine that even kidding around about giving a fake mustache to Teddy, did NOT go over well.   It all started when Jeff left … Continue reading

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Spellcheck Snafu

I’m sure you’ve all had them (or heard about them), the spellcheck that changed a word in a sentence, that actually changed the meaning or intent of your original word.  This can be confusing when it does something with positive … Continue reading

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Girls’ Scout Cookie Caper

[pics incl]  Shelbi and Sadie came to visit.  Jeff and Sadie got along fabulously.   after she took a nap, William walked in here, and she hadn’t seen him yet, he thought he’d just say “hi” and be on his … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Humor 02/14/17

[pics incl] No, we didn’t do anything. So Jeff proposed to another woman.  I gave my blessing. William had Robotics, which Jeff “coaches” (mentors), I had multiple appointments and he took off mid-day for my neurologist.  So, nothing fancy, that’s … Continue reading

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Josh and Will at Robotics 02/04/17 and some Humor

[pics incl] The STEM FRC robotics team was prepared to give Josh a tour. They laser created this sculpture for him. They have a fabrication “lab” and each of their robotics teams at the school, fabricats, parts etc.  [NOTE:  Josh … Continue reading

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Remembering Lou Flatland 

Our dear sweet neighbor and friend, Lou Flatland, passed away this week.  Many current neighbors gathered to be met by friends and family and former neighbors.  It was great to see everyone and celebrate such a wonderful life!

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Dinner with Hetherington’s 01/15/17

[pics oncl]  We all have tomorrow off and between our two houses we have enough food to feed 8 people. ;-P   And then we had a healthy 8 player game of “Screw Your Neighbor” [thanks Marc Doig for teaching … Continue reading

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The Next Generation of Pinochle Players

[pics incl]  Everyone in “the Bacon family” grew up playing pinochle; learned to play before learning to walk.  My best friend Neil comes from a similar upbringing and we forced Jeff to sit down and learn pinochle in college [probably … Continue reading

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Scotty and Jacque 01/14/17

[pics incl]  Courtney was around just long enough to hug everyone before leaving again and I forced her to halt long enough for a photo! If you recall, she was at a work event [for the place where she interns]… … Continue reading

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