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24th Anniversary

Posted on September 29, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] We went camping over the weekend and for our anniversary today, Heather pulled out a cookbook and fixed a meal!

Previous anniversaries: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/09/29/23rd-anniversary/

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Missing Dalton

Posted on September 29, 2014 by tazscott

I’m pretty sure there is no right or wrong way to miss someone. We all miss Dalton [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/12/30/ultimate-grief/ ]. I’m not gonna say “some days, more than others” because that’s not it, we certainly miss him everyday but I guess some days, others realize how much we miss him.

Today was a “truckful of neighborhood kids” day and we all discussed classes and teachers and former classes and former teachers. Argued about which classes were best, etc., and Dalton’s classes were right in there too!

I had some tears and ya know what, I’m ok with that. As far as I’m concerned, it’s perfectly fine for me, or you, to laugh and cry at the same time and it’s not that it’s “uncomfortable” to talk or think about Dalton. So what if it makes us cry? I’m not going to stop talking/thinking about him over a few tears and I’m pretty sure all the kids feel the same way; neighborhood kids included.

It’s difficult for me to “not bring Dalton” home to them every day but I think John and Roni should know how much we incorporate Dalton’s memory into the little things we do every day. I keep saying we should tell them more often how we feel, not just John and Roni, but all of our neighbors. I’m sure they feel the same way and just do not know how to articulate it… neither do I… Just writing from the heart.

Today, was a day I’m glad we shared memories of Dalton.

More memories of Dalton: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/08/02/hoa-bbq-080214/

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Camping 09/26-09/28/14

Posted on September 28, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] We went camping this weekend. We were all going until Murphy’s Law kicked in 😉 Heather was working, Ashley spent a couple of days being pretty sick and Courtney is in China. The kids sat around and decided that we should go camping without them, like we did a couple years ago (our anniversary is Monday). [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/09/30/off-grid-for-48-hours/ ] So… we did 😆

This time, we had cell phone service?!? One of Jeff’s co-workers mentioned a gun range (which we had planned to take William someday), and it turned out to be less than a mile from where we were camping! We spent about 3 hours driving all around everywhere (mostly because I cannot be in the sun and haven’t bought a big, obnoxious, sun hat yet!). We realized that we really weren’t that far (as a bird flies) from Indian Creek campground and the fishing areas the kids have all been talking about recently. Ashley has been trying to paint some scenes from memory so we snapped several photos for her cause.

It was relaxing and peaceful, except when some music student practiced playing trumpet… then, not so much. Jeff thought the kids would be amused that “I” was helping him hitch (yup, missed the kids!)! And, to top off the end or our trip, we had to wait for the tail end of a motorcade of motorcycles (obviously, some major event near Conifer), I stopped counting around 1000! No where near the 150K in Galveston but brought back memories 🙂

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Courtney Sat in My Lap

Posted on September 24, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] YES, Courtney is in China and NO, I am not in China. The TV was on “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Kevin Costner)” when she appeared suddenly on Skype. And then … Robin Hood dropped the church candelabra chandelier on her head… and I had to laugh, and then we had to explain, which made her want to watch TV.

So, I turned the laptop around but that was too close, so I sat down and said “there you can just sit in my lap” which prompted everyone “AWH!” and “pulling a me…” Jeff took pictures of “Courtney sitting in my lap.” (She’s waving to you…)

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First Day of School… in China!

Posted on September 23, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Courtney starts class on Wednesday morning but that is Tuesday night here. We Skype’d before her class and I ordered “first day of school pix” from both girls (and I fully expect them… AHEM!).

FYI, Courtney said she’ll be randomly blogging again so go check it out: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/courtney/category/posts/

There’s also a link, over there, ———>>>>

Peanut demands that we open Courtney’s bedroom door and PROVE that she is not in her room. Today, we had her call out to him while he was in the other room…. he leapt up behind my laptop 😉

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Rainbow 09/22/14

Posted on September 22, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] When I picked William up from school, we saw some incredible clouds back toward our house, then we saw a bit of rainbow. He snapped a picture and another one as we pulled into the neighborhood. Photos do not do the view justice, as the rainbow is behind the pole in second photo.

More rainbows: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/08/22/double-rainbow-082214/

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Heather’s Spidy Friend

Posted on September 22, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Heather’s just sad that Courtney is not here to see this spider.

[More spiders: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/06/05/the-spider-eats-a-moth/]

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William’s Project

Posted on September 21, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] William’s new school is all about projects and he is taking a video class. He started talking about an anime creation or NDK cosplay (I could be mixing up his project w/ Heather’s NDK cosplay characters) and next thing I know, Heather and a group of her friends agreed to be “characters” in his video. She drove everyone to a park for some action shots and it promptly rained, so they headed to the mall for Plan B. Video is in editing 😉 but I requested group pix for the blog. (I was thinking ahead 🙂 ) [AND… whenever they actually GIVE ME the pictures, I will post them!]

I threw in a few of Heather’s cosplay because she was chosen for the Fairytale Play. If you want details, get her to blog about it 🙂 (I think she has some on FB).

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Ashley’s Homecoming 09/20/14

Posted on September 20, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Took some pictures here of Ashley and Britton. Of course, tradition dictates that they make an appearance at Burleigh and Patty’s! I think maybe his mom truly appreciated that 🙂 Also, took some darling photos with Britton’s little sister. 🙂 and William chatted up his little brother.

[NOTE 09/24/14: Burleigh showed up with his pictures, which are awesome as usual! I’ll see if he’ll share the digital pix for blog].

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William’s New Golf Clubs

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] William has grown so much that his kid clubs were affecting his game. New teen clubs will be broken in tomorrow. 🙂

Apparently, his game is back, but now… his shoes are too small! 😉

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The Humidor

Posted on September 15, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Jeff had another “offsite meeting” today, otherwise known as a golf tournament. [last week was shooting: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/09/12/jeff-at-work/ ]

He won a raffle of “A humidor and 45-50 cigars.”

Ummmm, Ok? [I’m envisioning something along the lines of that Dim Sum we attended with Kevin ;-P http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/05/06/dim-sum/ ]

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Dinner by William

Posted on September 15, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] William has not mastered the login system at school and managed to get locked out of his account. “Now what am I supposed to do?” Being a practical “non-cooking” parent, I replied “Cook dinner.” He decided this was acceptable because Jeff is not home 😉

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Re-piercing Her Ears

Posted on September 13, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Have your ever heard the story about “the kid at the doctor’s office that required FIVE people to hold her down to get shots?” Yah, that is a TRUE STORY, about Ashley! She had her ears pierced as a toddler but never really wore earrings (especially when playing basketball).

She suddenly decided to re-pierce her ears…

She has a date to Homecoming next weekend….

Jeff, took her dress shopping (yes, he’s a pro)!

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6355 Miles Away

Posted on September 13, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] Courtney and Claudia Skyped us while they were getting settled into their dorm (6355 miles from our house). Apparently, they had to “clean first” because “MOM, there were bugs and spiders! So, we wiped everything down with WetOnes.” ???? There was a story in here, about going to the store to buy cleaning stuff, but they didn’t know how to say “bleach” in Chinese.

They will be getting up each morning by 6:00am… because there are military calisthenics right outside their window. 🙂

FYI, Beijing is 14hrs AHEAD of Denver, do the math before texting her!

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Jeff at Work

Posted on September 12, 2014 by tazscott

[pics incl] This brings a new meaning to “offsite meeting.”