It all started with the rescue of a wolf dog - a wolf that had been bred with a dog - that was going to be put to death at a local animal shelter. Darlene, the owner of Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, took it upon herself to rescue other wolf hybrids and soon had a sanctuary for wolves, coyotes and foxes.  We booked a tour for the afternoon and our ...

Did you know that if you boil strawberry leaves they can remove tartar from teeth? A useless piece of information unless you're the only survivor for miles after a meteor has struck earth, you've wandered into a field, find yourself surrounded by wild strawberries and realize your teeth need a good cleaning. You never know when you'll need that useless piece of information.  For the mousse you'll need strawberries, castor sugar, plain yoghurt, ...

THE RAIN DANCE Part One There once was an indian who decided to do a rain dance.  He got too shy and self conscious to complete the rain dance and sat on the step and cried. Later on in the day, a meeting with his wise older brother convinced the indian to start over and with his brother’s help, the indian decided to attempt the rain dance once again.  Part Two There once was an indian ...

Today we trudged around a few stores looking for new shoes for the kids for school. Jordan now loves the basketball type looking shoes that Justin Bieber (a new singer on the block) wears and Cullen favors the skateboarder look.  For some reason we ended up with the same colored shoes but they’ll go well with most things I guess.  We went to Westlands Park after shopping and I realize that my ...

While I went to a baby shower, Warren took the boys to the batting cages to hit a few baseballs and then to the Denver Zoo.  The day was very hot and there wasn’t much of a breeze so the boys really felt it while walking around. Their first stop was the lion's enclosure. It's always their first stop.  The lion is Cullen's favourite animal.  This fox was feeling the heat too.  At least ...

Pool time was also on the list for the last-things-to-do-before-going-back-to-school. We went down the road to our local rec. center.  I decided not to put sunscreen on while at the pool in the hopes of getting a few final summer rays and ended up with sunburn. Serves me right.  Cullen used to hate to put his face in the water but has since discovered that its not such a big ...

Despite having to work, Warren managed to spend 4 days with us and one of those days was for 'beach time'.  Oh how I love the beach. This is therapy for my soul.  I love how the vacationers stroll down the pavement, ride their bikes and enjoy the sunshine. Its idyllic.  My boys are water babies so mention 'pool' or 'beach' and there are no complains from the peanut gallery.  We had flexing of ...