Gymnastics

When I was in Louisville, KY, I had a chance to watch my 4-year-old grand-daughter's gymnastics class.  The gym is absolutely amazing and I was impressed with the individualized attention that was given to each kiddo.

My grand-daughter, the leader of the pack...

the crab...

Getting help on the uneven parallel bars...

 

Learning the handstand...

Hopping...

So cute on the balance beam.

Hats, Hats, Hats

 I was in Louisville, KY visiting my daughter and her family just before Derby Day (and I meant to post this a few weeks ago, but didn't get around to it).  We were shopping at the local mall and this is what we saw...

 Hats at JCPenney...

 More hats at JCPenney...

Still more hats at JCPenney... 

Hats at "A Taste of Kentucky"...

Reminds me of the seasonal trips to Denver when I was little with my Mother and Grandmother to visit their favorite Hat Shop.

Spring Planting

I'm so excited because it is almost time for spring planting in Colorado. I bought some petunias, marigolds, geraniums, a bleeding heart and a columbine, but the thing I'm really excited about is my Minerva Rose of Sharon (hibiscus syriacus).  Here are pictures of what it will look like...

I can't wait for it to look like this!!!

A Soda Fountain

About a month ago when I was in North Carolina, my daughter & son-in-law took me to a town near them, called Pittsboro.  We did some "antiquing" and then stopped at an old-fashioned soda fountain for respite and refreshment.  This soda fountain/former drug store was so impressive I just had to take photos.  It was truly like stepping into yesteryear...

Here I am stepping into yesteryear...ha!ha!...that's a joke...

Anyway, I thought it was awfully cute and just had to share it.

My Favorite Things - The Human Bean

My very favorite coffee drink is a Snow-Capped Rocky from The Human Bean.

And I love their lids with the little thingy that closes...

Wednesdays are double-punch day!
Yummmmmm!!!

Just for Today...(actually forever, but I'll take it one day at a time)

• I'm embracing my curly hair.  I've straightened my hair nearly every day for 40+ years and I'm soooo tired of it, so I'm going to go "au naturale". Please don't ask me if I got a perm - perms look good and the curls are symmetrical - mine are not.  And I know my hair isn't really curly anymore - after straightening it all those years and having 50% gray hair it's not all that curly...and please don't tell me I'm so lucky to have curly hair!
• I'm going to stop wasting time playing games of Facebook. At least most of the time.  :)
• I'm going to only wear my Cold Water Creek jeans out in public.  They fit well and I feel better in them because I don't have a "muffin-top" when I wear them and I bought 4 of the 6 pair of Cold Water Creek jeans I own at half price!!

My Favorite Things - When My Apple Tree Blooms