I don't feel well today. I think maybe I'm a little dehydrated. Aside from my recent nausea, it's been a great day. We went down to Glenwood Springs to do some shopping in one of the great little stores they have out there... and found a floppy hat and matching sunglasses for Ian and some sunglasses for Zach. It's all for the trip and will be packed away before the night is over. On the way home we stopped off at Grizzly Creek and took the bike path, closed still because of high water (we've been on flood watch below Gypsum), out a-ways. Just walked out there to check out the river, which is so full it was splashing against the rocks along the bank and getting us wet on occasion. The river is incredibly swollen and the rapids are so large they're actually scary. Really, really scary. Like, taller than me when I stood next to the river on a bridge. Not that I'm tall but, still.

So, on Tuesday we're at the four week mark for Disneyland. I'm less crazy but more excited. We went ahead and booked a picnic lunch with VIP seating for the Believe show at Sea World and then the Rockin' Backstage with Shamu for dinner later that night. Exciting stuff.

Oh, and by the way, I'm so seeing David to get my hair cut before we head out to California. HAHAHAHA! Like I could pass up the opportunity.

5 weeks to Disneyland!

Did I tell everyone that I got a Mother's Day card all the way from Japan? Well, I did. He never reads my site but THANK YOU DAVID!

So, anyhoo... I'm almost at the 5 week mark on my Disney countdown. So excited. Started getting some stuff together for myself... ordered my crazy good for you sunscreen. Have you read about the sunscreen lately?

Here... something to do. SUNSCREEN STUFF

I opted to go with Blue Lizard.

Also, I bought hats. Two of them. Both floppy. I <3 Hats.

The only thing standing between me and a size 10 is Moe's BBQ. Stupid, delicious Moe's.

They hail from Alabama and you can taste it in every slow smoked bite of goodness. That pan baked corn bread with jalapeño in it... The homemade slaw... The banana pudding with NILLA WAFERS... but for me, seriously, it's the sweet potato casserole and the jambalaya. WTF were they thinking bringing food like that to the mountains? Oh, you evil makers of the good southern food.

Last night Michael had to work late so I enlisted the kids to keep me company on my walk. So, off we went into the green landscape that is my home. Well, green to me. Prolly not so much to someone from Ireland or something. We were walking along, Ian with Pagan, Zach casually bouncing a ball as he walked and Matt just kind of talking. He talks a lot these days. You'd never know he used to be a quiet child. It was really great and only got better when we saw THIS:



I'm like, "Oh my God! Look at that BIRD! What is it!?!?"
Zach, with knowledge that bewildered me, pipes up "Mom, that's a blue heron"

Me: *dumbfounded* "well, holy crap... a blue heron... how COOL!"

And then it started to rain. We walked home in the rain. My dog looked a little worse for the water. Me? I felt great.

I am so happy.

How crazy am I? I now have the boys completely packed for the Disney trip... you know, the one we're taking in two months.

Yes, I know I'm a nut-case.


For those of you that don't know: I'm madly in love. Still.