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I know this is a little behind, but I thought better late than never.

Friday August 7 – Stryder and Chloe are starting 3rd grade, and Olivia is starting kindergarten!  I can’t believe it!  Time is going by really fast.  Everyone is very excited about starting school.  Olivia is beside herself about finally getting to go with everyone to school.  It was a little hard for mom to get up early.  I have been so used to sleeping until at least 9:00 that getting up at 6:00 was rather hard.  All the kids got up with no problems or fussing.  Wyatt would not start school until Monday, but he had to get up early too.  He didn’t like that very much but he wanted to get to spend the day with Jason and I by himself.  We had a surprise for him.

So its off to school after a few pictures.  Jason was working so he had to meet us at school.  With a 30 minute drive to school Olivia fell asleep in the car.  So when we got to school she was a little cranky.  She wasn’t as excited as she had been.  Once we got inside and she woke up a little more she was fine. Stryder and Chloe were off once we got into the building.  Jason and I barely got out a “Have a good day, we love you”!  We waited with Olivia to go into her classroom.  She was very excited by this time.  Jason was holding up pretty well.  He was very tired after being up all night, and his baby girl was going to kindergarten.  I think that Jason took it harder than I did.  Of course Olivia was fine in her class.  She found her cubby, put her backpack and lunch box away and sat on the carpet in the gathering place.  She was ready!  With a wave good bye, Jason and I left.  I have to say it was strange.   The PTO was holding a BooHoo/Yahoo  for parents at a deli across the street from the school so we headed over there.  There were not many parents there that were crying, most seemed pretty happy that school was starting.  I know that Jason and I were glad.  We stayed there for a little while, and then headed to a friends house.  Like us, she was sending her last child to kindergarten, and was really happy about it.  She was hosting a champane breakfast for a few people who were sending off the last child to school.  We knew several people there  and got to meet some new ones.  It was nice.  All of those parents were like us, glad and happy about the last once finally being in school.

Jason and I surprised Wyatt by taking him to see Harry Potter since it was his last day of summer break and the others were all in school.  He was excited about that.  Jason made it through the movie, without going to sleep.  By this time he was on 20 hours of no sleep.  After the movie we took Wyatt to lunch.  Then it was time to go back to school.  Olivia’s class was having popsicle party during the last 30 minutes of school, so we wanted to go back to that.  The 3rd grade had a popsicle party after school.    It was a very good first day of school.

Monday-August 10- Wyatt’s first of 7th grade  (Middle School!!!!  Yikes! )

Wow, I can’t believe that I have a middle schooler!  We got up with no problems this morning.  Everyone is still excited about school.  Wyatt doesn’t seem nervous at all.  He has been really excited about starting a new school, and starting middle school.  He is also really excited about riding the school bus.  The bus stop is about a 10 minute walk from our house, and we ask him if he wanted us to walk with him.  He said it didn’t matter to him, but you could tell that he really didn’t want us to.  So I stayed home and Jason walked with him half way.  Jason could see the bus waiting, and then he came back.  Wyatt walked the rest of the way there.  He said that he had a great day.  He has now had 3 days of school and he is still excited about it. I have a few pictures, Wyatt would only let us take one.

Well it looks like the Sub had popped a radiator.  I have it all ordered up, but it will cut into travel next week

We went to Jose O’sheas for dinner with some old friends from school. What a fantastic time. I recommend the place ad it’s pretty good food. Besides where elce cam you get a buffalo fajita.

Mostly because I keep loosing this recipe:

2 parts coffee liqueur. I suppose Kahlua should go here, but I use Kamora (others may have more alcohol by volume).
1 part dark rum. I always use Meyer’s
1 part brandy. I think I use Paul Masson because it’s the only one with a cork.

My friend Johnny recently went to Germany and knowing me well brought back a bottle of fine German Berliner Pilsner.

Well unfortunately my fly fishing trip turned out to be cancelled. Next time I go will be in august. Shame but oh well. Next stop high country bus festival.

Tonight I started my new job here in Denver. Pretty exciting night that went by in a flash because of it being a very busy maintenance night. I spent this night working with Troy’s team, and tomorrow I’ll start with the team I’ll be working with. Except for being away from the family this should be exciting

After a co-worker kept on and on about how great XM Radio is I finally bit the bullet. How great is this thing? I now can listen to it in the bus, at home, in the garage and at work. While I do have to pay to listen it sure makes up for it in the quality and quantity of music I can listen. The kids are also addicted to the kid channels it broadcasts. I’m expecting that Steph will want on after our first bus trip of the year Everybus

I’m selling my old M-B wagon. If interested there is some info here

This Has been sold, but the funny thing is I keep getting querrys for it