AAAAaaaahhhhhh!

No...this is not a sigh of relief! I thought initiating "Quickbooks" for my business would be a big help. I admit that I see the potential...it's just that if I do any more data entry I'm gonna kill myself!!! And that's what will be required of me. A TON of data entry. I just don't know if I can do data entry for quickbooks, produce my orders from about 50 different suppliers, inventory everything, create price tags and then tag every stinking item I have! Plus I have hundreds of suncatcher prism hangings I have to custom make also!! I'm exhausted with the thought! And what was that you said?! You think I actually have time to sit at the Dodge County Fair and twiddle my thumbs for 5 days??!! Yeah right! I'm gonna go shoot myself now! Have a good life everyone!

It's About time!

Rick says I need to update but I have nothing to say! Not even really random thoughts. Oh well. I am tremedously busy getting my businesses off the ground. Soooo much work! I have been putting in 8 hour (and then some)days for weeks. I'm getting there but time is running short. I have no idea if it will all work (or pay off for that matter) but I guess time will tell. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer. Yep! We'll get there. In the meantime, I'm boring you all with my words. Have a nice weekend everyone! :^)

SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!!

Jamey has done an amazing job of keeping his sanity the past 2 weeks since he left his "Day Job" to go off on his own as a designer. This kid's got it goin' on!! I guess we would say that over $60,000 in jobs offered to him in just a few days would be reason enough to celebrate but now he also gets to travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles. I dunno...is this really fair??! We're OHHHH Sooo Proud of You!

SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!!

Meggie Loo Hoo has done an amazing job of keeping her sanity this last week with everything she's had going on (although this picture would make one wonder about her sanity-hee hee). And she Aced her last 2 tests in Anatomy too! "You Go Girl!!" Keep up the Good work! We're OHHHH Sooooo Proud of You!

Congratulations Cory!

We're all Very Proud of You!!

Any day can be Mother's Day!

Thanks Megs...How many points does that earn you?

Most Deserved Promotion!

Congratulations Rick!! You are "Outstanding in Your Field", er...lake, er...whatever. What's that? You say to call you "Senior" now?

The Erickson's Exciting Adventure!!

If you click on this picture you'll see what Rick's shirt reads. How appropriate!
Jamey!
Megan!

Flyin' High!

Rick, Jamey, & Megan, on their fantastic flight!
A successful landing! Whew! What an adrendaline Rush!

Plaaaay Ball!

Later in the day we got to see our Neice "Alexandra" play her final game in a tournament that was nearby. She got an RBI and got to play catcher for several innings. Her team won! Way to go Alex!!

Too Young to Die!

Soooo...tomorrow's the big jump day! If you don't know what I'm talking about...pictures will be forthcoming. It will all be good! Pray for them.

Yep! Summer's Here! Ain't it Grand?!

Gardens just make me smile :8)
Rick's taking advantage of the nice day to wash the truck
Even Biddy agrees it's a "Good Thing" to lay in the sun on a warm and sunny day!
Yep! The patio's ready and waiting for company and campfires!

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy Jig!

The Colorado Steam Coal Train

A day in Durango, CO!

We traveled on a Steam Coal Train up through the San Juan mountains to a small mining town called Silverton. It was absolutely amazing!! Looking up at the mountains that were over 14,000ft. elevation and covered in snow. The Amansi river bursting with snow melt was dancing and swirling beside us all the way. We saw more waterfalls here than in Hawaii! This was truly God's country! The train was an original coal train from the 1880's and was used when they were mining silver from the mountains. We have a video of it chugging it's way through the canyons and up to Silverton. I just thought I'd share some of the pictures and their beauty.

OH! Colorado!

Today was spent in Mesa Verde National Park where the Anasazi Cliff dwellers lived from approx. 800AD-1300AD. There are 1000's of dwellings within the park. Many that have yet to be discovered. It is absolutely amazing to see how they lived. We traveled to Durango Colorado where we relaxed, shopped and had a bit to eat before deciding we would stay and take the steam train ride up into the mountains tomorrow. Sharay (Greg's wife) suggested we do it and we think it will make a very memorable experience. Soooo...this puts us a little behind schedule. We will drive to the eastern portion of Colorado (& what a beautiful state it is so far) after the train ride. It will make for a loooooong day but then we can more easily get to Wichita, Kansas to visit my girlfriend on Wednesday. We are estimating a Thursday evening return home. I guess we'll see. I'd love to spend more time in Colorado but I guess we'll have to return someday. Thanks for all your supportive emails. I'm glad you're enjoying the pictures. Only wish you were here for the real thing. You know how it is...pictures can never do it justice. Love ya All! See you soon!

Where in the world is Rick? Can you find him? He's pretty sneaky....hee hee!

These were taken in Arches National Park in Moab,Utah. God's country for sure. They even have an area they call the garden of Eden. Uh huh!

I can't help myself! These are just soooo beautiful! God is really a master artist isn't he? The balancing rock is called the Mexican Hat because it is said to resemble an upside down sombrero. I think God's sense of humor is great! Now if we all had that it could be a beautiful world!