Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Grandpa McKee's Funeral





Saturday was my Grandpa's funeral. It was a beautiful service, lots of flowers and wonderful people. All nine of his children spoke, it was nice to hear all their good memories of him. The day was rainy and the burial looked like it came out of a movie with all the dreary clouds and umbrellas. Thank you to all of you who called or sent cards....you are so sweet and thoughtful. It really meant a lot to me.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Our Trip to Glenwood







Tyler and his brother Devin traveled to Houston in February on some business. On their way there, Tyler took notice of Glenwood Springs in Colorado. Ever since then, he has been wanting to take a trip there and soak in the hot springs. So this past weekend we loaded up the family and our bathing suits for a two day trip there. We knew there was a 60% chance of snow but thought 'hey...it's April...it can't be too bad.' So we took the car instead of the truck. Bad choice! If the weather says it's going to snow in Colorado, then you better take something with four-wheel drive. We only saw one snow plow all the way down there, and he was going in the opposite direction. Needless to say, the trip down was long and sometimes down right scarry.

But once we got to Glenwood and saw the hot springs and hotel, we got very excited. The air was cold, but the water was so warm....it made cool steamy affects. They had miniature golf and water slides...but of course those don't open until summer, so the kids were dissapointed. But we bought them snorkels and a water-proof disposable camera and had a blast. We are now professional snorklers and I told Tyler that now he has to take us to the ocean to snorkel where the tropical fish are.

This was such a fun trip...I recommend it to anybody, young or old. There is a ton of fun stuff to do in Glenwood. We only did the hot springs because our kids think they're fish. But we promised ourselves we would return and discover the rest of this cute town.

Monday, April 6, 2009


My Grandpa McKee passed away yesterday morning. He was a tremendous man who will be greatly missed by so many people. But he and my grandma have been separated for 10 years now because of her death, and I know they are so happy to be together again. He lived such a good, long life...one that he should be very proud of.