HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

My youngest daughter is graduating!  I’m so proud of her, she has worked really hard.

And then there was the party!

 

Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins and Friend where here to celebrate. 

 

 

 

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Mother’s Day

I went over to my sister house in Utah, for Mother’s Days, we had planned a brunch for our Mother.

Mother’s Day Brunch Menu

*Strawberry Short Cake*

*Pineapple Upside-Down Cake*

Mimosa

I brought pineapple upside down cake, my sister made the strawberry short cake and made mimosa in honor of a great bunch of Ladies out on her deck it was a great Day!

This is a view of Split Mountain off  my sister’s deck.

Have a Great Day
Colo Junkett

May Celebrations

 

Activity List for May Celebrations

• May Birthday’s –2
• May 1st - May Day
• May 5th - Cinco da Mayo
• May 7th – College Graduation
• May 8th - Mother’s Day
• May 26th – last day of 2010-2011 School Year
• May 28th – High School Graduations
• May 30th - Memorial Day

May Day

It all started when I was in elementary school, making may baskets filled with flowers to give to my friends and neighbors.  Now that I’m quite a bit older, I send cards to my friends and neighbors. Did you send flowers or a card  to someone today?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Define Procrastination

 

Procrastination: to postpone doing something, especially as a regular practice

Graduation is less than a month away announcements haven’t been sent out yet and I’m still ‘hem-haw’ about the graduation party plans, when where, who and how much. Yep, Guilty!  I think I’m a procrastinator.

What plans do you have?

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

Merry Christmas

Have a GREAT DAY!
ColoJunkett

Happy Thanksgiving

I decided to cook a Ham for Dinner today at the request of DD2.  So we had Spiral Ham, Mashed potatoes and gray and pumkin pie.
This is the 1st time I have made a pumkin pie by scatch and suprisingly it turned out okay. I just followed the recipe from a can of Libby's Pumkin Pie filling so easy.

Have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

I'm Not Authorized!!!!

I just got a reality check today and it hurt my feelings! I was trying to verify that my DD2 had medical coverage.

As you know my DD2 turned 18 last month it was the happiest day.
However-----

Today, I  found the time to set on the phone to wait to talk to a person about health coverage for her through her state provider, after some time I finally was able to talk to a human and I was told I was not authorized to be given any information concerning my daughter now that she has turned 18.

I was told by the rep that my daughter would have to call back to get the information I was looking for.

Funny thing is when DD2 called back and found out she needed to call another office to get the information I needed.  Go Figure--The hoops we jump through to get what???
Hope you all have a Great Day!
Colo Junkett

Last Day of School !! Yipeee !!

This coming week is 'Final's Week' at the college and then summer break for me. I'm so excited!  I have a few weeks before the High School is out for their summer break, The last thing I thought I would be doing is watching my grandson this summer.

Don't get me wrong I love watching them, we play outside, we watch old cartoons, we plays games, and oh the toys! toys! toys!, but I had a lot of things on my list I was hoping to get done around my little Colorado Cottage in the next couple of weeks.  Oh well it's all good. Their only this age for a short time

 

You Have a Great Day!  Colo Junkett 

Gifts From My Kitchen

This Christmas I'm making "Cookies" to give to neighbors and friends.
I've been busy making cookies for the past three days and I'm finally finished up today.

I made
- peanut butter thumbprint kisses
- Mini M&M oatmeal monster cookies
- spiced sprintz cookies
- sprintz Christmas tree cookies
- old fashion sugar cookies with butter icing
- cherry chocolate cookies
I plan to pack the cookies in a tin lined with tissue paper and tied with festive ribbon.

Have a Great Day
Colo Junkett

The Great Pumkin project

The Halloween excitement is starting to escalate in the house! Liz bought some gel windows clings that spell out "Happy Halloween" and "Boo Boo Boo". I 've been trying to put out a few Halloween and Fall Decorations. The Angela her friends have been going through the Halloween costume box trying to figure out what there costume is going to be this year.

I picked up pumpkins to carve. I really don't think Dameon knew what was going with all the seeds and the gooey stuff. This is really Dameon's first year doing this project. He's 23 months in these pictures.

I think the whole family had a good time.

Have a Great Day!

Colo Junkett

The first Camping Trip of the Summer

I usually have most of the gear like tent, sleeping bag, lantern, water jugs, grill ax, shovel etc......and a big Rubbermaid tub with paper plate plastic forks and spoons,toilet paper you know all the basic things grouped together to go camping in a are in my garage.

The day finally came there were no prior engagement, the weather was going to be decent. So the kids stood there asking what to pack. I was dumbed founded. so I told them where in the garage the camping stuff was and let's pack it up and head it out!

See My Idea now, that my kids are older. If they want to go camping they need to load it up and unpacked when we get there.

My only function is to drive and enjoy!

I've been doing this a long time and I think it is about time they learn that camping isn't about fun and games there's a little bit of prep and work to make sure that the camping trip is fun!

I decided that we were going to Brown's Park about 80 miles NW of Craig. About 2 hours later due to very winding narrow road we finally got to our destination to find we were the only campers there. I wish we have had brought the dogs! I would have felt a little more secure. No cell service down by the River, 5 miles up to the main road, there was a little store, also a Rangers station.

We found a good spot to set up camp and it was up to the kids to unpacked and set up camp.

Here they are setting up the tent. Actually they did a great job of getting all the sleeping bags and pads layed out.

Saturday night got a little colder than what I was expecting because I guess we were near the River the mosquitos were terrible!!

Sunday morning. The girls were not ready to start all the packing up so I continued drinking coffee setting in a camp chair reading a book. Around noon one oclock the girls were ready head home.

It was a great trip! When can we go again?!

Have a great day!

Colo Junkett