The Beach @ A-Basin

THis was last weekend. The second annual beach party. The weather wasn't as good as it was last year, but it was still fun. No boobies this year though, as much as the boys tried. ALso no phone numbers, so it wasn't as productive as last year for the single ones. Carleton and I did try skiing and that was a joke. WE definatly need to stick to snowboarding. These are our friends that will be missed when we move in a few weeks.
oh, i think I might have gotten a job. Let's cross our fingers today, I should hear from the guy later today.
Hope all is well in spfd. We, as always, are having a blast and doing well.
love ya
kase

Playing Hooky!!!! in Breckenridge

Wanted ya'll to enjoy our hooky day with us. We went to Breckenridge on tuesday night and stayed in the condo that Carleton's dad has hooked up for us and then we played Golf. We had a great day, it was georgus not a cloud in the sky! I didn't play that great, but had a few nice puts and did shoot a 53 on the back. Carleton chipped one in from behind a hill about 20 yards away, it was great.

Playing Hooky!!!! in

Mother's Day Photos

Mom and I were commenting on Keil's hair. It must be longer than we have seen it before, because it has that cute curl in the front there.

Tomorrow am going to class to learn how to make this adorable paper purse. Then I'm working this ENTIRE weekend! No fun.

Forgot if I already posted about me & Rob going to see the Da Vinci Code movie last weekend. We both thought it was really good. I had already read the book, but he hadn't. From our point of view, we took the movie as being a sort of treasure hunt and didn't let the religious tone effect us, so we weren't offended by it.

Morbid Reads

Recently have gone through some interesting reads. I got into this subject after I finally decided to read Stiff: the Curious Lives of Cadavers. It had been popular and was said to be funny, however I tried to listen to the audiobook while running errands and let's just say that didn't work out to well. One quick image of day old heads inside turkey pans to catch all the "drippings" and I had to turn the radio back on. So, it wasn't for me, but others thought it funny.

But then I read Death's Acre by Dr Bill Bass. Dr Bass is a forensic anthropologist who created what is now called death's acre at a university in Tennesse. Death's acre is an acre or two of land where bodies are experimented with to test for time of death in different circumstances. Before there was a forensic science, law enforcement often called on anthropologists for assistance in identifying remains. Dr Bass became well sought after and established death's acre to further the knowledge in this scientific area. Good read...he's funny. (the photos are courteous of the website, http://deathsacre.com/ - the second photo is of a human femur and hip bone with an artificial hip implant.)

Slightly more on the...can you believe this really happened side, is the book, The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold. But don't the title fool you, it has sections on hangings, firing squad and death by sword and more! Most of the stories are a little gross and make your face wince up a little, but overall it was interesting.

This one is NOT morbid, but so interesting and well, sad. This person asked people to write a secret, one they had never told anyone else, on a post card and send it in, which became a website called Post Secret. It became so popular that of course there now is a book. The entries are raw, wrenching, and obviously genuine. Definitely take a look at this!

Just thought I'd share. Great surprise seeing Keil over Mother's Day. We had a nice weekend with Nedra here. Her stays are never long enough though. However, Gran, Nedra and I must have all got the same virus or just allergies for all of us, but we all were ill this week. Lauryn can say 'Tysha' and 'Robert.' Which I love and make her say my name all the time because it is so cute.

Good Ole Texas!

Thought i would send a picture of our recent trip to San Antonio. One of Carleton's friends got married. We got to see all his old high school buddies and I got to hear all the stories of high school days. The boys had a good time, I got sick, bt am feeling better now. It is hot there. Not sure how we are going to survive once we move. Missing you all. Will probably be home for a few weeks in the middle of July. Looking forward to spending time with everyone. Ty, save some time for me and my wedding scrapbook! Talk to you all soon
Kase

Literally 500 Eggs!

Just wanted to share some pixs of Easter 2006. Yes, Tara & Michael made an appearance, if you can even believe. Don't you love Gran holding up her one lone green egg for posperity sake? Just in case we wanted to know when this was taken a few years from now.

Judy and Uncle Neil seriously laid out 500 eggs to find. But since Mason, Landon & Abby had to quit to go eat ice cream, you can see how Logan & Lauryn made out like bandits.

Propane Tank- is it okay to play on those?

Was so excited to see this up and running, I learned how to scan immediatly. I was going through some of the pictures I have and in looking at them just laughed out loud to my self. Looking at the older picures then the newer ones, I wondered if playing around the propane tanks could have something to do with how we behanve today? Here are a few examples of what I am talking about. This is us playing on the propane tank, and yes, I used the old yellow tupperware bowl to syle my hair. Who thought that it was okay for both boys and girls to have the same cut, did adults like having to say, "oh your child is so cute", and wait for us to talk to see what sex we were?

Last year during the cousins trip to Denver, Tara got a little crazy. Did she really think she was going somewhere on that Bronco? I'm telling you the propane mght have leaked out and got into our systems somehow.
And what about Keil? Aren't we at a Bronco game vs. Texas? How invited the Cheif? Oh, I forgot he was taking a scouting report so that the Cheifs coud try to beat the Broncos. Was he out of his mind wearing Cheif's gear to a Bronco game? I don't think anyone liked us at all, espeically Carleton and his hat! Who brought the real Texan, again we are in Colorado, what were we thinking! Luckily we had Tara in her jersey, but too bad her guy didn't play for the Broncos any more, but another arch rival, the Dallas Cowboys. But she was still succesfull in getting the entire stadium to do the wave, right? or maybe she just gave it a great effort.
Careful Keil we are really high up and the air is very thin, it doesn't mix well with lots of alochol, only go down the stps while holding the hand rails! What was Nedra thinking being there with all of us. I guess the propane got to her to!

Love the Ozarks!

Great job Ty! This is going to be great. I have to figure out how to scan in pics, but when I do watch out! I have some doozies! Elton definatly needs his glasses back. I thought that even before i read what you wrote.
Give us the gossip on Jay, all I hear is from my sis and we all know she is going to say good things. Funny though, Gran sent Al out to fix the rain gauge last night about 10:30 pm about the time JAy was leaving, maybe we should ask her about more gossip!!!!
Am feeling better today. Will go back to work tomorrow. Only about 20 days left til summer gotta love it!
Will put pics up this weekend i not before so check again soon.
love ya'll
kase