Go Broncos?

The Rockies gave it a valiant run, but in the end, the Sawx were too much. We attempted to turn our attention to the Broncos, but alas, they...suck. Guess it's time to say GO NUGGETS!
Riley hopes that the Bronco Robe Magic will help out the donkeys, but it doesn't seem to be working very well.

Our Own...Personal...Poet

Charline, our ever creative BFF decorated the lounge bulletin board for the month of October as only a Massachusetts girl can. Poetry that effectively kills off the 80's. Read on:

Colorado has more than just mountains

This was the sunrise the other morning after dropping Riley off at school. The sun was HOT PINK, it was absolutely amazing!
What a beautiful place we live in.

Pain

Maybe if I had some cool skates with pink flames on them, I wouldn't have fallen on my arse and injured my back at the Skate Party tonight. Or perhaps I shouldn't have tried spinning with some of my students...after all, it's been a good 18 years since my "hanging out at the Skate Rink" days. Ahh...skating to DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Vanilla Ice, M.C. Hammer. Those were the days.

Guess I undid my fabulous hot stone massage I got last weekend. Hoping to get pics uploaded and the blog updated this weekend, got lots of pictures from Vail, Riley's Halloween party, and some other fun randomness!

It's time

So, when it comes to life at Glacier Peak, whenever something ridiculous happens, Charline and I, among others, have a tendency to "beat a dead horse." Actually, it's more like we beat the dead horse, skin it, boil it, make it into glue, then glue all the parts back together, revive it, only to beat it again. There is no joke too old or too ridiculous. It's not to be mean, it's just that we need to laugh, a lot, in our line of work! This is what happens when all the jokes come together and are inflicted upon the new fifth grade teacher, Cory, on his birthday during Happy Hour at the Lonestar.
Just a few key phrases:
Trick or Trunk
Kitty Flicker
Asian Silk
Basted Meat
Book Fair
Wish List
Big Dog
Rubber Band
READ
Hot Glue.
All that's missing is a cupcake with a large dollop of half-licked day-glo orange frosting at the next Skate City Party.

If you like this, you'll like...

Charline's my inspiration. You should check hers out too...but don't be surprised to see a lot of the same stuff!!
http://crazypants-charline.blogspot.com

Jump around, jump around!

On Saturday we picked up Owen for a cousin day, and met up with Julie, Troy, Ty and Tanner at Jump Street. How do I even describe Jump Street? It's only the coolest place ever! They have a kiddie area with inflatable jumpy castles for the little ones, but then there's the trampoline madness! A bunch of trampolines all hooked together, and other trampolines mounted at a 45 degree angle around the edges. Then people just jump around. It's crazy! People flipping off the walls, flying across the room. It's so awesome! They also have a trampoline dodge ball court. We had a blast!
Here's the boys in the inflatable basketball court.
Riley driving the Mac truck with sirens. We didn't get it either.
Down they go! The best thing to do is to watch the video below. You'll see someone flipping, Julie double bouncing Tanner, Ty doing some preschooler acrobatics, Owen bouncing as high as he can without losing his pants, and a triple toddler knockdown!

After a good trampoline adventure, the boys were ready for dinner. Naturally, we took them to Hooters!!
Hmmm...what looks good?
Yay for Hooters!
What a great day with our buddies!
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Happy Birthday Mary!

After Trick or Trunk it was off to Mary's 70's-themed 30th Birthday party!
Hot Lips and Hawkeye redux. I do NOT look good as a blond.
Mary as Roller Girl. Love the shorts!
Ron Burgundy and Roller Girl take a spin.
Phil as..Phil, Susan and Mark

Some Trickin' and Trunkin'

Ever since Glacier Peak opened, we've had a great event called Trick or Trunk. Parents volunteer to decorate their cars, kids donate candy, and then they all come in costume and trick or treat at the cars. It's a great community event, AND we have the added bonus of not having to deal with costumes at school. I know, I know, we all loved wearing our costumes to school. But in this day and age of needing to take advantage of every day we have with the students, increased safety awareness in schools, and diverse populations, not to mention the fact that kids in costumes are completely insane, we really prefer Trick or Trunk! I've had the privelege of helping plan the event for the past several years, and it's always a great evening!
Here's Mary as Cookie Monster (It's Doug's costume, and I have NO IDEA how he wore it!), Cindy as a tourist, and Jenn as a spider. Dozer was there as the chubbiest spider I've ever seen!
Riley was Tiger Woods, and I was an old school golfer. I gotta admit, we're pretty cute!
Lindsay with her little punkin, Lilly
The eye of the Tiger.
My CK buddy, me and Ri!

Frustration!

Much like the website kicking everyone trying to buy Rockies World Series tickets, Blogger is giving me problems uploading my pics. I have some WICKED good ones from this past weekend, so check back soon! And if you're from Charline's side of the fam, don't be shy, leave a comment!!