Half way to 70!

Another few weeks have come and gone. I don’t know where the time goes. We have had a lot of fun over the past few weeks. It seems like Morhéa has been having a nonstop weekend party with her friends the past few weeks. Morgan and family came over to try out my cooking one night. She partied with Tyler and Sierra this past weekend and then she got to hang out with Ella at the National Western Stock Show. She gets so excited to see her friends!! As we got closer to each party date she would often say “It is so hard to wait for Ella!” or “It is so hard to wait for Morgan” and so on for all of her friends. She is so cute when she says that.

On Monday Morhéa and I had Daddy day. It was Martin Luther King Day and I had off from work but Kim had to work so it was me and Morhéa all day. We called up Ella and asked if she wanted to go to the National Western Stock Show with us. Brian and Ella had no plans so off we went. I just looked up the history of the show and it all started in 1906!! It is one of the bigger stock shows in the country if not the biggest. I grew up on a farm so the whole concept doesn’t faze me. When I was younger we would go to cattle auctions all the time. It is a pretty amazing site. If you need a cowboy hat, boots, Ford F150, John Deere tractor or a cow you should go to the stock show. They have it all. We saw cows, pigs, horses, brahman, dogs, sheep, ducks, llamas and various other critters. The girls had a great time. We had lunch there and everything. We even got a ride in Brian’s new family mobile (the mini-van). It was decked out pretty good.

I turned 35 last week. Half way to 70! Morhéa and Kim secretly made me cards and cup cakes. Morhéa was so excited for me to get home from work. As soon as I got home we opened presents and she gave me her card. We got Carmine’s on Penn to go (a local Italian restaurant that I love). Then I got my cup cakes which were decorated with chocolate sprinkles, rainbow sprinkles and candy stars!! Just what every Dad would ever want!

We are looking forward to this weekend. Scott comes into town tomorrow for the night. Then Friday the girls and I are headed to Winter Park for the Mary Jane Birthday Bash weekend. Morhéa is very excited to see the ice sculptures, fireworks and bands. She we also be skiing, AGAIN! I think this is her 3 or 4^th time? She is almost a pro! Got to run!

Todd

Happy New Year!!!

Happy 2008 everyone!!! Another quick update. The Buytaert’s came out for the holidays this year. We had a great week with them. I had hernia surgery (with food poisoning or the flu) right before they arrived so the helped out immensely with taking care of Morhéa. While I spent the week in bed and stuck at home they got to run around the city and play. In true Colorado Christmas fashion we got our usual snow storm. Everyone got to go to some Christmas parade or something in Golden. Morhéa got to see her cousins which was great. Uncle Bill and Aunt JoAnne stopped by the house to see how I was doing. The family got to go to the zoo and with all of the new snow Morhéa got to try out sledding. Today Kim and Morhéa headed to the mountains and Morhéa is going to get her first ski lesson!!! I can’t believe that one!!

Morhéa really got to enjoy Christmas this year. It took us 2 days to open her presents. There were lots of great highlights. She got a set of Princess outfits that she wears every day. She got a new bike! Lot of games, Barbie’s and tons of Princess gear.

My big Christmas present from my father and Carolyn is a new GE dual-fuel range!! It took a while but I got it in. My house wasn’t setup for gas so I had to have a gas line installed. If anyone needs a plumber I’ve got your guy! Ricky ran the gas lines. He have me a line on an electrician and I got that wired up and then one of my old bandmates is a handyman and cut my countertops and cabinets. Sears was supposed to deliver it on the 22^nd but they didn’t get it here until the 29^th. Either way it is now in and I am a cooking machine. The 1^st night I made Dominic’s Beef A La Dutch. Basically, it is filet mignon with onions and peppers in a veal demiglace all over pasta with a side of green beans sautéed with shallots and butter. The second night I made Dover Sole Meuniere with a side of mushrooms. Last night I made New England Clam Chowder. It has been great!!

T