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Soaking the celebration ~ Week 5

Water > Fire

It was like celebrating Christmas without a tree, stockings, a nativity, church by candlelight. The 4th of July in a state with a recent fireworks ban (due to crispy conditions and deadly wildfires) means a day without smoke, booms, more booms, rockets red glare, things bursting in air. We had to come […]

Solving a sweet mystery ~ Week 4

We returned from our getaway to Estes Park and the YMCA of the Rockies with mountain-dirtied laundry for 10 people and exhaustion. I needed a vacation. We spent Monday being quiet and boring.

The rest of the week featured easing back into life and trying to stay cool during a record-breaking string of high […]

Family Adventure, Elevated: YMCA of the Rockies

When I walked inside the 100-year-old Admin Building at the YMCA of the Rockies, my first thought was “Where’s Teddy Roosevelt?” The architecture was impressive. A wide wooden porch littered with rockers and Adirondack chairs greets you. The interior is cavernous with a high rustic-beamed ceiling and stone fireplaces. It would not have been surprising […]