A day at the Lake

A very generous family invited us to spend the day with them at their house on the lake. Lakes are rare in Colorado and lake front property even more rare. Our kids have swam a lot over the years but only in pools, so this was a great opportunity for them to try something new. I took them up on the invite and it turned out to be one of the best days our family has had in a very long time.  

 Alex managed to get up on a wake board, and I got up on water-skis for the first time in about 20 years.

 We all got to be yanked around behind the boat while on tubes – this was a first for all of us.

Neither Alex nor Melinda can stop talking about it. Pattie and I are feeling some muscles that we have not felt for awhile. Definitely a fun day.

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Heard that Loveland ski area was testing their snow making already.

so I thought I would post this fun clip of  Pattie

 pattie ski

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So both Alex and Melinda did incredibly well swimming in the swim-a-thon.  Alex swam 10 laps farther than he did last year and Melinda swam 30 laps more than last year.  Alex swam 2 miles in 2 hours and Melinda swam a mile in the same 2 hours.

alex putting in the last few laps

Melinda finishing strong

Melinda’s swimming has improved a great deal this year and she has been placing first or second in almost all of her competitions. Melinda has been training with the older kids this season and her confidence has improved greatly. Alex is obviously doing well again and is placing first in almost all of his races. The only one he has had trouble with is the butterfly stroke but I’m sure he will get it figured out in time. Both Alex and Melinda will be competing in the varsity all city meet and I’m sure they will both do very well.

getting it done

showing off her freestyle

working on that butterflystrong and ready for the race

Strong and ready for the race

 It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and school is about to begin.

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I wanted to see how this works.

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Yesterday, Randy and I found a frame for the portrait that is being used for Grandmother’s memorial service in Denver and the funeral in Midland.  I spent the day trying to make up a laminated card to give out to all of the relatives and friends.  I typed in the King James Version of Psalm 23 and printed it out on heavy stock paper.  I glued with the help of my lovely daughter Melinda and my niece Amy a strip of wallets to the stock paper.  Amy helped trim each one.  Found out that at Mardel’s you can laminate for next to nothing but was not comfortable at the self-use station so went to Copy Max.  The young man at Copy Max was wonderful.  It shouldn’t have taken so long but…  Not bad for a quick memento.  

The memorial service was at 7 pm at my mom’s church (Harvey Park Baptist).  Reverend Kevin did a wonderful eulogy.  My brother, Pete did speak to the congregation about his relationship with Grandmother.  I really do feel at peace by all that was done today.  I know Grandmother is in heaven with Granddaddy.  I will miss her but am joyous she is out of pain and can now rest.

1983 - Grandmother & Granddaddy

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