Author Archives: Eric

Walking back from the library

One of the many new things we are getting used to here in Colorado is the giant piles of snow in parking lots.  The plows push it all into corners and they last much longer than any of the actual … Continue reading

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A sign?

While in Texas, we hatched a plan to perhaps find a Maine Coon cat…  then on the walk home from school a couple days later, we came across this art/graffiti.  Perhaps it is a confirmation that we should…  I know … Continue reading

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A day with Oma and Oma Oma

We spent the day after our Christmas with Oma and Oma Oma at the horse stables.  Nora participated in the fun stuff like riding and the less fun things such as scooping poop and had a great time doing it … Continue reading

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Christmas at the Bloom’s

Next up was Christmas with my parent’s…  Oma cooked a very tasty meal and we spent the evening opening gifts and talking.  Nora found a found a recipe for ginger cookies on the Rainbow Magic Fairy website so she decided … Continue reading

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Christmas at the Klose’s

Our first stop on the quick tour of Texas was at Nana and Papa’s for the Klose Christmas.  On the way home from the airport, we stopped at a neat science museum in Frisco with multiple hands on exhibits plus … Continue reading

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Visit to Jennifer’s

We spent the morning before our flight back hanging out with Jennifer.  Our breakfast at Kerbey Lane was awesome and was a good reminder of the mornings we used to spend there.  If we had only know our return flight … Continue reading

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Nora as Vader

We are caught up on the original Star Wars trilogy and can’t wait to go see it in the theater.  This video shows the new way Nora uses her inhaler twice a day.

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On the playground

Nora’s teacher took this photo of Nora and some friends at recess.  It is still a bit surprising how excited the kids get with the first snow.  By the time we picked her up, their creation had melted away.

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Mt. Sanitas (revisited)

Unfortunately, Amanda woke up this morning with an awful muscle cramp that meant Nora and I would be on our own to hike Mt. Sanitas.  It was a beautiful day and the trail gave us awesome views of the Rockies.  The … Continue reading

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Parade of Lights

We attended the Parade of Lights downtown but didn’t quite last an hour due to the impressively cold wind blowing.  I guess we need another year to toughen up.  The definite highlight was a Chinese student group that incorporated a long … Continue reading

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