Christmas in Fruita, CO

This is a reminder that Christmas should be fun. That is the Grinch in the dinosaur's mouth.

Wontons

Last weekend was very cold and we were all sick, so we decided to stay in and make a big pot of wonton soup. It is simple, but folding all the wontons takes some time. It is the perfect thing to do on a cold winter afternoon. The hot gingery soup made us all feel better.

Snow and Ice

We have had almost two weeks of snow and ice on the ground and negative degree weather. Everyone keeps telling us that this has never happened in Grand Junction before. I am tired of scrapping ice every morning and nearly killing myself trying to walk from the car to the office. Today it was 30 degrees, so at least it is warming up. Hopefully this snow will melt before the next round comes. Clementine took the photo of the man in bathtub. This is one of the many statues downtown. James Dalton Trumbo who was from Grand Junction became a writer in Hollywood. His films include Roman Holiday and Spartacus. He was blacklisted for being Communist and served a year in prison. However, he continued to write under other names. He even won an Academy Award for a movie he wrote using an alias.

Happy Birthday Clementine!

Clementine turned 4 on Dec. 5th. We spent the day at the dinosaur museum in Fruita, CO. Clementine liked the spitting dinosaur the best. After the museum, we went hiking on Dinosaur Hill. In the late 1800's an almost complete skeleton of a Brontosaurus was found there.

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in the Denver area with family. We actually went to two Thanksgiving feasts. One with my family in Lakewood and one with Michael's family in Golden. We truly were stuffed by the end of the day. After our second meal, I went back to my cousin Jessie's house to play games and cards. It was a late night, but lots of fun with aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The day after Thanksgiving was a beautiful sunny day with record breaking 74 degree weather. Clementine and I went for a hike with our family visiting from Texas. I think we found the coldest place in Colorado. We went to a waterfall in a box canyon near Colorado Springs. The entire falls were ice and the sun had not shined in the canyon since summer. We were not dressed for the weather, but we bravely climbed the 300 plus stairs to the top. We all really appreciated the hot chocolate in the gift shop.