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I know these work. Tyler has used these as he cannot take over the counter medications due to the medicines he is currently taking. He uses peppermint for headaches or stomach aches and Deep Blue for muscle / body aches. He has used Breathe for sinus and congestion.

2010 Christmas

Merry Montage Christmas

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Friday Happiness

Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate from Starbucks... Everyone should have one of these. These can make any day EXTRA ORDINARY! If you haven't tried one, I suggest you get to your local Starbucks and order one. A Tall or Grande is just enough.

Procrastination

pile up too many tomorrows and you'll find that you've collected nothing but a bunch of empty yesterdays. from the movie The Music Man

do what you need to do today so you can do what you want to do tomorrow.

Pretty in Pink

Left to Right: Katie, Colleen & Abbie

These are my favorite co-workers. I love working with them. They are my best friends.

What Matters Most

Tyler playing XBOX - sometimes that is what matters most to him.

If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most.

Dogs

Panther - posing after being groomed
Panther showing his best smile.

Princess Sadee

Sadee's favorite spot - Grandma's front porch

Dogs are great. They have unconditional love for you. They are always happy to see you no matter what kind of day you have. They give you kisses - my Panther gives hugs. My Sadee dog has moved in with her grandma. She was bitten two years ago by my neighbor dog and was mad when Tyler got Panther, so she is happier living with her Grandma and Aunt Janet. I am grateful for my dogs.

Friends

My bestie - Abbie
Ultrasound of her baby - 1 1/2" long @ 9 weeks along

I am grateful for friends. My bestie at work, Abbie, is going to be a mom. She is SO VERY EXCITED and I am so very excited for her. We have been friends for 4 1/2 years. When my very best friend, MarLa, passed away 5 years ago, I was so lost. We had been friends for 18 years and she was only 43 when she died. I felt so lost without her. I miss her still every day. I am so glad I have such a good friend that I can share good time, bad times, happy times, sad times and especially now we can share baby prep times.

Grateful

I am grateful for many things. I have a job, a home, good health, and I am especially grateful for TYLER.

Warm Days and The First Snow

Left to Right: Ty (5) and Blake (2)
Ty and Blake and the new play house

Are they not the cutest boy's ever? They are Ty and Blake, my nephews. One day they are checking out their new play house their talented dad made and the next day they were wishing it was not snowing. Oh to be 5 and 2... life is simple and then you grow up.

Do It Anyway

People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successfuly, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere, people may cheat you;

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, someone could destroy overnight;

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it will never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God;

it was never between you and them anyway.

Rise Above

Once I rose above the noise and confusion

Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion

I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high.

Though my eyes could see I was still blind

Though my mind could think I was still mad

Carry on my wayward child

For there'll be peace when you are done

On a stormy sea of emotion

Tossed about like a ship on the ocean

Carry on you will always remember

Carry on, nothing equals the splendor

Surely heaven waits for you.

It's Beginning to Look Like

HaLlOwEeN...

Party plans are coming together for Tyler's Halloween Bash...

Food... Fun ... Costumes... Games

Milestones...

August 2010

Left to right - Tyler, Chris, Ciara, Bruna & Bryn

(Trek family members)

mile·stone

[mahyl-stohn]

a significant event or stage in the life, progress,development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.

Tyler is 1/4 of the way through his senior year at Vantage Point High School. A new year... a new school... a new Tyler. He has made amazing strides since April. He just graduated from the Discovery Program - a mandatory required class at Vantage Point. Today is day 3 of seminary attendance - thank you Taylor Carlson, whom I have loved for almost 25 years (I used to be his nanny so I can say that).

Tyler gave a talk in church yesterday on Keeping the Sabbath Day holy... something we can all strive to and be better at. His purple tie matched the purple accents in his black hair. He looked so handsome and did a great job for speaking off the cuff (no notes or written out talk).

Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way you want or expect, but things happen to you for a reason. Tyler is my biggest reason for life today!

Capable

I am capable of facing the challenges I am presented each day!

Happy Fall

New Month - New Season - New Me! HAPPY! JOY! Welcome Fall - my favorite time of year!

Long Overdue Update

Where has the summer gone? It is September and fall is around the corner. Just a bit of an update on life... Cheryl has made a miraculous recovery. Faith plus Prayers = Miracles! Baby Joseph is almost two months old and is doing well. He will have to have some surgery somewhere between the age of 4 to 6 months to remove the cist on his spinal cord, but there is a very high success rate for this surgery as infants. He has also had some genetic testing done (no results yet) as he has 13 ribs, a hole in his ear - resembling an ear piercing, and a large tongue plus being tongue tied. Thank you to anyone and everyone who prayed on behalf of my sister Cheryl, her baby Joseph and their family.

Tyler and I both celebrated July birthdays. Tyler is 17 now and just started his senior year at Vantage Point High School. This is a fresh start for him and I am proud of the young man he is. He has had some large obstacles in his life the past 5 months. We are working through them and he is happy to be starting fresh at a new school.

I have plenty of pictures to post and will do so over the long weekend.

Today

This is the beginning of a new day.
I have been given this day to use as I will.
What I do today is important, because
I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
I want it to be a gain, not a loss;
Good not evil;
Success not failure;
In order that I shall not regret
The price I paid for it.

My sister Cheryl is doing better today. Most of the life support has
been removed. She is making small steps toward recovery. If you read my blog, please say an extra prayer for her and her baby Joseph.

Miracles happen.. prayers are answered...Life is a gift!

Bittersweet Birthday Surprise

Cheryl & Dan - prior to the c-section birth
Dan and Joseph

On Friday, July 9th, my sister Cheryl gave birth to her 5th child, Joseph Jonathan Duncan. He was 5 weeks early, weighing in at 7 lbs, 7 oz. He is on a respirator, but doing OK. She bled out and had to have 30+ units of blood. Please keep her in your prayers as she is fighting for her life.

In Memory of Father Mickey

ev. Michael Joseph Flaska, 59, of Evergreen.
Ordained to the priesthood May 31, 1997. He has served the
Archdiocese of Denver at various parishes in the area.
Brother of Judy (Charles) Marmann, Barbara (Bill) Engle,
James B. (Shirley) Flaska, andJanice Beecher.
Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, 1:30 p.m.,
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 1530 Logan St., Denver.
Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Today I went to the funeral of Father Mickey. Mickey was a
friend of mine I met when Iworked in the office supply
industry 20 years ago. He had the best sense of humor
and made work a fun place to be. I was there when
he was ordained a priest
and saw him on and off since he became a priest. I last saw
him two years ago in
Longmont right before Christmas.

He was a very selfless man who cared about everyone he met.
I am grateful
I knew him and know I will see him again someday.

Until we meet again...

13 - 11 Red Sox Win

A Coors Field Sell Out - June 24, 2010
Beautiful Sunset

A Colorado Red Sox Fan

The Red Sox came back in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Colorado Rockies by 2, with a score of 13 - 11. Tyler was one happy Red Sox Fan. This win prevented the Rockies from sweeping the series.

Rainy Day Activities

What do you do when it rains for 3 days?

Street Swimming - Paige, Steven & Tyler

Tyler swimming in the street

Nose dives?

Washing their hair

Back to Front: Tyler, Steven & Wyatt

Tyler washing his hair in the rain

A New Chapter

The Packers

(left to right - Justin, Stephanie, Lynette, Terry, Melanie and Nicole)

Terry and Lynette Packer - August 2009

After living in Colorado most of her life, my sister Lynette and her family are moving to Williston, North Dakota. Her husband Terry got a job as an electrical supervisor. All but their youngest is off on their own or soon will be. Nicole will be a sophomore in high school in the fall. Best of luck in their new endeavors. We will miss them.

Birthdays and Baseball

20th @ Blake - Entrance to Coors Field

Beautiful Coors Field - Denver, CO

Left to Right: Colleen, The Boss, Tyler and Mom (Grandma)

Tyler and The Boss

Last weekend - April 25th was The Boss's Birthday. The Boss is my sister, Janet. That is my nickname for her. We have alot of fun together. We shop, go to the gym, walk the dogs and just have fun. I made her dinner - Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas and a to die for dessert - Chocolate Eclair Cake! Yum.

Last Monday (April 26th) was the 15th anniversary of the opening of Coors Field. In remembrance of that opening day and in honor of the first home run, the Rockies brought back Dante Bichette. They even brought back Alan Roach, the original voice of the Rockies. Dante Bichette was his favorite name in the Rockies line up to say. And the surprise icing on the cake - Dante's best friend and team mate, Larry Walker, was there for the celebration! It was awesome.

Baseball and birthdays are the way to celebrate!

Each day

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Maya Angelou

Today

"Don't take life for granted. Spend time with loved ones. Let your loved ones know how much you love them and live as everyday is your last."

Love One Another

Only love,

Can bring the rain,

That makes you yearn to the sky.

Only love, can bring the rain,

That falls like tears from on high.

Love, reign over me.

Life is a true test of strength. Love heals all!

Easter

Easter was quiet - Tyler was not feeling well - allergies have consumed his body and made him completely miserable.

We had dinner at my sister Diane's house. Ham, gooey potatoes, watergate salad, rolls, asparagus, edible chicks (dessert) and oreo cookie dessert.

After a brief visit, it was off to urgent care to be told that claritin and flonase are the best bet for Tyler. He was not impressed and mom is hoping for a quick month to pass in hopes of the pollen and blooms to be on their way.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Colleen - Female Irish girl

My dad served and LDS Mission in Ireland & Scotland - He chose my name. Someday I would like to visit those countries.

Until then, Happy St. Patrick's Day!

DI

Tyler the Zombie

The judges conversing with the Northglenn High School team.

The news reporters - Alyssa & Danielle Teeters

Tyler dressed for the skit as a zombie.

What is DI you ask? DI stands for Destination ImagiNation. Tyler belongs to this club at Northglenn High School. His physics teacher is the club sponsor.


Destination ImagiNation is an innovative organization that teaches creativity, teamwork and problem solving to students across the US and in more than 30 countries. In Colorado, there are more than 750 teams or roughly 5,250 students participate in DI challenges. Teams are tested to think on their feet, work together as a team, learn critical thinking skills, and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of their challenge.


Their competition was Saturday, March 13th @ Hinckley High School in Aurora.

Northglenn High School won 1ST PLACE! They go to State Competition on Saturday, April 17th @ Metro State College!

Congratulations to Tyler & the NGHS team!