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!

Til We Meet Again

A Fond Farewell to a SPECTACULAR man! Michael L. DeShazer passed away on Saturday, February 27th due to leukemia. I first met the DeShazer family when we first moved to Colorado almost 31 years ago. Jeanne was my Young Women's Beehive advisor and they had the sweetest little boy, Jon-Michael. Jeanne would never have to worry about Jon-Michael as "her beehives" would fight over who would take care of him.

Michael was a very talented guitar player and wrote over 80 songs. He was in many bands in his life and he and his amazing wife were parents to 8 children: Jon-Michael, Geoff, Dylan, Danielle, Andrea, Stefan, Christian, and Walker.

There's a Train

There's a train and it goes down this line

And it goes very fast and it's always on time

There's a train and it don't make no stops

Yet the people get on and the people get off

There's a train and you ride everyday

Find a comfortable seat 'cause it won't go away

There's a train, it's a wonderful ride

And the scenery is nice put your girl by your side

You can trust the engineer

He's been there for years

He gave his own blood and tears

So have no fears

He's leading you back home

There's a train and it takes all your friends

And you hope they stay 'til you all reach the end

There's a train and when your journey is done

You'll be greated by friends and your dearest loved ones

There's a train and it won't jump this track

And it won't turn around

And it won't come back

There's a train and it's going somewhere

But not all the riders are even aware

That this train is taking them back home.

There's a train and it goes down the line

And it goes very fast and it's always on time.

Good night - til we meet again!

18th Birthday

And the winner is???

Cassidy & Nicole with chocolate pie faces

Toby having his own belly rub party

Who will eat the most?

Pie Face (Josh Miller)

Loving the Dance Party - (left to right - Mac, Nicole, Stephanie & Melanie)

Dance Dance Dance (Nicole, Stephanie & James)

Lynette (Mom) & Stephanie

Michelle (Mom) & Cody

More Loot!

Stephanie's birthday loot - sporting new glasses

(cousin Cassidy - far left and sister Nicole)

Make a wish

Cody and Stephanie

Friday night we celebrated my niece Stephanie and nephew (by marriage) Cody's 18th birthday. While it was more a friend party, it was a blast watching the kids play Dance Party for Wii and have a pie eating contest. The party was a BLAST!

I Believe...

I Believe...

That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe...

That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I Believe...

That no matter how good a friend is, they are going to hurt you every once in a while

and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe...

That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

Same goes for true love.

I Believe...

That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I Believe..

That you should always leave loved ones with Loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe...

That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I Believe...

That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe...

That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it has to be done,

regardless of the consequences.

I Believe....

That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe....

That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I Believe....

That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others. Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe...

That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe....

That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe...

That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I Believe....

Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I Believe...

That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I Believe...

That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I Believe...

That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...

That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

Happy March! Welcome Spring!

I feel SPRING in the air - which means A NEW SPRING IN MY STEP!