Category: elsa
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date hike
My friend Sally watched our girls while we went out on a hike and out to dinner. We hiked for about 2 hours and climbed the 5 mile roundtrip hike up Little Si.
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Lots of snow, lots of skiing
My Dad and I skied every other day while he was in town. Each time we went there was more powder. Joe joined us the last time we went. It was snowing so hard it was nearly like skiing with your eyes closed. I had to just make sure my legs were ready to act as the perfect shocks, ready to hit whatever bump was in their way.
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Monti’s photo shoot
Monti set up the upstairs hall to be like a photo studio. She had paint cans for some of us to sit on. She was emulating the Disney Cruise photographer’s setup. She took about 20 pictures and I swear my Dad looks like he has his eyes closed in every one of them.
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The party continues
The bar closed at 2 am but we were not done with the night so Kathy
let us continue the night at her coffee shop. There we had gelato,
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Water park fun
Chip and Kim belong to the YMCA in Plainfield. Inside the YMCA there is a great water park which is the perfect place to have some family fun time. The water and air temperature is warm enough for even me. It has a range of water slides and sprayers along with my favorite — the lazy river.
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Party crafts
Lesa would never have a party for young kids without including some
type of craft. Each of the kids beaded a necklace and then they
decorated a jewelry box to take their necklace home in. The boys,
Lucas and Brecken, were especially patient and thoughtful when putting
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Finale at night
Our act was a complete success except for the fact that I had it in my mind I would be meeting Joe at the ER with Dahlia right afterwards. All the moms had a great time doing the act even those who had their own fears and doubts.
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Cougar Mamas
The teachers never perform at the evening performance of the variety show Liz (dark hair in front) had the idea that the volunteers that ran the show should get their moment in the spotlight. People agreed very reluctantly. I was on board right away. Liz also came up with the name “Cougar Mamas” for our act since the cougar is the mascot for IVE. At least half of our act had no idea of the double entendre of “Cougar Mamas”. Here is a picture from our one and only practice. Liz provided lots of liquid courage and Trish, our drummer, provided lots of laughs. We all wondered at the end of the night would it be as much fun on stage without the wine.
