Weekend Recap

Dear James, Daniel and Emily

So a busy 3 day weekend. Well 2 days were busy, the first one I spent doing pretty much nothing except hanging around the house playing Civilization 4 on the computer while the kids played. But Saturday was pretty full with James' soccer, then we took an afternoon trip to Cripple Creek, then a quiet evening. Then Sunday we got the house cleaned then hosted a birthday party for Connie. The new approach to football has been holding pretty consistent so far.

So I bought a copy of Civilization IV with some bonus money from work, and I have to say that I really enjoy it. It is just different enough from the previous versions that it is really fun to play, and a real good change. Unfortunately it is just as addictive so I will have to temper my playing time.

We had a decent trip up to the hills, got some nice pictures of the aspen's turning. Kim got a digital photo frame, which was nice. Although it's clock feature doesn't really work. It is quite cool for pictures, all I have to do is get a nice little thumb drive for it and it should be a fun little toy for parties.

Sunday we used the clean up for the party as an excuse to do a little reorganizing in the kitchen and were still able to get the major cleaning done. The party went well, Connie really enjoyed herself. And we were able to pull off her big present. Earlier I had mentioned that Mom had given me her old iMac for testing, well in actuality the plan was for me to decide which computer I liked, plus which one I thought would work best for Connie. Then give her the other one. Which turned out to be our old PC. So I can set her up as an Admin user, install the accounting software she wants, and then help her get connected to the Internet once she calls the cable company. She was quite happy. And our neighbors just happened to be selling an old computer desk which happens to be the perfect size for her living room so we were able to pick that up and give that to her as well.

So again, a good, fun weekend, lots of relaxation time. Refeshing the body and mind. Now it is down to the wire for the birthday month of October staring us in the face.