Swimming Pool

Last week my physical therapist suggested I try aqua therapy.
This both excited and scared me. I haven't been in any water
in over 6 years. But I had to try.
Here I am being wheeled down the ramp into the pool.



The pained look on my face was that I started floating...
...way too fast.



I'm trying to smile but my neck was hurting from
trying to hold it up.
And you can see how tight my hands are.



Once she got my legs to float, I did relax...a little.



And all was good with a neck pillow.

Silverton, CO

While in Durango, we drove about an hour north to Silverton.
The temperature dropped from 80 to 56 degrees.
And you could still see snow in the mountains.

A saloon-style hamburger restaurant.

An antique car for Handlebars Restaurant.

Durango. CO

A couple weeks ago Steve, Craig and I drove north to
Durango, CO for the weekend.



Above is the famous Strater Hotel.
We ate at a wonderful Mexican restaurant there.
We also saw a great local show there, too.



They had alot of rain just days before we got there.
So, the streams were very muddy...but beautiful.


This was a painting of a Jack Demsey fight on the
side of a building.

Jennifer's Birthday

We went to a fondue restaurant called The Melting Pot.

There were four courses and we ate for 2-1/2 hrs.

It was wonderful!!! (But, Steve wouldn't get in the pictures.)

My Good Friend, Linda

A few days ago I opened this card from my good friend, Linda Conway.

Now what makes this so special is that she has sent me a card every 3 or 4 weeks for the past 4 years.

These cards have brightened many dark days.

Thank you, Linda, for your love and friendship!

Craig

Craig has finally moved out here. YEA!!!
This is the first time our whole family has been in the same
city since 1992.
I am soooo excited!


(2007 wedding picture)

Friends

"The best memories are often made of good friends,
good food, and a little slice of time to be together."

(Thanks Rhonda for the Hallmark card)

2nd Ohio Visitors

On April 16th, Rhonda and Joe Corbin flew out here to visit.
The guys golfed almost every day.
That left Rhonda and I on our own.
And what are two women to do but......shop...eat...and
go to the movies!

(We just love having family and friends visit us!)


We all drove to Santa Fe one day.
One place we visited was the Our Lady of Light Chapel.
It houses the Famous Staircase, a spiral staircase
apparently without support to the gallery above.


Here I am ringing the original bell.


This is the alter. It is so beautiful!!!


And finally someone took pictures of the front of our house.
Thanks Joe!

1st Ohio Visitors

On April 3rd we had our 1st Ohio visitors - The Thompson's.
One of my wonderful aides and a very good friend, Dee, her husband, Joshua, and her two adorable kids, Ian and Christian, drove 23 hours to see us.
And we were soooo happy to see them!


Ian and Christian were making a "bunny house" at my house.

We went to the Rio Grande Zoo.

The boys sitting in a tile chair at the zoo.

And their last day here. sniff...sniff...sniff

My pet

Steve said I can't take care of a puppy.
(I don't know what he means lol)
So, I bought a canary.
And his name is Elvis.

My Birthday

My birthday was the beginning of the month....but I was sicker than a dog for a week. I couldn't even go out to dinner. And you all know I like to eat out.

But five days after my birthday I felt great and we left for 6 days in Las Vegas. Steve and I drove the 8 hours so we would have my van there. Jennifer and Tom opted to flew.

We went to two Lobos games and I even sat on the floor at the 2nd game. I don't even like basketball but, being right there by the cheerleaders and coaches was great.

We went to three shows - the opera Phantom (found out real quick that we're not opera fans), "O" Cirque du Soleil (we love these shows) and The Jersey Boys (this was the greatest! If you get the chance, see this show!).

We went to an outlet mall. At the Coach store I bought a bag. At the Croc store I bought red Crocs (to wear to the Lobo games) and blue Crocs. I love my Crocs!

We ate at wayyyy too many buffets.....but all agreed the one at the Rio was by far the best!

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve was celebrated with Tom, Jennifer, Daniel and his girlfriend.

Me and Steve (he's leaning around a post)

Jennifer and Tom

Jennifer and her daddy.

Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful but over way too fast. Craig was only here for 3 days. So we had to cram shopping, eating and visiting with him into those 3 days. And I didn't get any pictures when he was here. ughhhh


This is a picture of my aide, Angelica, her husband, Alejandro, and her two kids, Memo and Yureli. We were at Jennifer and Tom's house for a party.

Thanksgiving

This year we spent Thanksgiving with Jennifer, Tom and.....

............Bailey.

Steve decided to deep fry a turkey for the first time.

Here is Jennifer and Steve lowering the turkey into the oil...carefully.

Here I am with my favorite son-in-law.

We had lots of food.

And a picture Jen took of us.

Our House.....the inside that is

I finally took pictures of the inside of the house today.
The outside will have to wait for another day.

The entry.


The beautiful kitchen.


The breakfast nook.

The golf course is right across the street from the back of our house.

Our million dollar view - the Sandia Mountains right outside our living room window!

Our aquarium.

The dining room/living room.

Steve's bathroom.

Steve's bedroom.

The laundry room....and I can actually use the washer and dryer!

And finally, Steve's golf cart.

Sandia Mountains

Steve and I drove to the top of the Sandia Mountains. There is a nice overlook that is completely handicap accessible. These are just 2 of the pictures I took. The second one is looking down at Albuquerque. It was beautiful up there!