Linda Rokos Watts

Soccer has officially ended for the season. Stella had her last game on Monday. Unfortunately we lost 2-6 but the kids left the field with a smile so all is good in the end. We're now debating whether Stella wants to join basketball but we're a little hesitent since we'll be in Colorado for most of November. She is so excited to get on snow and spend Thanksgiving at Copper skiing! Woo Hoo!   Stella and the rest of the Waterville gang. What a great group of kids.  Took this pic while we were driving over the Tripoli road to Lincoln the other day. The leaves are finally done changing and with one or two more high wind days they will all be in the ground.  On the family front, I have the next  few weeks off till we leave for Colorado. Troy is busy getting the season rolling and spending a fair amount of time in the office. He got his first spinal cortisone shot on Monday and so far so good. We'll see how well his back holds up after...

My work week started on Thursday morning when I made the drive to Portland, Maine and it was NON-stop (literally) till Sunday evening. Whew what a weekend, here's a sneak peek!   Rail-Jam (middle of nowhere) Maine! HA! A ramp, a parking lot and a little snow.....  Lots'o lids...  More clothes then you can imagine....  *LiNdA*  Sushi, sushi.... and, more sushi!  Productive, busy weekend, but happy to be home. Met lots of great people and had a hoot with some great co-workers, explored a new city and got to dip my feet in the ocean. Woot!  Back home, Stella and Troy had a great weekend hangin together in Waterville, they found a great costume for Stella, went to a Holloween party, did some pumpkin carving and missed me of course.  ;)  Happy to be home  Love and gratitude....

CHECK THIS OUT .....  http://www.theyachtweek.com/ Island hopping in Croatia! Yes, PLEASE!!!  Stella was in Croatia this summer with my mom and my mom use to vacation there as a kid. A definite must see. And, what a great way to do it.....on a yacht!   Ahhhhh, daydreaming........one day.  Much love and gratitude

The World Cup season opening race kicks off this weekend in Solden, Austria.  My friend Sarah is one KICK ASS MAMA!!!! We grew up ski racing together and she's still racing her tail off on the World Cup circuit. We got a chance to hang a little in Hood this summer and she is the type of person that illuminates light and positive vibrations. At 33 she is a world class athlete, a mom, a wife and one great human being. This weekend she kicks off yet another season of racing.....Wishing her, love, light, fast skis, and lots of FAST positive vibes. GO SARAH GO..... Love and gratitude....

The fireplace is cranking the leaves are dropping, the skies are grey....it's time! Time for snow. The anticipation of winter and getting my skis back on snow is building. We're cheating the east coast a little by getting on snow in November at Copper, but by the time we get back home the snow will be ready for us here! Woo hoo.  Photo courtesy by Olivia Katrandjian Heading to the coast to Portland, Maine tomorrow morning for 4 days of work. Should be a blast.  Sending out much love and gratitude and doing a little snow dance.....

Today was the 10th annual Waterville Valley Gazebo Sachet. A great gathering for locals living in the valley to get together, drink, eat and enjoy each others company in the great outdoors. Besides getting to know all the moms and dads at Stella's school I haven't had much of a chance to get to know the rest of the community. It's a small knit group of great people, and what a great way for all of us to get together. The basic idea of the sachet is there are groups of people that host at each gazebo in town. Each gazebo has a theme. We (the PTA moms) hosted a gazebo this year. It was a Patriots tailgate theme since the Patriots are playing this afternoon. Plus we thought it would be a great way to get the guys out of the house before the game. Lots of beer, wings, chili, and snacks!   Stella hung out with her buddy Olivia while we all sachet. Luckily with the valley being so small were within walking distance at any given moment.  ...

If there was ONE thing I could change about our KICK ASS new home, it would be stripping all the wall paper. That's the one thing about renting a home.....no changing. Here's a sneak peak at what we look at.... It could be worse, I guess, and I'm pretty good at working with what I've got. On the plus side this place has HUGE exposed wood beams, lots of open space, a great kitchen, great fireplace, and all OUR stuff. The two BEST things about this place though, are the people in it, and the views from our huge living room windows.  LOVE and GRATITUDE...