Linda Rokos Watts

I'm in the midst of pre-paring for Stella's sleep-over birthday party tomorrow. She has 5 girlfriends coming over for and afternoon of fun and then a night of partying :). I've been thinking of fun activities for the girls and one that we came up with is making candy sushi. There are TONS of fun ideas online, so tonight we are going to make a few sheets of very gooey rice crispy treats in preparation for tomorrow. I'm sure we'll be taking tons of pics...stay tuned. Not as good as the real thing, but they still look pretty darn good!  Wishing everyone a happy Friday!  Love and Gratitude! 

Pray, dance, sing, for rain... (with no lightning)  4 new fires have broken out just today in the State of Colorado. It is truly scary the immensity of this situation we're in. So please, if you're reading this, say a little prayer do a little dance for all the people fighting all these fires and for tons of rain to fall on Colorado.  Love and Gratitude! 

We got home this afternoon from my parents house and jumped straight into our little painting project! Stella has been wanting to change the color of her room for quite some time and we finally did it!   Here is the before, she wanted to go with pink again in the beginning but quickly changed her mind when we did a little research online.  I think all the prep work took the longest, and the furniture was a bit heavy to move but we got it!   Here's the first of the new color.....I love watching Stella get excited about these sort of things.  The final product. She LOVES it! Nothin like a fresh coat of paint to brighten a room.  Love and Gratitude....

One week down and another to go. While we sit here in 100 degree weather, Troy on the other hand is skiing on snow, and lots of it. Just giving a little shout out to one wonderful man!  So thankful and blessed we found each other!  Love and Gratitude

How much fun can you have in 24 hours?!? Apparently A LOT!  Soooo many fun pictures to choose from.....but here is a little snap shot! Friday night, Lyon's Good Old Days! We got to my parents house at about 5pm and by 6 we were back down in Lyons and the girls were ridding all the rides over and over and over......  Happy girls!  Woooooooooo!!!!!  Mom and Dad!  <3  We stayed till 9:30 and watched the girls twist, turn and slide on all the rides!  Fast forward 12 hours and we're swimming in the best pool EVER! Eldorado Canyon swimming pool. The coolest, freshest, spring water on the planet. There are definitely not too many fresh water pools and how blessed are we to have on right outside of Boulder!  We've been coming here since I was a little girl. Lots of great memories here.   The old bar and dance hall. Still beautiful!   The pool has not changed in 25 years. Love this place.   ...

Every little action,  There's a reaction,  Oh can't you see, what you've done for me... I am happy inside all - all of the time.  You satisfy my soul!  Love and Gratitude! 

Welcome Summer! Today is the Summer Solstice and what is consider as the official start of summer, and the longest day of the year here in the Northern hemisphere. I love observing these ancient cultural celebrations as it is a great way to slow down, recognize and give thanks to nature in our world. The Summer Solstice is recognized and often celebrated in many cultures around the world, in both the past and the present. The Celts & Slavs celebrated the first day of summer with dancing & bonfires to help increase the sun’s energy. The Chinese marked the day by honoring Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light. Perhaps the most enduring modern ties with Summer Solstice were the Druids’ celebration of the day as the “wedding of Heaven and Earth”, which is why there are so many June weddings as we still believe them to be “lucky”.    For may of the ancients, though, the summer solstice wasn’t just an excuse to party or pray, it was essential to their wel...