Thus I have returned to Denver. There was much rejoicing between Joey and I. You'd think that I had left for months way we carried on. Just kidding, we said hi and gave each other a high five. Me: "Dude" Joey: "Duuuuude". We use few words and a very limited vocabulary but our eyes speak volumes. :)So Nikki and I left for the homeland on Thursday afternoon. The whole way down we chatted about everything sisters normally chat about.I gave Joey a glowing review and she filled me in on her crazy neighbor. The first stop was Cora's house. She had those cute kids to play with and she promised to make us dinner. The offer of food is strong persuasion factor. I only saw my mother long enough to get a couple of hugs before she had to go back home and go to bed. She gets up at about 3 am to go to work so understandably her bed time is a wee bit earlier than mine. However we had a good time playing with the creepy crawlers. I had the joy of giving them a bath. It was a night that expressed a need for protective eye wear and drinking of bathwater tea. I think I performed rather well because I managed to come out only half soaked and I did not actually have to ingest any of the tea as long as I was willing to go along with the idea that Everest was a mad scientist.
The next day we drove to Durango to see Dad. We had a good time chatting and relaxing. Although we were very unproductive. ( Only the mandatory trip to Wally-world and Sonic since that is about as exciting as night life gets back home.) 
Saturday morning brought an early wake up call with no reason since our guests did not show up until much later. However when they did show up we had a great time and a full house. Cora brought the boys and my mom and then a good family friend showed up to hang out as well. We had a little celebration for both boys since their birthdays are only a couple months apart and we would not be able to all be together then. A word to the wise, Do not agree to hold a one year old when they are given cake. It does not end well however funny it may be. It was back to bath time shortly after that. Some how that kid managed to get cake in his diaper even though he was wearing over-alls. That takes skill. Some how my sister managed to talk me into doing bath time twice in three days which also take skill. I'm a gullible aunt but they such cute little monkies! After cake time my mom and I went to an AA meeting/ potluck thing and I had the chance to meet a lot of her friends which was fun. After that the rest of the weekend consisted mainly of hanging out with Cora et al and seeing a few old friends who were in town. Monday morning meant saying good-bye and wondering when the next time I'll see them all again will be. Sometimes it seems like I see my family a lot other times it feels like I hardly see them at all. Interesting phenomenon. Regardless it was a fun trip. I'll see you all again at some point soon I'm sure. 
Home sweet home
Saturday morning brought an early wake up call with no reason since our guests did not show up until much later. However when they did show up we had a great time and a full house. Cora brought the boys and my mom and then a good family friend showed up to hang out as well. We had a little celebration for both boys since their birthdays are only a couple months apart and we would not be able to all be together then. A word to the wise, Do not agree to hold a one year old when they are given cake. It does not end well however funny it may be. It was back to bath time shortly after that. Some how that kid managed to get cake in his diaper even though he was wearing over-alls. That takes skill. Some how my sister managed to talk me into doing bath time twice in three days which also take skill. I'm a gullible aunt but they such cute little monkies! After cake time my mom and I went to an AA meeting/ potluck thing and I had the chance to meet a lot of her friends which was fun. After that the rest of the weekend consisted mainly of hanging out with Cora et al and seeing a few old friends who were in town. Monday morning meant saying good-bye and wondering when the next time I'll see them all again will be. Sometimes it seems like I see my family a lot other times it feels like I hardly see them at all. Interesting phenomenon. Regardless it was a fun trip. I'll see you all again at some point soon I'm sure. 
Home sweet home
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