Placed Our First Geocache

Alvin had this amazing idea and location for a geocache. We've been "working" on it for weeks, but we actually have some TIME today to get the cache put out into the woods. Yesterday, after work, the family and I went and bought some "swag" for the cache.

And, a cache box. A waterproof container. It fell to me to cover it with camo duct tape.


Let me tell you, this is harder than it looks! Of course, I want it to look nice -- not just slapped on or anything. Plus, I figure the tape will last longer if I take the time NOW.



Ahh! The finished product. My fingers weren't even TOO sticky from the tape.


The first order of business when placing a geocache: HAVE LUNCH! Actually, we were all starving so we wanted to eat first. And this wasn't even close to the first step. Before I even left the house I did some VERY complicated research to make sure that there were no caches within .10 of a mile to where we would be putting OUR cache.

Of course, I didn't exactly know WHERE that was since I'd never been there before.


Welcome to the "High Gear" geocache. Can you see where we got the idea? Alvin had known about this place for a while. AND, he's friends with the owners of High Gear Bike Shop. So, we got them to donate swag for the box.


The box!

It has:
$15 gift card to a local bike shop for First to Find
a bike bell
Prescott bike trail map
2 tire tube kits (from High Gear Bike Shop)
2 tire patch kits (from High Gear Bike Shop)
camo lanyard (for bike keys)
water bottle carabiner (this is what EatStayPlay ALWAYS puts in!)
bike multi-use tool
bike license plate 'Spoiled'


The stump at our feet? Yeah, the secret hidden location!

After we placed our cache, we hiked to the bottom of the hill (*hint*) and then went looking for some caches.


Found! Mom found this one so she had the honors of first peek.

This cache had the best swag I've ever seen. We took a little ladybug button.


Then, after two no-finds, it was getting dark. So, we found one more small cache and then took Alvin home. I went to my folk's house for KFC and a movie.


Happy hunting! Now, I have to post our cache on geocaching.com and then WAIT for somebody to find it.

Scrabble Game

Anybody who knows me and my family knows that we like to play Scrabble. Of course, we play with "lifelines" (three free look-ups) and always have cookies when we play.

Well, my folks came over for the day. We had dinner and then we played Scrabble. We had 2 FIRST EVERS in this game:

Mom went first. She played a SEVEN letter word to start the game! That means that it was double the points (for going first) and had a 50 point bonus.

Then, I went. I also played all 7 tiles for an EIGHT letter word! I think I've only played all 7 tiles once before. Ever.

In order to get the 50 point bonus, you have to play all 7 tiles, not just have a 7 letter word.

Cool huh!?

Renn Faire

Yeah for the Renn Faire! This is the second year that Alvin has gone with my family and I, but it's the first year he dressed up! I think he looks wonderful in his garb.

After this picture was taken, I actually bought a cloak! I've wanted one for years and THIS year I decided that I already had the finances to buy it. It's wool, a dark grey-purple and is nearly ankle length. AND, Mom bought me a new over skirt in pink! It's fantastic!

We had a great time but I was ready to get home. For one, we'd already spent the weekend in Phoenix at a PPL event. A Super Regional that was fantastic!

Weeweechu

It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, "Hey, mamacita, let's do Weeweechu."

Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.

Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it's the perfect time," Pedro begged.

"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.

Please, corazoncita, just once, do Weeweechu with me."

Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do Weeweechu."



Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....



"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas,
Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year."



MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!




I got this email from my Aunt Vicki.

Tío Anthony

My Tío Anthony came down from Las Vegas for the weekend. Just as a "just because" trip I guess. Since he was staying in Prescott, he decided to stop by for a visit. This is Tío (That means "uncle" in Spanish) on the couch in the living room with Lily.

Lily is a huge fan of Tio.

Even Alvin came out to meet him. It went really well. Usually, I only see Tío once a year at Thanksgiving.

The First Cache

We've taken up geocaching as a family hobby. Not a lot of time to post right now, but I wanted to put up a photo of all of us finding our very first cache near Flagstaff.

Dad wanted to buy a book about geocaching so we stopped at Bookmans. They didn't have a single book!

Then, as we were leaving the store, the sales clerk ran us down: a book had just come in on trade called The Essential Guide to Geocaching: Tracking Treasure with Your GPS