Mother's Day Out PreSchool Program at First Congregational United Church of Christ.

Start you off with a rousing little tour there.  Love to make those things.  Sure hope they are free!

Last Thursday was open house at our church to promote the PreSchool that we sponsor.  All the teachers were there.  Somebody made cookies and something purple to drink.   I kind of shy away from that stuff cause I am trying to watch my waistline and it is ever changing.  Ooops!  back to business.

Enter Tracy Lyn.  Lot better.

Oh, that looks like fun!

Oh, oh!  Going to do lessons.  Alphabet, add and subtract, sing songs, salute the flag, little bit of bible stories, learn to love one another...  I wish I could go to school.   I just love school.  I especially like a new notebook, a spiral, a sharp pencil.  A blank sheet of paper is my fondest possession's and I really love this word program because I have a limitless supply of blank pages.

I did not get a picture of the playground, but the kids just love it.  And Pastor Steve comes with his guitar and teaches them songs.  Pastor Jeanine pops in for Chapel.  Worry about sending the wee ones out into the cold cruel world of school without a firm foundation?  Then Mother's Day Out is here to the rescue.  Kids need to learn kindness and empathy while they are young and the public school system would be much better served with kids that know how to bring out the best in other kids.

Check this out.  See if it will work for your little treasures.  It is very reasonably priced and teaches values the kids will carry with them into adulthood.  Trust me on this.

ColorSplash Paintball 2403 Santa Fe Drive,is way more than that!

I have a step daughter named Jackie Chacanaca who calls me 5 mornings a week to check on me.  I am fine the other 2, apparently.  Any way, after the call she is off to work at her business in Blende, out here on the Mesa.  I am sure you have driven past it on your way into town. You probably never stopped because you are not into Paintball, but the bottom two lines should have got your attention if you have wee ones in school and they need a uniform.  That is what makes the machines rattle!  And I sometimes get to go in early and help her.  That is what happened yesterday.

She called at 6:00 AM and she was already at the shop so I grabbed coffee and headed her way.

Ah, shit!  There is stuff piled every where!

All 6 machines are hammering away embroidering more jackets for me to trim and snip the threads. 

Lord help me! 

The front of the shop is very neat and orderly and pretty well stocked.  She does uniforms for lots of the schools and has a very quick turn around and is priced reasonably.  She not only does school uniforms, but also for the different sports teams.  She is working on carrying scrubs as well.  Needless to say, she is also looking at expansion so we don't have to work back there in the tiny sweat shop area.

This is the painball area which draws the kids, both big and little and those that wish they were in.  She has a field out by the airport which is open on most weekends.  Be sure and call first to be sure.

Oh, Irene is here to help me!  I will be out of here and back home by 8:30.  Hooray!

Floor is cleared!

Boxes are packed.

And I am out of here, but leaving you with  (click on the underlined part)  a link to the sweatshop

Peace to you all, I am sleeping in tomorrow!!

Peppers Plus, 2115 Santa Fe Drive out here in Blende on the Mesa.

Right here in the heart of all the action, yet out on the Mesa, is a mecca of fresh vegetables, yard art,  heavenly smelling flowers, a couple cats, and a dog to keep them in line.  When I first moved out here in 1983, Kenny took me out on the highway to Prutch's farms.  That is where I bought all my peppers, tomatoes, onions, fresh corn and what ever else we required to make the shelves of the food storage area full.  The trip out was always worth it, but then they moved into the heart of the Blende area.  I do not remember what year that was, but here they are.  It had to be more than 15 years ago.

The little pond in the corner of the yard has gone from just a little pond to thisaA place to relax and enjoy a little bit of piece and quiet along the Highway 50 bypass through Blende.  I think I heard a frog chirp.  Might have been my imagination though.  

This is absolutely the best use I have found for a 3 tiered fountain and it requires a lot less water and smells so good!

All kinds of veggies inside and how I got out without a picture of the corn is beyond me!

I bought 2 eggplants, 3 peaches, 3 pablo (?) chiles to stuff and something else.  My purchase was sanctioned by the cat,

and the dog

and my friend, Cheri, who is the head honcho.

And I headed on into town to do a few errands.  You can see all the goodies at the store on my youtube link click here

I may need to turn the music down a little on this one, but later on that.  Got to show you the heart of Mesa Gardens.  It is this!

The mighty Chile Pepper rules our world out here.  Every fall it is required that everyone freeze at least one bushel of chile.  Right now the roasters set idle.

Don't they look harmless there?  Soon they will be spinning bushels of the chile peppers over the propane torch and the aroma will fill the air.  Peppers, garlic, smoke....makes my mouth water to think and talk about it.  Chile roasting time in Pueblo, Colorado is an expeience that can not be explained, but rather has to be lived.  Peppers Plus is open every day until 6:00.  They are located at 2115 Snta Fe Drive, Pueblo, Colorado.  The phone # is 719-546-3137.  Give them a call and they can tell you when the peppers are ready.

Prutch Farms has been out here in business since Pueblo came to be.  They are a very respected business, honest, caring and always happy to see a new face.  They will make you feel right at home.  And as always, tell them Lou Mercer sent you.  (Has not got anyone hung yet!)