Almost heaven...

One night last week we saw a huge blaze to the northeast! It was so large that Dan and I went out to be sure that our neighbors to the north weren't burning down.  So we did some snooping, only to learn that it was a controlled burn that apparently got out of control.

ELIQUATE - the name of my cousin Kathy's son's band from Santa Cruz, California. They are touring the US and made a stop in Wauconda. Tom, Dan, and I met up with Cosmo and had a great time visiting before their gig at Middleton's On Main.  My favorite song is "Family Unit."

Here is their tour schedule. Next stop is Boulder, Colorado where Karen and Joel live.  Hopefully Cosmo will have some more family in the audience this week!

We wanted to do a 3 mile hike, but there wasn't enough time so we hiked to Bummer's Rock instead.  It was a bummer.

Dan attended Admitted Student Day at U Colorado/Boulder this past weekend.

Foothills outside Boulder

Here is a picture of Dan when he was probably 8 years old. :)  He told us tonight he's decided to go to college at the University of Colorado at Boulder.