happenings

Lots of happenings some small some big . mostly just life !
Halloween.... Taylor was a banana and road his bike all out in a banana costume . It was one of those moments i knew i would laugh at for a long time to come. I chuckled all day halloween and am still chuckling as post this.


Can you imagine sitting at a traffic light and seeing a banana fly by HA.

We got a dog we fell in love and we just could not handle him! we wanted it to work so bad but it just was not meant to be. When taylor was laying on the floor every night to keep the dog happy instead of snuggling with me on the couch i drew the line. We both agreed we just werent ready and found sweet scout a home on a ranch where he could roam and play with wide open spaces and eat many more varmints.

Taylor's old friend Doug moved to Colorado and stayed at Casa de Ratliff for a week. I love having company. I miss having friends a lot! i think i talked Doug's ears off when Taylor was not around hopefully he will come back to visit :) we went on a pretty little hike on a perfect afternoon in the town of golden



We commited to getting out of the house and exploring fun things in the city . We ventured down to the free night at the art museum and ate a little diner and shared a yummy milkshake.


I got rid of all the thousands of leaves covering our yard, while taylor with his bum knee blew them into a pile for me. I <3 mowing the yard so much not sure why !

A fun picture i found on taylor's camera from our fishing day in estes park.  actually all these pictures were on his little point and shot
LAST but not least i have started decking the halls and listening to christmas songs .... its the most wonderful time of the year! I cant wait to live a cozy christmas season curled by this fireplace. this fireplace is on my list of the best 10 things that happened to me this year .