We survived dinner at Ephraim’s in Boulder with John and Kathy Steinbuagh. Surviving John and Kathy wasn’t the challenge. One of us decided it would be a good idea to order the “Efrain” Burrito, described in the menu as: “A real manly meal which includes a variety of our delectables rolled into a large flour tortilla and smothered with who knows what. Decision made exclusively by chef! No exceptions! No exchanges or refunds. Have fun, take a chance and trust Efrain!” It rates a 10 on the heat scale. It was a good burrito, but it was painfully hot; off the chart hot. Were I to do that again, I might ask them to take just a little of the heat off it; maybe make it an 8 instead of a 10. Most of you don’t know John and Kathy. I meant to take a photo of us at the table but forgot. John is our dermatologist and racquetball buddy (with some flyfishing throw in). He’s still our dermatologist, but no more racquetball since we left Louisville. Kathy has had a bout with cancer. It was scary, even for us, and we weren’t the ones going through it. As scary as it was a year ago though, all of the surgery, radiation, and chemo is done now and she is doing great. Her hair has grown back a little curlier than I remember. Now, we’ve moved on to Chatfield State Park. 2015 summer trip map
Saturday
A family get together with all the family that was available today.
Conner worked on his treehouse.
The centerpiece of the day was Brian’s new table.
But not only is it a table, it has a fireplace in the middle!
Conner worked on his treehouse. The centerpiece of the day was Brian’s new table. But not only is it a table, it has a fireplace in the middle! The deck gets better
It’s not done, but it’s a lot more usable.
And it even includes live entertainment.
And Rags the Cat.
With that dark face, it’s hard to get a good picture of Rags.
Becky and Brian
…are getting a new deck built on the back of their house.
Today the flooring was going on.
Screwless.
Not that there aren’t screws, they just aren’t visible. There are spacers/clamps between each board.
When the next board is in place, every screw is pretty much invisible.
The little concrete pad right here at the edge is where the water feature is going to go.
Today the flooring was going on. Screwless. Not that there aren’t screws, they just aren’t visible. There are spacers/clamps between each board. When the next board is in place, every screw is pretty much invisible. The little concrete pad right here at the edge is where the water feature is going to go. St Vrain State Park
