Kelsea and I are on what is the first of several road trips for the summer this weekend. We’re up at Cripple Creek for Donkey Derby Days, which I’m looking forward to writing about.
I love her. She’s so awesome. It was almost as if we started out being a little quiet and awkward on the ride up, but then we started talking about music – she has an immense knowledge of music and I have no idea where that came from.
We strolled around town, had a nice dinner listening to an awesome singer, and then shot pool for hours. Her game is improving, and I, of course, shot like a goddess, except for scratching on the eight-ball. We both danced with an old miner named Wayne. She got to see a side of her mother that daughter’s don’t often get to see, I think, and while I was mentally beating myself up for not exactly being Mother of the Year in the eyes of the world, I’m Mother of the Year to her, and I guess that’s all that matters.


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June 25, 2011 at 9:11 am
TheIdiotSpeaketh
“Mom….get that camera out of my face or I’m ordering the most expensive thing on the menu!”
June 25, 2011 at 9:48 am
photokunstler
Since we moved to paradise and left our Kelsey back home, we get lots and lots of I love you, I miss you, Muah!, you don’t know how much I love you…
We should have left when she was 13-14-15-16!!
June 25, 2011 at 4:18 pm
slpmartin
Indeed that is all that matters…is her opinion.
June 25, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Seasweetie
I agree, slp. We have both fallen in love with this little town. It’s so unpretentious and some of the residents whom I have met felt there was nothing unorthodox about keeping my 14-year old out late shooting pool. We feel a sense of calm and freedom here.
June 25, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Seasweetie
You know, photokunstler, I was on the verge of doing that very thing at the beginning of the year. Now that may plans have altered and I’ll be waiting a bit to relocate to paradise, I’m glad I can be here for her at this age. And thank gods she still like to hang out with me.
June 26, 2011 at 6:08 am
waywardbound
“up on cripple creek she sends me
if I spring a leak she mends me” CCR
sounds like you have a mender and future pool shark on you hands
you’re a good mom
June 26, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Seasweetie
Thanks, waywardbound! I had forgotten that song – it’s off to iTunes now! We had such fun…