CoCo's Corner

Yesterday was a birthday for one of the most amazing women I know. Ms. KayeLynn Marie came to me 27 years ago. She was quite the gift. After an extremely painful labor, I was presented with the most beautiful little girl, with jet-black hair that covered her little head. This wonderful woman has dealt with a lot of trials and tribulations in her life. But, you will never meet a more determined, a more stubborn, a more empathetic, a more motivated, a more honest, a more ornery, a more loving, a more beautiful spirit. She has taken a big step this year, she transferred to the University of Utah to go to school and invested into moving up into the dorms. It's been a good move for her. She has shown this awesome independence that blossomed upon this move - she's going out and doing things; a lot of times on her own. Dances, concerts and the like. This is a very big step - a growing and blossoming woman. Happy Birthday beautiful woman - I sure do love you.

I have been engrossed, obsessed and crazed about Mad Men. I had never watched the show before, but, I found it on Net Flix and started watching it. I wasn't sure about it in the first couple of episodes. It didn't take me long to break out into a sweat when I wasn't able to watch it for a couple of days. If you have never seen Mad Men, it's a series that depicts a 1960's Madison Avenue advertising agency. I think the thing that attracts me the most is the era. I was born in 1962, so I was a toddler when most of this was set around. The men, especially John Hamm who is the main character, have their Brylcreem'ed hair and wear their suits and ties. There have been a couple of times that John Hamm has stood there and puts on his hat. I don't know, there is just something incredibly sexy about it. It's all about the hat. He's tall, he's dark, he's mysterious, he's sexy. And he puts on his hat. The woman are incredibly beauti...

If you ever get a chance to talk to depression-era generation, grab the chance. Especially, when they are telling stories. My parents grew up during the depression. So did Ted's parents. Yesterday, I spent a little over an hour with Ted's dad and he started a conversation. Most of my time in Grand Junction has been spent with his mother and talking and hearing her stories. Yesterday, I spent over an hour listening to this story. It was just the two of us. This whole conversation started because he is interested in the house that his grandmother designed and had built. I am going to change the conversation a bit, and make it chronological. This is going to be a long story, but, I found it fascinating. Ted's dad turns 82 next week. Our visit was double-fold, we went to visit for his birthday and to see how they are faring, since they are aging and having a bit of difficulty taking care of themselves. The plan is to move them closer to Ted's sisters and broth...