Hello from Mrs. Colorado!

The leaves are turning, the kids are back to school (sort of!) and my family in settling in to their new normal! I have been to some fun events the past couple of weeks and the latest was “Makeover Magic” with Patricia Belanger! Emily (Stark) and I had a nice afternoon of luncheon and fashion.  Douglas County has announced that elementary students will go back to school 5 days a week at the end of October. I am so excited for Jayce! She has always loved school but because of restrictions and being home so much, her enthusiasm is dwindling. The district has been good about safety so fingers crossed and prayers all will go well. She’s playing baseball and daddy is her coach so she has a big smile on her face all the time!
Unfortunately High Schools will stay hybrid and this is Grace’s junior year of high school. Its tough so far and I hope she is ok at college admission time. Its tough for a non-STEM kid to learn Chemistry and Algebra remote. She’s a good sport and a good kid however so I will have faith.
Garrett is doing well 5 days a week at Valor. He’s playing hockey and golf right now and I don’t know how he’s juggling it all! My family is extremely irritated that I am making them do family photos tomorrow. I swear the complaining can’t get worse. Is it seriously so hard to smile for a few pics for your dear mother? Anyone else have issues with this? Lol…. I”ll post them next time I write in. You all can determine if the smiles are real or not. Ha! Jason is plugging along in his role and is in sales…for a guy that is a salesperson by nature he is not a fan of remote selling. He really wants to be back in front of customers so I feel for him. Hopefully after the new year but we have all been enjoying having him home. I'm becoming a bit too dependent however so I hope I survive when he’s gone again!

Today we walked for Alzheimers Awareness. I asked local titleholders to join me and Mrs. Carriage Club, Quinta Mancho and Mrs. Highlands Ranch, AJ Kikumoto walked with me in honor of our sister queen Sylvia Waller and her father James Fountain who passed from this awful disease. Titleholders throughout the state walked remote to honor this lovely cause!

I will keep everyone updated with my whereabouts and I hope you are all having a wonderful fall watching hockey, basketball, football and baseball …OH MY!

Love,
Nicole

Mrs. Colorado 2020