Colorado
After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States celebrated its centennial. Thus, the thirty-eighth state is known as the Centennial State.
Ute Indian
Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive,
Colorado, 1913.
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991
Among the early inhabitants of the land encompassed by Colorado were the Anasazi cliff dwellers. They were forced by drought and other factors to abandon their Mesa Verde homes in the late 1200s. At the time of European exploration and settlement Colorado's population was made up of Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. Their territory was explored by the Spanish who, after Napoleon's conquest of Spain, turned over its title to the French.
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The Centennial State
8.01.2008
Colorado - August 1, 1876
by Kathy_in_Colorado at 8:26 AM 1 your thoughts
7.30.2008
7.29.2008
Penny Pincher buys '08 Truck with loose change
Accompanied by a police escort from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, Friday he drove his old diesel pickup into the Raisor parking lot and bought himself a brand new, 2008 half-ton, shiny red Dodge Ram truck.
What made the $26,670 purchase even more interesting was the manner in which he paid for it.
Brant's payment was made up entirely of quarters and gold dollars he'd been saving since 1994 - the last time he traded enough of his hard-earned coins to buy a vehicle.
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by Kathy_in_Colorado at 7:48 PM 0 your thoughts
Planet Heroes DVD: Free
PLANET HEROES DVD : Mattel is giving away their new Planet Heroes DVD, "The Ace that Jumped Over the Moon" (US residents only)
https://store.mattel.com/transition.aspx?TransitionID=141
by Kathy_in_Colorado at 3:45 PM 0 your thoughts
Pudding in a Cup
Pudding in a Cup
1/4 cup of Milk
1 Tablespoon instant pudding
Materials:
1/4 cup measuring cup
Tablespoon measuring spoon
Plastic spoon for each child
One 5 ounce cup per child
Measure the milk and pour it into the cup.
Add pudding mix to the cup.
Stir mixture well.
by Kathy_in_Colorado at 10:20 AM 0 your thoughts
7.28.2008
Kid Cappuccinos
- 1 bag MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS®
- 2 cups milk
- 1 bag large marshmallows
- 3 tablespoons SMUCKER’S MILKY WAY® Brand Topping
- Heat eight MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS® with the milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour mixture into two serving cups. Float 4 or 5 marshmallows on top of each cup and drizzle with the SMUCKER'S MILKY WAY® Brand Topping.
by Kathy_in_Colorado at 7:34 PM 1 your thoughts