Service Project

The worst Colorado wild fire, Waldo Canyon, is about 30 miles from our home. We love to do things in that area like go to Garden of the Gods, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Silver Falls. So today we decided to do a little service project. We left early in the morning and headed off to Walmart to pick up items for evacuated families and firefighters.

After a quick stop at the Post Office to mail a few packages, we headed down to Colorado Springs. From the freeway we could see several helicopters dumping water on the fire.

We dropped our donations off at a local collection place and then went over to Garden of the Gods to see how close the fire had come to it. Many roads were blocked and Garden of the Gods was closed, but the fire had not gotten that far south. I was glad to see it hadn't been touched! Flying W Ranch did burn down, a touristy BBQ and show place that we went to a few years ago.

Garden of the Gods....Safe!

After a lunch, we went to look at a few model homes to get ideas for kitchen cabinets and granite. The girls love to play in the fake exercise rooms.

A very productive Saturday!