Welcome to our home in Parker

jcharles — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:58:33 +0000

Page is in progress, we should be rolling on March 1, 2011. In the meantime, look around, get in touch if you wish. I have so much to do!!

Thanks to friends and family that have inspired me to put this page together about Parker Colorado.. I promise this will be great!!

Mild weather week in Parker

jcharles — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:59:18 +0000

So much for the illusion of Colorado being a frozen tundra. We had a beautiful week of weather this week, with most days in the 60s and even a day where it was 70s. In February- that’s rather spring-like… Anyhow our family did not really get to enjoy it much. We all picked up a bug that wiped us all out all week long. Even now, we’re all still in the midst or recovering from it.. Pictured above is the community of Horse Creek, where we used to live. I managed to snap a pic during one of the nicer days.

The Franktown wildfire

jcharles — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:03 +0000

Well, I sure picked a good week to be gone. While I was away for several days visiting family it seems a wildfire broke out in Franktown, just south of Parker. Residents of that town were evacuated while the blaze was battled. One nearby area known as The Pinery was evacuated. REALLY close to my neighborhood, but all turned out well as the blaze was contained.

On another note, it’s great to be back in Parker after a brief getaway. Very glad nobody was hurt by the fire.. I have a bunch of new stuff coming up for the site shortly.

Picture credit – Cinnamon Trimmer “Cinnamom”, AP, “Evil Exidy”

Parker Colorado

jcharles — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:00:02 +0000

Parker is one of the greatest places to live in Colorado and in my opinion, the whole country. The schools are great, the people are great, I love being close to Denver. My kids love it here.

Plus there are trails and parks everywhere. Every day can be an adventure.. That’s what this page is about. Check out our “about” page for more.

For the Best Burgers go to…

Victoria — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:00:02 +0000

FIVE GUYS!!!!!!! Just a few miles outside of Parker is a shopping center ( @ Village on the Park ) with tons of stores and restaurants. Five Guys will always be my first choice.

It is famous in most parts of the country. The patties are big and always fresh. They cook it right after you order it! All of the fixings are free, the store is full of free PEANUTS, it has outdoor sitting, and the fries are really good. It doesn’t have shakes, but by the time you leave, you won’t even remember you wanted one.

My seven year old brother eats an adult size burger. We even went there for his birthday! My sisters (who are extremely picky) actually eat a whole burger. If you are looking for a burger place to eat at when you are picky, in a rush, in a mess, and it still tastes like food (GOOD food), go to Five Guys!

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Parker loves their Denver Broncos!

Victoria — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:59:34 +0000

Well it was surely an exciting season. Our local NFL team, the Denver Broncos, had an incredible up and down season that was filled with excitement and much hope for the future.

The team practices at Dove Valley, just a few short minutes from Parker and their awesome stadium is over off of I-25.

After an 8 and 8 regular season, the Broncos took the AFC Western division and beat the odds in an exciting overtime WildCard playoff game against the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers.

They ultimately lost in New England to the Patriots, but it was a great season that no one expected and much of the nation was swept up in the Bronco frenzy. Some of the newest stars to the team are Eric Decker, Willis McGahee, Von Miller, Demaryius Thomas and Tim Tebow. They join the team’s stars like Champ Bailey and Elvis Dumervil. Tebow’s late game heroics and controversial style captivated much talk around the country.

A fantastic job by Coach John Fox, General Manager John Elway and all the coaching staff this year…

Parker is proud to call the Broncos their team and we will be looking forward to another exciting season next year!

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SNOWSTORM!!!

jcharles — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:40:31 +0000

Well, we got our first major snowstorm of the season.
Let me explain what happens on days like this. We typically find out the kids schools are closed on the news in the morning starting around 5am. In this case, we were aware this storm was coming for a few days ahead and our kids’ schools emailed us ahead of the planned “snow day”. Most everything is open and the roads are scraped by city crews and are drivable pretty much all the time. At least for the main part of Parker that is the case. Some friends of ours live in more rural parts and they get cleared out in due time.

Anyway Snow Days are things we love and live with. The kids and the dogs go play outside and I get a little (Really it’s a lot) exercise shoveling some snow. But that’s because I don’t have a snow blower, but I like that..

Anyway our good friend Bobbi McCreary shared this awesome Snow Ice Cream recipe, the kids made it – had some fun and it tasted really good.

Snow Ice Cream…
3 c snow. 1.4 cup sugar
2T Milk. 1tsp vanilla
Mix and enjoy add sprinkles for color….

So snow days are some of our favorite family times. And in a couple of days, yeah this was a big one- but in a couple of days the impact will be pretty much nothing as the snow melts away on the roads and parking lots. And in February this stuff will probably melt off in a few days.. To my Parker friends and readers – Go sled on a hill!!

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The Farmers Market – Downtown Parker

jcharles — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:00:02 +0000

This time of year brings us a special treat as the Farmer’s Market in downtown Parker is in full swing. It’s open every Sunday on Main street where essentially two blocks or so are reserved for this weekly event. Good friends and family can be seen roaming the many things that are offered for sale, sample and display. One can find local crafts, arts, food, various home-made products and so on.

Some of our favorites are the root beer guy, where you buy a bottle full of craftsman-style rootbeer right from the barrel and bring your bottle back the next time for a refill. The last time there were some great vendors of Salsa, I can think of 5280 brand as the one i bought. The kids love the hawaiian Snow-Cones. I also bought a whole bag of the most beautiful locally grown fruits and veggies for 10 dollars – fill up the bag as much as you can ten bucks. We even saw Parker’s own Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo!

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Douglas County healthiest in Colorado

jcharles — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:00:02 +0000

This was an interesting read. Apparently residents of this county report the highest marks in the state across a variety of health indicators. This just further reinforces the quality of medical care, the activity that the lifestyle here promotes, and the fact that people report well-being.

To me, something about having four real seasons helps that sense of well-being among other things. We had a beautiful 80+ degree day yesterday. I went off to see the HOP movie today with the kids at the 20 Mile Theater, boy it was packed! And it was a typical sunny Parker morning.. (By the way, the movie was fun, not the best but a fun movie ) – We walked out and the snow was just DRIVING. Somehow it wasn’t heavy and didn’t stick to the roads at all. Just a little winter visit that was over by early evening.. We’re in line for some more great weather just a couple of days from now. It’s funny someone once told me if you don’t like the weather in Colorado, wait for half an hour!

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Parker: Colorado restaurants expected to enjoy bigger helping of increased sales than national average

jcharles — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:56:14 +0000

While 2011 restaurant-industry sales nationally are expected to increase 3.6 percent over 2010, Colorado will fare better with a 3.9 percent projected increase, according to the National Restaurant Association’s 2011 Restaurant Industry Forecast, released Tuesday.

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