Four miles from the base of the Rockies, five miles from Boulder, twenty miles north of Denver.  Louisville is not a bad place to live.  In fact it was voted the 5th best place to live in the US last year in Money Magazine and the best place to raise a family by another national magazine this year.  Hanna loves it our here.  They welcome her into many shops, there is a nice park 400 yards down the road and the city just built a lake especially for dogs.  She may not be blamed for thinking that she is already in doggie haven. 

As for us, Ingrid got a house, garden and greenhouse in move in condition (except for weeding).  I got some gadgets, Solar hot water heating, a highly efficient Swamp (AKA. Evaporative) Cooler and we both got radiant floor heating.  Location is good for us also with the Louisville Recreation Center a mile away with a pool and gym, access to a mountain bike/running trail less than a mile away that takes me all the way to the Rockies and open roads all around us for road biking.    We even have a two discount hardware stores, a supermarket and Sam's Club.  For those of you who have not seen a Sam's Club, or Cosco, they are a giant warehouse store selling everything in bulk (food, clothes, hardware, electronics) but at very low prices.