A Snow Weekend

I find myself not posting because there are still things I want to get up here (i.e. the Holidays, NFR, Dallee, Basketball, etc.) but I haven't had the time to. So days turn into weeks and eventual months and the snowball effect takes place. So I have resigned myself to just post when I want and let the "catch up" happen when "if" it happens!

I have a new addiction, like I need one of those...but facebook is alot of fun. I find myself rewarding me with a few minutes of facebook time when my chores are done. Otherwise it is too easy to get on there and spent waaay too much time. Since my family all lives far from me it is a great way to feel apart of each others daily lives. Its amazing what a quick comment can do for one's morale! Its been fun finding "old" friends. Some as far back as high school...those are the long gone days! But its fun to see where everyone is and catch a glimpse of their lives. That being said many friends and my family in Colorado have talked about how much snow they have gotten this year. We in Idaho really have had a zero winter. We had a few really cold weeks in December and a few flurries far and few in between. Pretty much a mild winter. I have missed the snow.

We did see some snow this weekend. We were lucky to get to spend the weekend at our friends winter cabin about 1.5 hrs from here in Fairfield. We got to see the glorious white stuff, shovel a bit, sit by the fire, watch hour upon hour of another new addiction...24 the TV series, eat good food and the kids spent the day on Saturday at the ski hill...Soldier Summit...which is owned by Bruce Willis. (Didn't know that until this weekend). Trace went down the big hill. This was only the 2nd time he has gone. Last year (Dec '08) we went as a family and had such a fun time we swore it was our new winter passion. Then we found out we were pregnant...and never went again last winter. Chase went with his 5th grade class and Megan went with her BB team last year. But the kids think it is great fun and have begged to go again. Unfortunately it hasn't happend much but we captured the opportunity this weekend and Steve took the kids up the hill. I stayed at the cabin...I enjoyed the down time by the fire with my little girls. We did venture up the hill and watch the kids the last few hours of the day. I will admit watching my daughter glide down the hill so gracefully made me a bit jealous and I did wish that I was out there. Someday...! Last year when we went, Megan's friend kept Charlee. I remember thinking, "next year, Charlee can come and we'll all be out here" Well as you know the year brought beautiful baby Dallee and so now we have a few more years until we are all out there. I told Megan when she visits from college we'll all be able to go board. (Megan + college = such a bizarre thought...but I know it is just a blink away)

It was a fun weekend. Nothing better than a quiet weekend with family and friends! These are the memories!

A New Wintertime Passion

Steve used to ski growing up. I grew up in Colorado and you would think I would be a skier, but had never gone. So Steve wanted us to "try" it out. So during the break, we rented some boards, and went to the small ski resort above our house. Oh the "magic" Magic Mountain held for us that day! We had so much fun! Sorry there are no pictures, I was having WAY too much fun "boarding" to bother with the camera! Megan's BFF babysat Charlee for us (thanx Kennedy!) and the rest of us headed for the hills. Right off Trace showed me up. Man is that kid fearless! He was turning laps around me after about 20 minutes. I was so tired of being on my backside, but I was determined not to give up. It took me most of the day before I felt like I "kind of" had this thing down! Trace and I stayed on the "treacherous hill of death" code word in our house for "bunny hill" :) all day. But Chase and Megan found their way down the "big hill" a couple of times. They did great, they said they were scared to death at first. Everyone made it just fine. I think next time Trace & I will be ready for some new adventures down the big hill! Steve wished he had done the board thing so he could have been on his butt all day like the rest of us! :) Now we are one day ahead of him! All in all we had a great day and all really want to go again. Steve said "who knew I was married to a snow boarder! That's HOT!!!" We had loads of fun. I can't wait until Charlee is old enough to join us! Now with a new found hobby, winter might not seem so long and dreary now! Cheers to winter fun!!!

On another note...Can't believe Christmas Break is over. The kids are all back in school. It went way too fast! I enjoyed the kids being home and sleeping in...ok I really enjoyed the sleeping in part :) We had a great couple of weeks! Happy New Year!!!