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Will today be the day? Only 53 more hits until we reach 5000 reads! So tell your friends to drop by and push me over the top!

It snowed again yesterday. Not a lot, but enough to keep the trees frosted in white. I drove out to the Post Office and I was just in awe at the beauty around me. I decided right then and there, that I was so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.

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I drove along the back roads to my home. the pine tree branches were drooping with the weight of the snow. Ah, how lovely.
Children were playing with their sleds, and tossed snowballs back and forth, their cheeks bright pink from the cold. How special.
I parked in the garage, and came up the stairs and looked out onto the patio. It needed to be shoveled so the dachshunds can make their way to the back yard.
More shoveling!!!
That’s when I decided that Florida looked pretty good too!

I want to thank everyone who wrote and commented today. I was really nervous about opening up like this and your caring words meant a lot to me.

This is my first foray into design. It took me forever to come up with a header that I liked. Then I had to work it all in. My lovely web designer, Megan took all my raw work and made it into what you see here! Thank you so much Megan, you are a gem!!!

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I am not one of those people who is comfortable doing things alone. I like company. So, yesterday when my friends decided not to ski after the first two runs, I was very close to hanging up the skis and ending my day on the slopes. However, I could hear my little Fairy Godmother chastising me for my cowardice. She also gave me quite the lecture on the positive effects of exercise for the “chubby middle aged woman“!
So I sucked it up, and got in the line heading back up to the top of the mountain. The first ride up, I sat alone. Now what on earth does one do on a ski lift when they are alone?
I thought, perhaps, I could call Hubby at home and check on him, but I couldn’t get the phone inside my helmet!
Maybe I could take a picture? Well, the wind was blowing so hard, I was worried my gloves would fly away if I removed them in order to operate the camera. I kept asking myself the question of what to do, and suddenly I found I was at the top of the mountain.
Off I skied, down, down, down. The first trail was a bit messy, but once I reached mid-mountain the conditions were fabulous! I skied like Suzy Chapstick! Shush, shush, shush! Top to bottom, without stopping once! And for those of you who are wondering, yes, I did make wonderful carved turns all the way down, unlike many teenagers who simply point their skis downhill and go, never to make a turn and are going about 90 miles an hour! Oh yes, that’s Bode Miller isn’t it?
Back on the lift, I wondered again what to do. I decided, it was better to rest up a little and catch my breath.
Once again, I went down the mountain, Shush, shush, shush!!! Wonderful! I got on the ski lift this last time up and started thinking. Maybe I need a new ski outfit? You know, something funky and bright day-glow pink?

I mean, my skiing is so hot, why not look like it? Then as I neared the top of the mountain, I was laughing out loud. I just crack myself up!
My last run was a great one. I skied down, selecting my favorite trail and not stopping once. The feeling of freedom, the wind, (50 mph gusts!) blowing across my face, and the muscles in my legs all screaming at me, but life was good.
I carried my gear to the car, called Hubby to tell him he was married to a natural born skier, and then pointed the Jeep downhill and headed home.

It finally happened. I knew one day it would, but it has taken over 30 years! Today someone actually said: “What kind of fabric softener do you use? Your clothes smell so good and are so soft!”
No kidding. Really! It happened!
I stood there having a Downy fresh commercial moment, before answering, in that June Cleaver, matter of fact way, “I use Downy Clean Breeze Fabric Softener”.

I had a sudden rush go through me. Like I’d won the house-wife lottery. Like I had finally made it because my laundry was soft and smelled good!

It was quite beautiful on the mountain yesterday.

The skies were bright blue, the sun was out, the snow was gleaming on the trees, but the skiing was terrible! Besides the snow we had the night before, the mountain maintenance staff, had the snow guns going full blast all night and then all day while we attempted to ski. I appreciate their efforts, but I must tell you, freshly blown snow, packed down by the wind, is like cement, lumpy cement, and that does not ski terribly well.
I was skiing with George and Carol. They are both far better skiers than me. On one run they both went down, and there I was, still standing. I skied over to George, made sure he was okay, then skied over to Carol and made sure she was okay, and then stood there and Carol said, “Imagine you being the last one standing!” And I said, “I felt it was up to me to carry on!” LOL!!!
The next run, they decided to sit it out, but I went up determined to have a good run. Needless to say, this is when I took my nose dive! I did get down the mountain, but went in to chat with them about whether or not to ski anymore.
We decided to quit for the day, but to come back today after they have a chance to groom all the snow that they have made. So off I go to try again. I’m not happy it’s so windy, but what the heck, I’m just going until 11, so I can take a couple of hours of being blown around!
Let’s hope I actually ski more than I fall this time!

To ski or not to ski, that is the question.

Friends of ours called and asked if I wanted to ski with them today. Part of me thinks it is unfair to ski, when Hubby is so obviously miserable with his knees, but the other part of me longs for the wide open trails and the wind blowing over my face. Hmmm.
It’s a no-brainer. I’m going skiing.
Somehow the thought of one more day on that stupid exercise bike, (also known as an instrument of torture) was really more than I could take. So off I go into the snow, for a morning of skiing.

Last night while I was fixing dinner, I put on a couple of CD’s and turned up the volume and sang my brains out. Greta loves this. She follows me around the kitchen jumping up. Hubby says it because she is trying to get me to stop, but I know she just appreciates my fine voice! (LOL)

1. If you have a full-time salary paid job and are expected to work at least 40 hours each week, many hours do you really work.. more or less? [Thanks Jimbo!]
As a stay at home wife, I’ll tell you I work more than 40 hours a week! Getting paid? Ha!

2. Which way does your toilet paper roll? Forward or backward? [Thanks MB!]
Forward

3. Whats your favorite candy? pick only one. [Thanks Liz!]
Anything dark chocolate.

4. What book are you reading right now? [Thanks Liz!]
Nothing. Too much going on.

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