The Good Old Days

I was browsing through pictures and broke out into a weeping, sobbing fit. Remember green grass? I forgot we actually have a tree in our front yard.

THEN:




Look at my son's mad longboarding skills.

NOW:

Sniff.

January Blues

I really don't see anything beneficial about the month of January and frankly, I'm happy it's almost over. Hallelujah!

I admit that I've succumbed to the January Blues. I long to see the green grass. I long to drive down our mountain and not have to worry about sliding on ice. I long to see blue skies, full trees and flowers in bloom. I miss flitting and twirling around a large grassy hill while singing the theme song to the 'Sound of Music'. What? You don't do that?

Ahem.

I read an article that claims that January 24 is the most depressing day of the year. There is actually a formula that is used to determine this day's depressing-ness. Here is the article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4187183.stm

Since this is the most depressing time of the year - I decided to read about some ideas to combat the Winter blues. Here are some of the ideas that others have suggested:

• Plan a fun event or party to spice things up a bit
• Exercise (of course)
• Join a club
• Socialize with friends and family
• Get a spa treatment such as a facial or pedicure
• Start a blog! (that's my own idea, actually)
• Make fun of your husband (another idea of my own but it always provides a little glimmer of joy each time I do it)
• Go to Bryce, Zions, or Grand Canyon (wow, I'm full of great ideas)

So - do any of you have any fun plans or ideas to combat the blues? What do you do to feel better? Please share!

Why I blog

So, lately I've been talking to myself about random things - at least more than usual. Why has my life become so eventful of late? Why do my kids have to grow up? Why does Todd sometimes gallop through the house on an imaginary horse named Guido? I'm also wondering why I have started blogging.


I've never been one to keep journals and I have made a total of 1 scrapbook. So what gives? I've meditated long and hard and have narrowed it down to 10 reasons. I shall list them now.

Ahem.

TOP 10 REASONS WHY I BLOG:

10. It's free

9. Occasionally it makes my kids smile - I'll do anything short of galloping on a horse named Guido or eating cottage cheese to get my kids to smile.

8. If I didn't blog - I'd have to find another hobby like cleaning my house.

7. It's my online scrapbook - I can brag about my kids and cats without having to use things like glue and scissors.

6. It's therapeutic to jot down thoughts about things such as cancer and weight loss and husbands and kids growing up.

5. It's a good way to keep connected with family and friends - especially when they leave comments or send emails. (hint)

4. I can post a blog from any computer which enables efficiency - something I love!

3. I suddenly have an interest in taking pictures - another new hobby.

2. My mommy and daddy like my blog.

drumroll please..

1. It's soooo much fun to make fun of Todd!

So there you have it. The mystery is solved. That is why I blog.

SNOW!

Forgive me for being a 'flake', so to speak, but I just can't believe how much snow we have today.
I know my posts usually only contain dialogue about our snow and my cats. I'll try to be more clever in the future.

But until the cleverness hits me... WOW - look at these pictures of our snow!






You can clearly see that a dent was made in clearing the front steps.

The circular thing you can barely see is our trampoline frame.

Darren - striking a pose by our mailbox. Darren is 8'9".

Our front steps were clear yesterday.

Darren's car before he took a broom to it.

No 'snowblog' would be complete without a picture of my main man. Here he is trying to find the sidewalk.

Hey, Todd - maybe now is a good time to put the house up for sale. Some foolish people actually like this much snow. Oh wait - you like this much snow.

Oops.

Road Trips and Family Love

Oh, I'm itching for a road trip. What is better than a road trip - especially at this time of year when everything is gray and drab?! We usually have so much fun arguing laughing, sightseeing, telling Todd how where to drive, eating junk healthy food. It's awesome.

I usually plan several minutes weeks in advance....always forgetting remembering important items such as cupcakes toothpaste and red medicine that puts the kids to sleep interesting books.

We enjoy the wonderful comments from our annoying brilliant monsters children such as "are we there yet?" "which explorers came through here?" and "sagebrush is so ugly" "golly, I sure do love that we live in such a beautiful state".

Choosing a destination always induces a heated healthy debate. My annoying brilliant monsters children usually choose some place expensive and touristy educational and minimalistic. We usually pass the time with gameboys and ipods songs and lively stories.

We enjoy the bondage bonding that we use on feel with our children. Upon our arrival home, we feel exhausted and relieved refreshed and happy to be home.

Elora's Senior Prom

Our sweet Elora went to Senior Prom. Senior Prom! I think it's more exciting for me than it is for her.

Okay, maybe not.

Yahoo Group

Check out this Yahoo group. This group is very motivating. It's for people who want to start running and/or change their lifestyle.



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