With the last of the snowplow icebergs waning and the snowy mountain peaks greening, it's time for some spring cleaning--specifically cleaning a couple winter blog posts that I never posted out of my mind. Today marks the end of my leave of absence from blogging. My daughter accomplished grand feats on the ski slopes. Four and a half and she started skiing black diamond trails. She especially likes skiing the bumps! I am in awe. She's confident and takes her time, while hollering "whoohoo" down the mountain. It's quite remarkable to see a pink-clad, pint-size child disappear and reappear in a moonscape of large moguls. She often calls over her shoulder, "Race you, Mom!" If only I could contain my anxiety about all the other skiers navigating around her. I spend my time hollering over my shoulder, "Watch out for that little girl!" Ah, the benefits and reassurance of someone wearing magenta in the moguls.
Now teen kitty Daisy Mayhem learned to mouse. Her first three captures occurred within 14 hours. A meadow vole and mouse in the evening, and a shrew the next morning. Whoohoo! I didn't know we had such a variety in the house.....
My feats have been dubious at best. First, we ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the same friends on the same day, all unplanned. Breakfast rolled into sledding rolled into lunch and warming up rolled into scrabble and music rolled into dinner. We've talked about doing this with these friends for years. Wouldn't be great if....? What else? Well, I wore my pajamas all day...for work. Slept in long johns, an ice storm closed work, telecommuted from home in my long johns. Went to bed in the same pair...just to say I did it! Clearly, all praise goes to my daughter and cat for their more notable accomplishments.
p.s. I've been enjoying the weekly photos that some friends posted and thought I might be able to accomplish a seasonal photo. While the photo above captures my husband and me in a rare photo together, our daughter was too short to make the frame! Nice photo nevertheless. There's room for improvement in spring.
