Pieces of Me

My sister gave out this challenge on her blog...This is my story….I decided to try it. I also decided I would do it right away so I wouldn't make excuses and read everyone else's and chicken out! So here it is. This is not an easy thing to do!

It started as a thought, I suppose. Definitely a desire of some kind. Then there was me. A little piece of those who came before. Brown eyes and a love of outdoors from Dad. Smooth skin and the joy of reading from Mom. Years pass. There is another thought, another desire, and a piece of me is born. Repeated seven times. A piece of me that loves to a be a mother but does it so much better. A little piece of my sense of humor personified into one who needs laughter to thrive. An obedient heart, working to be a peacemaker, a love of learning, a small measure of athletic ability, a need to talk, a desire to serve the Lord, trying to do my best; tiny pieces of me passed on with my DNA. Seven different pieces of me, magnified by their own uniqueness, that somehow make me complete.

Ski Days

Before winter officially turns into spring, I thought I would do one more post about my cold weather activities. I didn't get started until February, but I did manage to get in some ski days. I always have a hard time getting myself dressed and out the door to ski, but I am always glad when I do! The air is cleaner, the sky is usually bluer and it feels good to be outdoors! This year I only skied at Sundance for cross country, but it was fun each time.

Most of the time I went with one or two of my usual ski buddies, this was a hard year for all of us to connect at the same time! One day our usual group all made it!

Another day, Cheryl and I went and we braved some steep climbs for some fast downhill runs!

Clark and I also took a day for one downhill trip to Park City. The girls had sixth grade passes so we took them. The boys had to miss school for other things on other days, so they missed out. We went the morning after a good (for this winter, anyway!) snow and had new powder. That was a fun day, too. Yep, that's me sporting Tim's neon green pants! They fit better than mine on this particular day!

Finally, to wrap up the season and try something different, Cheryl and I went to Sundance for the moonlight ski at the beginning of March. The moon was slow in rising, so I was really glad Cheryl had recommended bringing headlamps! Also, it had been in the 50's during the day so we pretty much skied on ice! Hard to climb up and scary to ski down, especially with limited light! We think snowshoeing might be more of our moonlight sport, but it was good to try!

So, skiing wasn't totally lost this year, but we will hope for better snow next year. For now, I am happy to see my crocus blooming and will look forward to the warmer days!

How I Spent January...

Except for a quick post about Adam's car, I have been absent from the blogging scene! (I read, just don't post!) So before winter leaves, I thought I would let you know what I have been doing! January was filled with projects on our house. The girls didn't want to share bedrooms anymore and I told them after the wedding we could do something...so after the wedding we started moving rooms. It was supposed to be only the girls' rooms, but because of an old leak and carpet that never dried, we started with Caleb's room. Since we had to rip out the carpet, it seemed like a good time to paint (no, I did not do the painting!) before we installed new carpet...by the time we were done, Tim and Caleb had also traded rooms! Before...

After!

After!

I moved the scrapbook/craft room back to the smaller bedroom upstairs so the girls' rooms would be across from each other and have the bigger bedrooms.

They were sharing this room with bunkbeds...

And now Missy has that room with a queen bed.

And Maddy wanted to repaint and move into this room....

Now it looks like this...

Those changes took up January! I also finished and printed by picture of the day album for 2011!

That's what I was doing in January! Check back soon to see what else I have been up to!