Last night Kathryn told me I was the best Mom.

Brian and I had a wonderful dinner at Mino's to celebrate our 23rd anniversary. We had a great conversation and wonderful food in a great atmosphere.

Today, I ski all day and all night. Tomorrow we are hosting the team dinner at 6:30 pm, and at 5 pm I am leading a staff meeting at the Y. Monday we head to Christie Mountain for James race and Tuesday I go back to work for a rest!

Winter Hike

Kathryn and I just came home from a 3.7 mile hike out at 9 Mile. We hiked the snowshoe path, snowshoes optional right now - we need another foot of snow. Great exercise we completed the hike in one hour 5 minutes.

Took a pic of James this morning with his new sweater on. Finished plying the unspun roving from Schoolhouse Press. Now I need to start working on that California Red.

Indianhead Race

Yesterday Mom, Kathryn, Lisa and I drove up to Indianhead to cheer on our Wausau West skiers. The team did very well and James placed 2nd overall. The girls and I hiked up the hill three times and thanks to Mark, who drove us to the bottom, we were able to "buttwhamp" down the bottom headwall in honor of Mom's 70th birthday! Perfect day!

James' sweater woes

1/11/10 I got up really early and thought I had finished James sweater. I blocked it beautifully and prepared it for the zipper. After careful review of the finishing instructions there are two more I-cords to complete into which the zipper will be sewn. Right now I am really tired of this sweater and need a new project.

I had a wonderful weekend at the hill! James placed 2nd in the Granite Peak invite (fast boy!). I had the chance to ski with my brother for the first time in over 20 years! Great day - most of my family was at the hill - James raced, Mom came down to help with gatekeeping the course, Tom skied with Brian and I and Becky and Kathryn were spectators. James left after his last run to get dressed for the dance with Elizabeth. Great day and plenty of vitamin D.