Skiing

Nate took Ben, Emily, and Elise skiing on Thursday night.  On paper it was the perfect time to go.  It was an early out day at school and there was no school on Friday.  Plus, there was a brief break in the cold snap on Thursday.  It worked out mostly great.  Along with the warmer weather came one of the biggest snow storms of the year.  The wind and snow made for less than ideal skiing conditions for the first couple of hours, but the rest of the night was good.  The kids really love skiing with their dad and they are getting better and better every time.  There always seems to be a little drama when they go.  This time it was Elise’s cold hands/feet (again), Emily twisting her knee, and Nate leaving the girls in the lodge for 38 minutes (they kept track) to warm up while he and Ben did a couple of runs up the big hill.  Drama aside, they had a really fun night together.

Abby and I had big plans of what we were going to do while they were gone.  Our first stop was to get haircuts.  Then we were going to do some shopping and go out to dinner.  The storm started just as we were leaving and by the time we got to our hair appointment, I realized that we probably should have just stayed home.  The roads we so bad that we tossed all of our other plans out the window.  When our hair was done, we headed to Jody’s house.  We stayed there for a couple of hours and seriously considered just spending the night.  In the end, we decided to brave the roads and come home.  I don’t think I got past 35 mph on the freeway.  There was so much snow on the road that I couldn’t see any lane lines.  Luckily, Abby wasn’t the least bit concerned about our safety and she jabbered on and on the whole way home.  I was glad she was there to keep me company and keep me calm.  I was double glad when Nate and the kids made it home off the mountain an hour later.  I love the feeling of having everyone safe and warm under the same roof when it is wintery outside.