The wind has really been whipping through the mountains here. It howls and beats against our house at night, and during the day it is often impossible to go out for a walk. Then it lets up and it’s so quiet. I can hardly wait for spring. Although January has been incredibly mild, I’m ready […]
Last night we were coming home from checking the mail. Our mailbox is 2 miles from our house, and we were about halfway back. We were just driving along through the darkness when suddenly we spotted two large creatures strolling down the road in front of us. David and I gawked at them for a […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 2011, that is. I don’t remember much about the first two months of the year, except that between David, Zia, and I, we had an inordinate number of colds, coughs, and sniffles. It was the sort of thing where Zia would catch it, […]
We’d never been to the village of Winter Park, so with nothing on our schedule for Christmas Eve, we jumped in the jeep and went twisting and rolling through the snowy hills. It took about an hour and a half to reach the town. Our first stop was the toy store. Zia got a bag […]
Here’s what we woke up to this morning! I think we MIGHT just get that white Christmas. (Did we ever doubt it?) The jeep. 🙂 Zia played outside in her snowsuit. She was wishing Caleb was here more than anything, I think. Back inside, of course, it’s the perfect day for SHORTS. Decisions like that […]
