I WANT TO CRY......or move

I woke up this morning at 5:30am to get ready for work. I was surprised to see that it had snowed a few inches and was blowing about 35 miles per hour. Yup, SCHOOL IS CLOSED again!

The following schools are closed today March 27th....
Fremont District #215
Ririe District #252
Sugar Salem District #322
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND SPREAD EAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS IN LOCAL SNOW BANDS. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

What in the world is going on? Isn't it suppose to be spring. Tulips are suppose to be in full bloom, grass is suppose to be green, and children are suppose to be frolicking in the beautiful flowering fields of lilacs. Not today or anytime in the near future. I just would really enjoy saying a bad bad word right now, but I will refrain for future posterity sake.

BIRTHDAY BOY

Happy birthday you old turkey you. You are now 36 years old.......or are you? Brian and I were discussing about age and how fast time flies by. I said that I couldn't believe he was turning 36 years old and I had just turned 35. Well, we kept pondering the age situation for a while and come to find out we are not as old as we once thought. I am not 35 years old......I am 34! Brian is not 36 years old.....he is 35! I can't believe we have gone around for months thinking we are one year older than we actually are. How cool is it to have lost a year instead of gain a year. Wow, I feel younger already!!!!

Brian went into work at the shops today. It was snowing quite a bit before he left for work. Can you believe it is snowing. He was hoping to go for a bike ride on the road this afternoon, but I have a feeling this snow will not be stopping any time soon. We took Brian to dinner at Chiz's. One of our favorite spots to chow. They can actually cook a steak and not have it moving and mooing when they serve it to you on your plate. We had the whole place to ourselves. That only happens once in a lifetime! We then went home to eat some yummy cheesecake and open gifts. I think he had a nice relaxing birthday, and got some fun fishing stuff from the boys.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOY! WE LOVE YOU!

IS THAT SUN?

We had the opportunity to go snowboarding today and MAN was it beautiful. I looked out the window and said "is that sun I see?" The sun was shinning as bright as a light bulb, the sky was clear as clean glass, and not a breeze to be found....anywhere. It was the most enjoyable day EVER on the mountain. My friend Natalie volunteered to watch little Cooper for the afternoon. Thanks Natalie!

We took up some good friends who have never been boarding before and showed them the ropes of falling and crashing all afternoon. When we first arrived we here this big yell "get out of the way, MOVE IT, get out of the way". Someone had just hit a tree and fell into a bed of rocks! They were doing CPR compressions on him in the EMT sled as they were skiing down the hill. This was not what out new boarders wanted to see. Glad to here they go a pulse on the guy before they life flighted him to the nearest hospital.

I had a great time with the boys. They showed me their favorite run with all the rail slides and jumps. What a day to be outside! It was also fun to spend time with Brian. We don't get many opportunities to be together in the outdoors, so when we do something fun like this......it's a TREAT for me. Brian spent most of the day teaching on the kid hill, but I think he still had a great time being outside. Oh, how I LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE! Can't wait to see that beautiful sunshine again sometime soon.

RANDOM FUN

Cooper after bath - "super fro"
Kelton jumping off top stairs to shop - what a good mom I am
Carson showing off his moves
Carson after being burried in snow
Cooper's favorite word now....DAD!

PREParation

Preparation (prĕp'ə-rā'shən) - now what does that word mean to you? I learned this word well last weekend. Here is what the dictionary says it is....

The act or process of preparing.
The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness

I had the opportunity to go with some AMAZING friends to a beautiful place called Moab, Utah. We drove many hours, ate yummy food, cooped ourselves up in one small hotel room and yup did some running. It was their annual half marathon. The only problem was I guess you are suppose to prepare yourself for running this dang thing. Well, I DID NOT! I signed up months before knowing that I had many months to prepare, but due to the MONSTROPULOUS snow season there was NO running going on. I think I ran three times in three months. So I downgraded to the 5 miler and truly STRUGGLED the whole dang way. I was so proud of my fellow running buddies, and new running buddies who PREPARED themselves for this race. I truly have learned a new life lesson by going on this trip. "BE PREPARED"

I MISSED YOU!

I can't believe it......my interenet is finally up and running. I MISSED YOU ALL SO MUCH! There are so many things that happened, I don't even know where to begin. We might have to do a couple catch up segments.

February was a CRAZY busy month. So many birthdays, events, and snow that it would take a 700 page book to just break the surface of talking about the month of February. Well, here we go!

Feb. 10th - Little brother Griffin got married to Katrina

Feb. 15th - Brian's brother Ken and his family came up for a visit and some serious sledding. Happy bithday TYLER.

Feb. 16th - Ashton dog sled races.

Feb. 18th - Brian takes Carson and Kelton snowboarding at Targhee.

Feb. 19th - Kelton's birthday he turned 7 years old.Feb. 22nd -Cooper gets RSV. Poor little guy. Feb. 25th - Cooper's birthday HE IS ONE! Happy birthday ASH.

Feb. 26th - Happy birthday ROB.

Feb. 27th - Pack Meeting - Cake Auction.

That is just a quick run through of February. I could go on and on about the events, but will never be able to get caught up. So lets move on to March!