Let the force be with you

Griffin has a fascination with Star Wars. I don't know a THING about Star Wars. I watched the first few movies back when they came out in the 70's. We are now the proud owners of the entire set; however, I have not watched even one minute of them. It is a "Daddy and Griffin" thing to do.

So tonight Griffin really wanted to play "light sabers." His first question to me was, "What color do you want to be?" I didn't even know the colors that were available so I had to ask that first. Blue, green and red. I picked blue. So that means I was, oh no, I forget who I was. Well, anyway, Griffin and I were on a team together. He was someone with a very Asian sounding name and he was green. Dallas was Darth Vader and was red. We ran around the basement for a half an hour mostly in the dark with our light-up light sabers. It was a blast and hopefully something G will remember for a long time!

Slow week

I guess we have not had much to write about in the past week. We've just been "living life." School for Griffin, work for Dallas and for me well, going to the gym, volunteering at G's school, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, and a board meeting for our neighborhood.

Life is good. We are so blessed! Have a good weekend.
Cathi

Fun in the snow

Yesterday was a warm day relative to the last 3 weeks. So when Griffin got home from school, we went over to the park/school to play. I brought my snowshoes along so I could get some exercise as well. And the camera had to come along because well, you just never know when the perfect shot might be "right" there. Griffin did a great job of getting me with my snowshoes on. You should have seen him. I think he might be a professional photographer some day. He laid down on a snow bank, took off his gloves and was holding the camera with the LONG telephoto lens like he WAS a pro. Of course I didn't show you this one
and five others just like it! :)

The cold has returned and we won't be doing this again until at least the middle of next week. It was fun while it lasted!

Something new

Well, that was a workout!

Today was my first time to try snowshoeing. 35 minutes of snowshoeing was a harder workout than an hour of cardio kick-boxing! I wore my heartrate monitor (like I always do when I workout) and was amazed at how high my heartrate was and at how many calories I burned. So I'm thinking this might be a good alternative to going to the gym.

A few things I learned:
-- Always bring tissues with you
-- A bottle of water is necessary
-- Wear a hat, your ears will be cold
-- You will SWEAT!

Thanks for the snowshoes Barbara!!

Cathi

For my Southern friends

Here are a few pictures from a snow storm about 2 weeks ago. We've had several more since then. I cannot see my mailbox from the front windows now because the snow is piled so high. This was taken by me standing INSIDE the house with my telephoto lens. Griffin is out playing with his 3 friends.

Day 5

Today is day 5 of being off school and we've really had a great break. We did not have many things planned so we spent a lot of time in our flannel pants just hanging out. We have greatly improved our Wii playing ability.

Last night our new friends had G and I over for dinner since Dallas is somewhere in the Caribbean doing something or other. (I'll admit it, I'm a little jealous he's there and I'm not!) Then today the same friends came to our house and the boys played and played and Nichole and I just talked and talked. It was really fun.

We are happy to report it's WARM today. It's 18 degrees.

I bet it will be hard to get up and moving tomorrow morning!

Cathi

Day 2

Well today is day 2 of no school for Griffin. It's just too cold to make these kids go outside. Yesterday was filled with Wii tournaments, Play Doh, coloring, tv watching, lots of reading, and some cuddling in my bed when we were just too cold to get warm any other way. So far today on day 2 we've made chocolate chip waffles for breakfast (for Griffin anyway) and played a round of Wii bowling and a baseball game. I won for the first time ever! I just suggested to Griffin that he goes upstairs to get dressed. His response was, "Mommy, I just want to relax some more and watch a show." Like he can't relax with his play clothes on. Oh well, I'm off to clean the bathrooms.

One more thing. Monday is a holiday so this is turning into a 5 day weekend. Had we *known* this, we might have been able to plan a little trip. The only people we know within driving distance are the Stone Family. It would be a great trip but they live in MINNESOTA!! Not sure if I want to go NORTH in this weather.

And, Dallas is leaving Sunday morning for a trip to some Caribbean Island. I guess I'm suppose to feel bad that he has to travel on his weekend but give me a break. He's going to the Caribbean. At least it's suppose to be 20 degrees on Sunday. I think we'll suntan!!

Cathi