Ski Utah

Ashlyn and I went to Utah last weekend for a winter get away. We stayed in a town called Ogden. Ogden is a beautiful town surround by mountains.

We did not spend much time in Ogden because the main purpose of the trip was to snow ski. We skied at Powder Mountain. The skiing was great. The snow trails at Powder Mountain were long, with the longest run about three miles in length. The ski resort has 10,000 acres with a lot of back country skiing available. The temperature was cold ~9F in the morning but the afternoon temperature warmed up in to the teens (which is still cold). We were dressed for the weather so we didn't have any problem staying outside all day. But, at the end of the day, the hot tub sure felt nice.

Next year, Luke will join us. He is already looking forward to the trip. So am I.

Yellow Belt

All three of us are yellow belts! Ashlyn, Justin, and I have been taking Kempo/Juditso for several months. Kempo/Juditso is a form of self defense. So after learning several defensive moves during the months of training, we demonstrated to the sensay (teacher) that we are worthy of the yellow belt.

Ashlyn and Justin now know several techniques that can bring a big person like me down to the ground. They learned that strength is not needed to defend yourself but that applying pressure at few key areas can cause great pain.

Snowed In - Day 3

We're going on 3 days now that school has been cancelled. Our sled has been used so much that even duct tape isn't holding anymore. Now the kids won't get out for summer until June 11th with all the make-up days.

Since the roads are still iced over, we've enjoyed being holed up in our house spending lots of family time playing games, getting caught up on laundry, and cooking up all the food in our freezer. We're out of milk, though, so we may try to venture out after lunch when the temps are finally above freezing. The high today should be 36!

Businesses have been closed the past 2 days, but most are opening around noon today. SC has been declared a state of emergency so that additional road crews can be called in to help clear the ice.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Once again, snow has covered our lawns. Only this time, it was about triple of what we had over Christmas. So far were up to 7 inches, but its still coming down! With all this snow, the district cancelled school for today and tomorrow last night at 11:30, so you know what that means: school closed = no homework = late bedtime!!!