Endless winter

It's been a while since I posted. Between colds and just it being cold, not a lot is going on. This is the part where winter gets old. I just wish there were breaks now and then! Then I'd be happy to get back to the business of winter. Our church congregation (ie neighborhood) is planning a pioneer trek reenactment this summer and they think it will be great fun and want everyone to be able to go, even the elderly, even if only for a little bit. Given that, I'm assuming we won't be crossing the Tetons or anything--but at this point, I don't care where it is, as long as it's OUTSIDE and WARM. Naturally, they're suggesting people start getting in shape now, by maybe walking 15 minutes a day. Uh. I tried that with my 12YO yesterday, who is also going stir crazy. (He's the one who hiked so many miles last summer.) It was 22 with a stiff wind, and the snowplows had covered all the sidewalks, and that snow has since fused into solid ice. Well, we tried...

Seriously. I need a change of scenery for a day. I need to throw everyone in the car and drive off to somewhere naturey and then get out and enjoy it for a day. But obviously not with the danger of hypothermia! So I will leave you with a picture of what I'd LIKE to be doing right now.