March is for skiing

Yesterday Miles, Ian and Saffron helped me do some garden cleanup in the front yard. We cut down all the dead stems and leaves from the flowers and grasses to make way for the crocuses and the other spring blooming bulbs that will be coming up.

I love it when the kids come and help me in the garden. I think the boys especially love using the pruners and grass shearers. It's so nice to be outside and out in the garden again.

Miles and I went night skiing at Brighton Saturday night. It was a most excellent skiing trip. We got there right at 4:00 and I realized I left my ski pants home. Doh! I didn't think I could ski all night in my shorts, so Miles and I went to the pro shop to see what they had. Luckily everything was half off, so that wasn't too bad. I needed new pants anyway; my old ones are about 13 years old and were getting several rips.

I think March is one of the best times for night skiing. The slopes aren't crowded, the snow is still very good, it's warmer, and the days are longer. We didn't have to wait at all to get on the lift.


Miles and I skied really hard. We got in 10 runs before we packed it in. We were trying to get in an even dozen, but we got a little tired. Miles even talked me into trying the half pipe. I thought I could just go up the sides a little bit, but I was wrong. I ended up going almost all the way up the wall! The first time I slid down on my back, but after that I did pretty well. I was surprised how much momentum you get on it.

I'm so glad Melinda took Miles for lessons when she did a couple of years ago. It's so much fun to have a little ski buddy to hit the slopes with.