Cold, Sunny Sunday

Halle having breakfast before her big ski day stoked to be sitting at the big girl's table and eating toast with almond butter and jam.

Anneka stoked to be allowed to have a wrap with peanut butter and jam for breakfast IN THE LIVING ROOM and WATCHING A MOVIE ON THE IPOD while Mum gets geared up.

As soon as we woke, I knew we would be going skiing.  No matter what.  C adn the girls were up for it too.  The first x-country ski of the year was hours of preparation, but finally it resulted in a great deal in a shared corporate pass which includes rental of the chariot.  (Ummm...I also rear-ended someone as we were inching the last few hundred meters up the Callaghan because I was dealing on my cell phone.  I felt horrible. It's all OK though.  And, I'd rather not dwell on the bad.) It'll be much faster next time and there is no need to rush out and buy a ski attachment.

Finally we skiied.  "Faster Mum, faster.  You know why you fell Mum?  Because you weren't doing a pizza.  My Dad taught me how to ski.  You have to do a pizza Mum.  I want an icicle.  Mum get me an icicle.  I just saw a beautiful butterfly tree.  Mum, did you know the Berenstein Bears live way up in a tree?  I just saw a deer's house.  Mum you're not going fast."  And on, and on...It's great.

 

We left late after hanging and socializing in the lodge and ended up driving home in the dark.  "The sun has it's blanket on.  That's my star beside the moon.  I see it everynight.  Did you know the sun and the moon are friends?..."  After a grocery shop for the week, putting the kids to bed, putting everything away and cleaning the kitchen, I would like to relax on the couch and read, but I know I should go to bed to have the energy for another full day.  The girls are snoozing in our room again and I'll probably be joining them soon.