Brad and Billi

Winter can be long and boring and so can spin class.  To spice things up a bit, I started a weekly challenge for my spinners.  We started out easy with eat a piece of fruit daily.  This week's challenge is to stretch for 10 consecutive minutes each day.   I thought I would post them each week on our blog, just in cae some of you are looking for a little challenge to get you through the winter months.  Plus you might pick up a new healthy habit.

 

So start stretching!

 

Billi

Well we both had some time off during the holidays.  We talked about going boarding a lot during the two weeks but after a couple of days we had changed our minds.  The weather became warm and the powder seemed to be covered with moguls.  So we decided to figure out what we will do next.  Well it did not take long to find a light bulb out in the utility room.  It seems every year about this time we do some work to the house, so somehow it all began again.  While changing the light, I thought I think I could build those shelves better.  So after ripping out the shelves we thought this floor sucks.  So after ripping up the floor we thought we have to repaint the room.  Then it was we should repaint the kitchen ceiling.  Then we came to the kitchen light, and thought I need to paint under it.  So I started to take it apart when I broke one of the bulbs.  Then we thought let's take it all off and put in a new one.  After taking it off we had to go find one.  After realizing no one carried one around here, we did not know what to do. Then at the last store we found several.  So we bought two and put each one up at a time and to see how they looked.  Then we thought you know we need another light under the cabinets for cooking.  So we went to get one of those also.  Then we were like wait, what were we doing in the first place?  Oh yeah, replacing that light bulb in the utility room.  Then when we walked back into the utility room, I saw the outlet that the dryer is plugged into and thought  I could tear out that part of the wall and redo it so it looks better.  Finally we are now starting to catch up on the original task of putting in new shelves.  During the middle of it all, it did start to snow again.  So we took some time off to go get some powder.  I did go again with Mick, and before the first run my binding quit working.  After talking to the guys in the border dome and figuring out how much I could rent some bindings for,  I noticed a piece missing.  I figured I could use two hands to get it to stick and then we were able to ride.  The new snow was great but it was time to get back to the house or the stuff that was once sitting in the dark utility room will be sitting in the kitchen all summer. 

 

Brad

No, I'm not blogging about depression or the road to Hotel California.  I'm talking about a down coat for snowboarding.  Last year Brad and I spent much time on perfecting our layering system so that we didn't freeze while snowboarding.  I think we got up to 5-6 layers and waddled out to the Bonanza Chair.  I think you could have tapped us on the shoulder and we would have rolled down the hill like a tire.  Brad picked up a Mountain Hardware down coat in Moab and was the only one nice and toasty on a cold , windy day on the slopes.  I was convinced-- I needed one of those.  So for Christmas, I received a Mountain Hardware down coat of my own from my mother & father in-law and husband.  I got to try it out on Christmas Day.  It was windy, cold and snowing but my new coat kept me so warm that I had to take off a layer.  Why hadn't I gotten one of these last year?  The other thing that I can't believe I had been living without while living in Colorado is a pair of warm snowboots.  I also got a pair of Keen snowboots for Christmas from Brad and I try to wear them everywhere.  My feet are finally warm! 

 

Billi

If you have not noticed by now that the blog came to a screeching halt.  You must need to read this more often.  After the list we took a break from several things and blogging was one of them.  We are now starting to get back into several of the things we let go.  So let's recap December so we are all on the same page.  On the first, we started to woder if the snow was going to come to Wolfcreek or not.  The runs were rocky, the days were warm and the tickets were half price.  We found a couple rocks right away but nothing that caused our boards to have some reconstruction surgey.  The little snow there was turned to ice and then getting off the chair turned into a extreme sport all to itself.  The treasure chair became the most difficlut/exciting.  There was this kinda launch pad with a SLOW sign 15' away that acted as a safety net for people who could not go SLOW.  On the way up to the top, the rider on the chair would have to get all ready to hit the launch, try to avoid the minefield of people, and try to turn around the SLOW sign.  Eventually after many tangles, they removed the slow sign and you were left with just a runway of ice.  Shortly thereafter, we started to see some snow fall.  It came a foot at a time.  Nothing like the 90" in two weeks like last year.  You had to be carfeull out there.  I found a nice stump that left a pretty rainbow colors on my leg.  I think now it is blackish purple.  Hey it matches my coat, though.   Billi's new board is working great for her.  She can carve harder know and is riding the trees with a smile.  The crowds are starting to show up so that means people standing in the middle of the lines, on top of our boards, and parking were they don't belong. 

In other news, I think Luci, our new beagle, is trying to be the first one up in the household every morning  If she is not ready to come out of her kennel by 4:30AM then she must really be tired and sleeping in till 5:00.  Also, with us doing little at work because of the weather, I have some time off so I can get caught up on some of the things we need to do to the house.  It also gives some more time to go snowboarding.  Our Xmas tree was sad this year because we never found the time to get any of the decorations on it, so it just stood tall with some lights and a big star. 

 

Brad

Our blog came to a screaching hault once the list ended and blogging was not mandatory.  The list has changed our lives.  The other day we were driving to Moab and were getting hungry and I was looking at places to eat thinking if they were fast food or not.  We have yet to drink a can of soda.  We still take our dogs on a walk as often as possible because it really made Tucker into a better dog and we have enjoyed it also.  One night I was watching some TV when I thought to myself that I had not eaten fruit and so I ate an apple, then I realized the 32 weeks was up.  The list changed us and we came out alright. 

We are thinking of a new way to energize our blog and have not settled on one way yet.  In the meanwhile we have some updates and some photo albums to share.  We just got back from Thanksgiving in Moab with my family and put our photos in the album.  We did some wheelin', biking, hiking, and running.  We all shared a condo, food, and beer.  We laughed, argued, and talked.  There were almost as many dogs as people and somehow there were more cellphones than dogs and people.  All in all we had a good time and were excited to come home. 

 

Brad