Inspired by the Olympics...

... we went sledding this weekend, down a hill that, although very very modest by Olympic standards (like, thousands of miles away from any comparison, really), did make us appreciate what kind of courage those people competing in the Olympics must have! My, oh, my! My back is slightly bruised from all the bumps I flew over, I ate more snow than I had thought possible, but all in all, a good afternoon was had by all.

Now, if you looked to the side of our hill, you'd see that part of the parking lot had been converted into a hockey rink! Wisconsin people are nothing if not inventive! Talk about making lemonade out of the lemons life hands you! If you're gonna live here, might as well use the natural resources to your advantage somehow!

I was debating whether or not to include a photo here because the color coordination of winter gear in our household leaves a lot to be desired (I'm talking about my get up, not the kids), but, heck, if you can't laugh at yourself, well... it will be just the other people having fun, so why not join them?? However, it wasn't till I got home that, gosh, darn it, I was so busy taking pictures, that I didn't make it into any of them. Better luck next time!

And, get this, yesterday, baby girl went on an overnight trip with the Girl Scouts, so we were resigned to be just the three of us. Later that afternoon, a friend call and there went our boy for an evening of fun, so, not to miss a golden opportunity, dear hubby and I went on a date. We picked this restaurant that sits in front of a lake and when we got there I was wondering if the lake was still frozen enough that we could walk on it. Barely the words left my mouth and I saw this Suburban (as in that mammoth of a car) parked in the middle of said lake! I guess that answered my question. Definitely no global warming issues around here.

122 days left before summer! Get used to it!

Something out of the bucket list

You've all heard that as you get older people start looking a little more deeply into their bucket list. You know, things you'd like to cross off your list before you kick the bucket. Well, I haven't put too much thought into my bucket list, but this is definitely something to have crossed off said list: I have now performed at a professional basketball team half-time show! Me and about 150 of my Jazzercise pals (about half instructors and half students) performed at the Milwaukee's Bucks' game two weeks ago. I'll add the link below and you can watch the 4 minute performance. For the first 3 minutes I'm facing the opposite side of the camera, but we switch sides for the last minute. See if you can find! Hint: I'm wearing a red shirt :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjwuJVoCtJQ

Go ahead, and start pondering: what's in your bucket list? It's never too early or too late to start!