When will the snow melt

My computer died a few weeks ago.  The dreaded blue screen.  I finally took in to a repair shop and now it is fixed.  Not having a computer was not a tragedy, Stepler has a computer, I have an iPhone.  But I am so accustomed to my own computer that I can use whenever, e.i. all the time.  Happy to have my computer back.  And my documents -- things that didn't seem too important, until faced with the possibility that they were gone.

There is still SNOW on the ground.  I am done with it.  It's dirty.  There is ice everywhere and I am a bit of a klutz.  I cannot run.  Makes me nervous to even walk on it.  On Sunday the ice cleared a bit and I finally got out for a run, it felt really good.  It was a short run because I haven't run in quite awhile and because the snow/sand/slush made for difficult running.  The ice is back now so no more runs until it thaws.

We have had some fun in the snow though.  We've walked on two frozen lakes.  Rory got a sled a few weeks ago and has enjoyed it for the most part.  Last weekend we got a sled for Stepler and me.  It's pretty fun, but I get nervous when it starts going too fast.  Stepler got cross country skis and enjoyed skiing on one of the frozen lakes.  There are pictures, but with the computer issues, they will not be included in this posting.  

becoming a baker 

For two mornings in a row last week Rory asked for pumpkin bread, but we did not have any.  So on Thursday I decided to make some, with Rory's help.  She wore the apron that we got her for Christmas and stood in her chair to dump ingredients into the bowl and stir the bread.  She was a very good little helper and our bread was delicious!  We put it in the oven right before her nap and when she woke up she ate two pieces.  

She ate the last piece yesterday morning.  She wanted it with peanut butter and the other peanut butter.  The other peanut butter is otherwise known as Nugatti, the Norwegian version of Nutella.  

Today Rory and I made dark chocolate oatmeal cookies.  Our cookies turned out a little crumbly, but pretty tasty.  Wearing her apron is a definite necessity for my little baker.

something to look forward to
We are planning an Easter trip to Paris!  We've booked our flights and our hotel.  Now I'm reading our guidebook trying to plan the rest of our trip.

this weekend
Tomorrow we're heading to the Marathon cabin in the mountains.  It's going to be cold.  There is lots of snow there.  Hopefully new, clean, fluffy snow (not the old, dirty, crunchy stuff we have here).  We're taking our new sleds and Stepler is taking his cross country skis.