The Snow Season Begins!!

Well we made it up to Michigan to enjoy our first snow weekend of December 2010.
We enjoyed x-c skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
We have about 14 inches of snow on the ground now and expect many more in the coming days.
It was a wonderful respite to get out of the city and into the quiet winter woods again.
Cross country skiing along the snowy pine trails in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior and Snowshoeing in the same area.And then an hour riding along through the woods one one of the many snowmobile trails. Dave even prepared our backyard hill for the girls to go tubing when we come up after Christmas...complete with watered down areas to firm up the deep snow. He also put out our snoman post that measures the snowfall in our yard.The snow seems to fall a bit each night so it stays that beautiful sparkly white in the morning. It is like walking into a winter postcard. I will never get over the beauty of this in winter. We sat inside next to a cozy wood stove fire, snacking and watching old movies to relax in the evening. Ahhhhh just what we needed after an unexpectedly stessful week . God's timing for this weekend really helped to renew me for the coming week!!
What a blessing in our lives!!!!

Hello Winter 2010

Well in checking the snowfall this past few weeks upper Michigan went from 4 inches to 24 inches in the past week...yikes! I can't wait to head up to Michigan and begin cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling,and sledding!! I love winter!!!...did i mention that?? I never could take the hot weather...no wonder we are retiring north( only ones i know of hehe ).

The girls will be home soon...only one week to Christmas and we will spend some of the time in Michigan with them...fun fun!! My daughter that lives in Portland ,Oregon misses the winter snowfall and fall turning of the leaves in the Midwest as Portland is mostly pine trees (with not much colorama in the area( i send her colored leaves in wax paper...hehe) and rain year round( not oppressive however just light showers for the most part). That is not to say she dislikes living there... on the contrary she loves it, as it is :progressive, art enthusiastic,environmental, nutrition minded(boasting local in-season harvest choices at many restaurants) and a great place to walk, hike and bike.It is one of the fastest growing cities in the USA, although unemployment is also very high there. (It is a blessing that my daughter however is currently employed.)

My other daughter lives in Boulder, Colorado and she said it was an unseasonal 70 degrees there today and very little snow. I think however it may turn out to be a very snowy winter later on as a warmer winter usually produces more snow!! I guess she has succumbed to waiting for the Michigan snow so her holiday travel goes smoothly since they don't even have any snow yet.

That's all I have to say for now....I am just sharing my enthusiasm for the Michigan snowfall we are currently receiving!! Let it snow...Let it snow....let it snow!!!!!