A Look At January 2017

Snow on cedar from our little snow event on January 4th.

Events:
Nothing new for January. It is typically the slowest month of the year for me.

Weekend Activities:

Last weekend, we took Lidia and Sawyer to an old fashioned skating rink (the kind I remember going to as a teenager). They loved it. I can see us becoming regulars. Ha!

Thoughts:

We've had a warm January. I hope Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, tomorrow.  I'm not quite ready for spring.

Crafts:

 

Crocheting dishcloths like there's no tomorrow. Stocking up so I can move on to something bigger. This is just the ones I've crocheted while at the beach. I have, probably, twice this many back at the lake.

Organizing:

In the area of health....making some changes to my diet. I've been reading, watching health documentaries and researching how food can heal us. One of the changes I'm making to my diet is to go gluten free, at least for awhile. I can't imagine that I'll never eat bread again. But, to know how many problems gluten can cause in the body, boggles my mind. Did you know that it is one of the root causes of most diseases? I'm not so sure it's the grain itself or the Round Up farmers spray on the wheat before harvest. None the less, that in and of itself is enough to scare the bejeebies out of me. Oh, another change I've made is that I've start drinking bone broth. It's touted as a gut healer. And, as I'm learning, all disease starts in the gut. I'm all about prevention!

Exercise:
I've been walking. Walked on a machine at the gym the other day called The Curve. It's much like a treadmill, but with the belt curved up at the front end and back end. You use your own muscle power to make it move. I burned 465 calories in 30 minutes. Holler!

Gardening:

Reading seed catalogs...making my list and checking it twice.

Happy February!
Talk soon,
Laurie

We Made It!

We made it to Colorado! No matter how many times we come here, it never ceases to take my breath away. Literally! Ha!

It is so beautiful! We are at 9000 ft., so altitude sickness...well, the struggle is real, y'all.

Problems with the altitude doesn't seem as bad this time, though. But it will take a few days to acclimate, just the same. I get headaches and if I do anything vigorous, nauseated. Having to take lots of deep breaths, is the norm. It's funny how different Cliff and I handle the altitude. He has no problems at all. We have Lidia and Sawyer with us and they seem to be somewhere in between. They've both experienced headaches a couple of times and Lidia has to take deep breaths at times, but other than that they have been little energizer bunnies.

There's a nice playground just down the bike path from us and L&S love it. We've walked to town for pizza, rode our bikes across town to the Rec Center to swim and going on a hike today, when Cliff gets back from his bike ride around the lake. I expect our activities to only pick up from here.

I haven't taken any pictures yet, but you know I will. Well, except these taken with my phone.

I'll be back in a few days with lots to show and tell. Oh, by the way, it's 55 degrees F at 9 a.m. this morning. The highs have been in the 70's and no humidity. I'm loving it!!!

Thank you all for your prayers and wishes for safe travels! I greatly appreciate each and every one!!

Talk soon,

Laurie

PS: I posted this picture from my phone, which is the devil to do. So, if the picture doesn't show up, I'll fix it when I can get on Cliff's computer. Just check back later. You'll want to see it...it's pretty.

PPS: Attached photos....