Springish

We laid very low for our week off last week- I think the kids needed to just chill, watch some tv (I introduced them to our Red Dwarf DVDS- the new Dr Who series have been such a hit with them, but they are on TV so sporadically), play games, tidy rooms etc. On Saturday we went skiing. I'd tried my ski boot on previously and it hadn't hurt my toe at all. But of course the moment I put it on up there I was uncomfortable. I managed one very slow run (still hating it) which killed my toe every time I did a left turn and have been suffering more swelling and pain ever since. Ah well. I AM getting better at skiing though...I think. Not sure how many more opportunities we'll get to go skiing. Even though we had snow last week, it's mostly all melted- it was sunny and warm yesterday and we had a BBQ lunch and sat outside to eat- not for too long, but we did. This morning at the bus stop the kids and I were watching the boy cardinals chasing the girl cardinals, so the birds obviously think spring is on the way. We have both rain and snow forecast for later in the week, so who knows? It is still February, but it's certainly been a mild winter so far.