We have lots to do this week before we head off to Beth's this weekend, not really, but we want to come to some conclusion about a carpet, perhaps a paint color, even though we won't get to it until late March, early April, if then. In other words, we would like everything done before June 1st so that gives us lots of time.
We hope to go snow shoeing this morning at Dobbins Woods, about 15 minutes away, as Evie's TMJ seems to be finally gone. And we will probably go to the gym this afternoon, as we are enjoying that as well. I enjoy shooting baskets before going on the rowing machine, then the treadmill or step, and Evie works hard usually on the Step machine.
Evie has decided to begin going through all our pictures, not only from our past 45 years but many from my parents as well. It's fun to look at them. She also came across many of the letters we sent to our parents from both Hawaii and Turkey. We also found my attempt to describe each of our kids, in words, about a typed page, to give our parents some idea of what they work like since they were not able to see them. They are pretty funny and quite good surprisingly. I must have put them together in 1971 and sent them home. Nostalgia's a dangerous thing...it makes you long for the past, for the way things were, which can cripple the present, if you give it a chance, and ruin the future. Beware of nostalgia...I am a sucker for it.
It's turned into a beautiful day, blue skies and sunny, perfect for snow shoeing at Dobbins Woods. No one was there, as usual, no tracks even, beautiful blue skies through the trees, pines still covered with snow despite the sun, small puddles, a few gurgling streams, made it all a great hike in the woods. I am surprised that no one's on the lake, but it may not be safe for fishermen or snow mobiles because of the thaw over the weekend. Right now the lake is so brilliantly white from the sun that you almost need sun glasses to look at it.
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