Some Sun, Clouds, A Granddaughter, and Warming

7:00

Walking Cody

It's 7:45 as I start this, and all of us are up for once, sitting around the living room, talking, surfing the Net, planning our day.  Beth and I are going off to yoga in Westfield this morning, and Evie and Marisa plan on staying home, sledding or baking and hanging out.  It's 34º at the moment, may go up to 40º later in the day, then cool off in the evening.  I am not sure what kind an outing we will have later in the day, whether we can ski, or snow shoe, or just hike.  But we plan on doing something outside for sure.

Yesterday was just a day to enjoy each other, mostly inside till later in the day, as we waited for the wind to die down, the day to become more appealing.  It was actually good to have a quiet day, to read, make tea, paint for the girls, play cards with Marisa, which Evie did on and off during the day.  Just having Beth and Marisa with us for the day was the best.  We did not need anything else.  

Hiking Dobbins Woods

With Borrow A Dog (not Cody)

Enjoying the Snow

Mid afternoon, we decided to snow shoe/cross country ski Dobbins Woods, thinking it would be amazingly beautiful because of the snow Monday night.  When we parked our car, a neighbor's golden retriever ran across the street, up to us, and proceeded to follow us, or lead us, for the entire trail, much to the delight of Marisa. He was a great dog, friendly, rolling in the snow, going off trail, then returning, never barking, coming if we called him.  It almost made me want a dog.  It was a good walk and surprise, as we finished the sun came out, lighting up the woods, with a blue sky.  We also browsed the Candle Essence store, a mile from the woods, buying some Amish popcorn, some candy for Marisa.

Being Silly 

For dinner, Evie made up a mixture of ground turkey with spices, browned it, then filled hollowed out zucchini with the mixture, then baked it, serving it with a homemade tomato sauce, rice and salad, a healthy and tasty Tuesday night meal.  Everyone loved it, even Marisa who had her own personalized dinner, without the zucchini, in special cups with sauce.  We watched a movie Evie and I have seen numerous times but neither Beth nor Marisa had seen called Legally Blonde, and it still made all of us laugh, with the antics of Reese Witherspoon and for the most part, there were no objectionable parts for Marisa.  It's difficult to find a movie appropriate for a ten year old.