Its finally winterish

 Duck!!!

 The kids on A.F.V.(americas funniest videos) made it look like so much fun to stick your face in snow. The reality is not as much fun as it is painfully cold!

N. lucked out because he wanted to learn to snowboard instead of ski for his first trip to Sundance, no one else was signed up for lessons. He got a private lesson instead of the group one he signed up for.

Some Merrill Boys happy to be on the mountain.

Just because the plants outside are brown and depressing doesn't mean they have to stay that way. Although the winter has been extremely mild a little color would be nice to see. Since nature here isn't cooperating with my color request I decided to try "forcing" blooms. It works. Aren't Forsythia blossoms beautiful?! Just what the living room needed. My next attempt, when the snow melts off the tree a little more, is to try the flowering plum tree. A little purple in the house sounds nice too.