Saturday, March 22, 2008
Mountain Biking on Rainbow Ridge
We went mountain biking up on Rainbow Ridge yesterday, a set of foothills before the Stillwater mountain range. The ridge rises straight up out of the desert, providing spectacular views for miles in each direction.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
First Day of Spring
It's the first day of spring! It's been a long time since I've posted any news on our blog. I started a new job about three weeks ago and I am adjusting to the big changes it has made in all of our schedules.
Last weekend I started a BUNCH of new seeds - more tomatoes and lettuces, basil, plus some sweet pea, marigold, morning glory, bee balm and purple coneflowers. And then there are the ones we grew to love in Italy - radicchio (chicory), rucola and artichokes. Shawn also started building a raised bed to put outside the back door for various herbs and a few flowers. We have some really busy weekends ahead of us!
Shawn re-enlisted last week for three more years. He is on his 19th in the Navy. The plan was for his det and any family members who wanted to, to head up to Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe, do his re-enlistment and then snowboard for the rest of the day. Due to various complications only two other people from the det made it, but one of them has a son Brandon's age, so he has a new friend to hang out with. I had a good day on the slopes - I even tried going over some ramps and went down the half pipe. The awareness of how much it hurts to crash as I get older held me back a bit...
We are getting more eggs than we know what to do with from our birds. Shawn and I have both taken eggs to work and given them away and we still have dozens. I think we'll hold off on those chicks we were thinking of buying...
Last weekend I started a BUNCH of new seeds - more tomatoes and lettuces, basil, plus some sweet pea, marigold, morning glory, bee balm and purple coneflowers. And then there are the ones we grew to love in Italy - radicchio (chicory), rucola and artichokes. Shawn also started building a raised bed to put outside the back door for various herbs and a few flowers. We have some really busy weekends ahead of us!
Shawn re-enlisted last week for three more years. He is on his 19th in the Navy. The plan was for his det and any family members who wanted to, to head up to Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe, do his re-enlistment and then snowboard for the rest of the day. Due to various complications only two other people from the det made it, but one of them has a son Brandon's age, so he has a new friend to hang out with. I had a good day on the slopes - I even tried going over some ramps and went down the half pipe. The awareness of how much it hurts to crash as I get older held me back a bit...
We are getting more eggs than we know what to do with from our birds. Shawn and I have both taken eggs to work and given them away and we still have dozens. I think we'll hold off on those chicks we were thinking of buying...
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