Hi everyone!
I don't know who reads these posts, but I wanted to check in. Christmas is over and the bad air is settling in, literally. I think it was last year that we had the worst air in the nation for about a week. Pretty gross! Its called an inversion because the small dust particles mixed with exhaust emissions gets trapped in between the mountains. Needless to say, the valley has nasty air that you don't really want to be out in....it makes for a very long winter. We always wait for a good storm to clean out the air.
Luckily, the imversion only settles in the valley and you can go to higher ground to get out of it. Last Saturday we went to the mountains to sled. It was really fun. We did some hiking up a wide trail (more like a service road). We hiked up about 30 - 40 minutes with sleds in tow. The kids eventually got on the sled as we pushed...good workout. Anyway, we decided we had gone far enough so we slid down. It took 4 minutes to get down on the sled. At the bottom E said, "let's do it again!" ....we didn't. :) we slid shorter hills after that. It was a lot of work and a lot of effort, but it was good for the body and the soul!
So, my message is this....get out and do something active this week. Maybe it's a walk around the block or a walk to pick up kids from school or a walk through the park. But, winter can be long and its good to get out in fresh air, even if you have to go to the mountains to find it. I know we all made those New Year resolutions, so bundle up and get going! Your body and your soul will thank you!
