Thanksgiving and Christmas of 2017 each held a rare activity for my family. Not that the activities had anything to do with the real Reason behind the celebrations. They had more to do with the state of the weather and the joy of being together. Since Elsa and I needed to stay at home, Maren and Jason's joining us each time was a treat.
On Thanksgiving we flew kites!
M&J gave these kites to Dad for his birthday back in June, and he had flown them alone only a couple times before.
Wool mittens and down coats felt good in the wind that tugged at our kites.
The mailbox even took a turn at anchoring the kite, and we were amused at the way the string sang for us!
On Christmas Eve I got Maren, Elsa, and Dad out to cross country ski. Even though we lasted but 15 minutes in the bitter wind-chills, this was momentous. Our first winter to ski in many years.
The temperatures have been too cold and strength too low since then to try again, but I hope to do some more skiing in 2018!
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