BodesWell

Le Cirque

Posted on December 12, 2013 by jasonNo Comments

Bode was looking at the trail map, pulled out a blue marker and started writing.

He found the most difficult terrain on the entire mountain and chose it as his goal for the season.

It’s on the fridge.

It’s Cold

Posted on December 11, 2013 by jason2 Comments

Last week’s storm dumped about 2 ft of snow on us. I think we hit a daytime low of -15F (-26C). Damn cold.

Still, Bode had his first week of ski team and he had a blast. We’ll be at the mountain every Friday at 8:30 AM from here on out.

We met a few of the coaches. “Toad” runs this part of the Competition Center and seems like a cool guy. Exactly who should be running a ski team for kids. Baseball, football, basketball… your coach probably won’t be named Toad.

All the kids in Bode’s group are around his age and it’s an ‘all-mountain’ group. It’s for fun. No spandex and shin guards just yet.

Not surprisingly, the bus would not start at -15F. It weakly turned over a few times and sputtered a bit. Then, the battery cut out. It had never given me issues before, so I’ll just chalk it up to the cold. I think I bought the battery in Argentina (or Chile), so it’s got some miles on it.  I don’t have a charger, so for now,  it’s either take the (other) bus or wait for warmer weather.

Rocky

Posted on December 10, 2013 by jasonNo Comments

Our back porch has a nice view and a few little critters that live nearby.

Our little buddy, Rocky. A Chickaree Pine Squirrel (I think).

a.k.a “A squirrel.”

More interesting to watch in the snow.

Classic 1600

Posted on December 9, 2013 by jason3 Comments

Winter Park provides these ‘Classic 1600′ red wagons to help tote your kids and their gear around.

I was talked into it once. Once.

Winter Park currently has a job opening for ‘Wagon Wrangler.’ It’s full time and pays $8.70/hr. Responsibilities include tracking down all the wagons and keeping them stocked at the main entrances. In sub-freezing conditions. I’m not applying.

Bus Stop

Posted on December 6, 2013 by jasonNo Comments

We’ve got a bus stop right in front of our place. And, it’s so classy that it has a lounge area.

Bus stop, wet day, she’s there, I say
Please share my umbrella
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows
Under my umbrella

-The Hollies

Best song ever about a bus stop.

Red Beard 2.0

Posted on December 5, 2013 by jason1 Comment

Original artwork by Matthew Koons!

Thanks, Matthew!

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jasonNo Comments

We lingered in Boulder.

And lingered.

Eventually, all the leftovers were gone.