Brighton, The Ski Joint That Cares

Okay, I've been browsing the local resorts ever since we had a good snow yesterday, jonesin' for a ski fix and a good deal, when I came across this little tidbit: Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon above SLC, is offering $15 lift tickets on the 10th and 17th of this month, as part of Quad Wednesdays. The catch? Bring a blanket, hat or pair of gloves on the 10th to donate to the Road Home Homeless Shelter, and on the 17th bring a non-perishable bag of food for the Utah Food Bank. Isn't that a great holiday idea? You get to feel good about doing unto others while you're doing good for yourself. I definitely will be out there next week, especially since the Wasatch just got a 10-day snow forecast that should leave us with plentiful powder. So if you're going to be in the area, check out Brighton: http://www.brightonresort.com/

The View From Our Front Porch

Isn't it lovely? Try not to be too jealous, gentle reader, of our "Fast Stop, Sandwiches and Cold Drinks" sign and building accentuating the mountainscape. And YES, we do have a little snow up there, as of last week although most of it will melt before the stuff really hits the ground.

April Snows Bring May Flowers?

So I woke up this morning to this:

Definitely not "play at the beach" type weather, which is what we were having earlier this week. We've gone from a high of 85 degrees to a low of 32 degrees, and so of course all the winter clothes have already been packed for moving. Aauugghh! This weather would've been great say, around 3 months ago. Now it's just irritating. R has a three day weekend in I don't know how long, and we're going to spend it stuck inside. Oh well. At least the kiddos are thrilled to see snow. G is convinced that God has put a great big snowman in the clouds just to bring us snow. How cute!