Let it snow... Taos manmade is better than no snow at all!

Living in Houston has been a real challenge to find a church that has a nice social fellowship group, with many amenities, without getting lost in the crowd. I have found that attending the Lakewood service on Saturday evening at 7pm and staying afterward for the fellowship gathering (until about 11:00 pm) that I really feel comfortable and plugged in, so to speak. My spirit gets renewed when I am serving and and worshipping in this setting

I have also decided not to move from Houston this winter/spring. I am still toying with the idea to move to my beloved 'High Desert of New Mexico', vs. completing my Bachelors degree at U of H Downtown. Madison has fallen in deep love with the next door neighbors outdoor playset and built-in best friend Morgan who is turning 7 in next month... she has begged me not to move from this highly inconvienent rent house.

Lately I have been attending movies, attending church.... cleaning out my closets, redecorating and enjoy rediscovering who I am without my children in tow 24/7....

I am running in a 5K on Sun 1/15 (the big Chevron Houston marathon event) and a 10K race on Sat 2/25 (the Conoco rodeo run)... On the runs Madee has been on with me she tends to want to walk some of the time, I usually prefer a very slow jog for the entire course, placing me somewhere in between the serious runners and the fast walkers, or just for fun runners in 'mid grade' running shape.

I am still planning on my ski trip for 2/9 - 2/13 to Crested Butte, CO. (Which has evolved with the outdoors club, due to the lack of snow in Durango Colorado.) The trip is scheduled to depart from Fort Worth 2/9 on two big coach buses, drive all night with us resting in bunks and arrive Friday Feb the 10th for the first day of skiing. We are now scheduled to stay in Condos on the side of the ski area, so there will be no need for transport to and from mountian. This shoud be a nice break from the usual, ski-with-the-kids-vacation.

Pictures of the new IG coming up... happy new year to all!!!