Christmas 2008 is past and New Year 2009 is on it's way. We have seen a LOT of snow in the last few days, yeah!!  I went cross country skiing at the Whitefish Golf Course Friday. The trails were freshly groomed, it was lightly snowing, and I warmed up quickly. It was a cardio workout day for me, so I wore my heart monitor and ipod and skied away. What a fun way to get in that workout, and trust me, the heart rate definitely is easily maintained for 30 minutes. I learned the camelback for water is not good, the hose starts to freeze! Will do the fanny pack with water bottles next time. Off to Coffee Traders in Whitefish for an Americano, and it is a great morning!

     Whitefish Mountain Resort is getting fresh snow daily with Monday looking at 90% chance. We plan on hitting the slopes on Tuesday, the day it should be the nicest. See how many tourists are in town. After all the shopping traffic prior to Christmas, the roads felt pretty empty Saturday.Had a lot of snow in the valley that day so people might have just stayed home and relaxed. It is nice to have some odd days without work so I can fit in the winter activities. My horses are blanketed and enjoying romping around each morning when let out of their stalls. Cleaning stalls got to be more work this weekend when the temperatures rose and a melt of the frozen stuff in the stall required a few more wheel barrow loads to be removed.