And despite all the rain, the snow isn’t melting fast enough for , it melted faster in January when we had two days of rain. I am starting to feel a little house crazy. I could set J free outside to play, but he will just get soaking wet and only stay out for five minutes. We can’t go for a walk as the roads are a slushy, icy mix and are still only about a car and a half wide, so it is pretty dangerous. Usually by this time of year I am back on track with daily walks and fresh air. This photo is the view from my chair in the family room, but oddly enough it is reversed.
Another oddity to report is that thanks to my terrible cold and such it kick started some weight loss for me. I was not trying at all but it seems either I wasn’t snacking as much or my metabolism finally kicked in again. The first week I lost five pounds!! YAY for me. I had been stuck at the same number for a few months and no matter what I did it just wouldn’t budge. And this week (since Saturday) I am already down another four. I will admit that this week I have been really trying hard to watch what I eat, at what time and keep the weight loss going. I would love nothing more than to be able to wear all my shorts, skorts and sundresses in a couple of months. I actually had on a pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans today. I didn’t take a photo as I still have a little muffin top going and with another five pounds gone, so should the muffin top be done. When I can put them on without the muff I will take a photo. I was just so excited to wear a different pair of jeans that weren’t falling off my butt or too tight to breathe.
I am hoping to start back on my running tonight. If only I was as talented as Hubby who after a five month break went for a ten kilometer run last night. He took so long that I was getting worried that he wiped out on the pathway and couldn’t get back up again. And as usual he did not bring a phone. But, he took a long time because the pathways were so icy that he was doing a run slide. But, once he got started he didn’t want to turn back home. I am a wimp and will be running on the treadmill while listening to some ’90s Dance Mix.
And that my friends is my not so eventful Wednesday.
We made it to the Sugar Bush!! And what a fantastic day for it. We packed up the kids and set our sights on Pakenham and Fulton’s. The last time we went there was at least six years ago. There are a few smaller ones closer to the city so if you aren’t up for a drive you can pretend you are out in the country. Fulton’s is a full working sugar bush. Which means they tap all the trees (they don’t use buckets anymore, now they use tubing that runs through the forest) collect the sap and boil it all on the premises. Unfortunately the sap isn’t running yet as our days have not been warm enough. Most likely by next weekend the sap will be running.
This first photo is a rare one. Yes, I am in it! And it isn’t a self portrait. Hubby actually took a few today (you can see more here). I was impressed. We are on one of the trails set up for kids. There are signs describing all the trees and different animals that live in the forest. With pictures of the different foot prints so you can track them in the snow.
A little aside: Thank you for all your wonderful comments on my hair. Today was a better day. I realized on Thursday that the stylist misunderstood me and gave me Jennifer Aniston’s hair from 14 years ago at the beginning of Friends and not her hair now, with the long soft layers. I forgot to bring a photo of myself with this hairstyle and Jennifer Aniston was the only person I could think of that had the hairstyle I wanted. I am still struggling with it being so short, but hopefully it will be long enough by June for me to enjoy it :). Now back to the sugar bush.
J was lovin’ his pancakes. And we even got him to eat the sausage by telling him it was a hot dog! I may have to pick up some breakfast links for him. Pancakes are actually new on his menu, so I want him to keep eating them. I make a batch now and toast them up for him.
And the last photo is of the taffy on snow. A true sugar bush tradition. They take some nice clean snow, pour the warm syrup on it and it hardens into a lollipop of maple sugar goodness. We had a perfect morning for it, the sun came out and warmed us up. We went on the sleigh ride and Hubby and J played in the park. It truly was a glorious day. Now the snow can all melt so the Easter Bunny won’t leave tracks in the snow while hiding the eggs.
I finally broke down about bought a bubble machine. J loves his bubbles so much I was getting out of breath trying to keep up with the constant need for bubbles. The only problem is that it uses so much solution, more if it’s windy. But, hey he loves it, what’s a Mom to do? And really with all that bubble popping, just add water and you have an instant bath.
Along with the wonderful bubbles that can occupy an entire afternoon in the backyard, I found a few green bubbles popping out on the trees. We have a very late blooming tree in our yard that we planted last summer and I was getting nervous that it didn’t make it through it’s first winter. Upon closer inspection, I could see the beautiful green popping through. My favourite colour of green is what I call ‘Spring’ green. When all the leaves pop out and are new and fresh, that is my favourite. Midsummer when they are a deeper darker green, I start to get nervous because I know what is coming but it’s the first green that really perks me up.
