my car died from the long ride to colorado and is unhappily installed in the shop for who knows how long

my hands and feet are swollen and covered in hives (returning from altitude? allergies? arkansas blooms?)

and i cannot walk (yoga yesterday? long drive home? skiing hard in an out of shape, old body?)

obviously, this is not my thankful list. we are all exhausted. i am digging myself out from under the mounds and mounds of laundry, but when i look at these pictures, i remember how much fun we had, and it is all worth it! oh, the memories we will keep in our hearts from this week.  and as for simon, he didn’t miss us at all.  he had all kinds of fun with family back here in arkansas.