Diana McGuire:  

Here comes winter again. Have to say, I do enjoy winter. I enjoy the challenge of being able to be outside and still be comfortable, even with 10 degree or lower temperatures. I have always wanted to try camping in the winter - in a tent, not an RV or camper. Have never managed to get this done. I enjoy driving around the country roads when the ground is snow covered and taking pictures. I enjoy making a big pot of soup to eat on a very cold day. I have to say, I enjoy all the seasons and I am glad I do. I can't imagine just surviving a season, like winter, and complaining and hating it the entire time. Winter makes us appreciate the coming of spring. Each season has its own beauty, just like each season of our lives. We really need to enjoy everything in its time. Summer 2014. Could it really be I have turned 60?? Can't be. Still fighting growing old every step of the way. Working on walking/jogging 2 miles a day with my dogs. Started this last summer after our road trip out west. Semi-retired, driving a school bus (which is a blast) and taking care of my mother's rental properties. Enjoying planing flowers around the house. Really need to get out and hike in the woods more often than I seem to manage. So funny to think back to when I was young and my view of life and the world. How little we knew when we graduated from high school, yet we thought we knew it all and had all the answers. Last summer (2013) took a 2 week road trip with my oldest son, Michael at the start of the summer. We drove out to Flagstaff AZ and then spent several days just seeing many of the sights in Arizona and Colorado. I forgot how much I liked Colorado and the mountains when I was there doing my student teaching. I think my favorite part of the trip was around Ouray, CO. We had rented a 4x4 Ford Expedition and took some of the back roads to see a old deserted mining town. I just may have to retire to Colorado........ The weather was beautiful...Expand for more