March comes in like a Lamb, what else?

Thinking of the Seven Brides scene where they feel like spring will never come.  I can totally relate.
Our March came in like a lamb - does that mean it will leave like a lion?

A couple of weeks ago we had some nice crust and I enjoyed walking anywhere I wanted.  I could almost imagine it was sand on a shore as I looked at it sparkling.

I've been going on a walk, 2 or 3 miles a day, with Buddy.  I've only missed a couple of days when it was raining or the weather was too severe. (wind, blizzard conditions).  I dress up and breathe in the fresh air.

Buddy stands on the crust easily, but for about a week or so it was crusty enough for me too.

Can I imagine sand and shore?

My footprints, barely sinking in the crust.

This shot was meant to show how deep the snow is, up to the middle of  the wheel on this wheel line.

One Saturday we went snowmobiling.  Bart was generous enough to let us use a couple of his.  I drove Grandpa's and Dad and James the two from Bart.  It was such a nice afternoon.  Still fairly crusty conditions and we drove all over the fields.  Dad blazed the trails and James followed me:  looking out for me when I had to go down a steep edge or cross a road or something.  I only tipped over once!  I liked being able to drive myself.  I told Dad that getting me a snowmobile will help me to be more content in winter.

Last Saturday I tried cross country skiing.  Thick powder conditions were not conducive to skiing the fields, but I did ski along the road.  I'll have to practice some more and maybe get boots and skis that actually fit me.

For your viewing enjoyment -

If only our spring will come this quickly - maybe?

LeJimmer!

James had a great season this year with the Bedford Ward basketball team.  At the beginning of the season, Bedford was combined with a Thayne ward because both wards had insufficient players.  But then Bedford boys rallied and developed an amazing team with several players and some of them exceptional.  Another really good element of the team was the way they all supported each other no matter their skill level.  They would pass around and look for ways to include everyone.  There were two coaches - Brandon Kallgren and Mike Suter.  Brandon went back to BYU-I after the Christmas break so just Mike was left.  He had a very calm and unifying style of coaching.  Bedford won the Thayne Stake, which is the first time in many years.  They played an Afton team for the valley championship, and lost.  Mike was out of town and their sub coach has a different style.  The boys were all very nervous and they hadn't played a game for over a month.  Whereas the Afton teams had had continuous play until the final.  Our first half was poor, but we did win the second half, but lost the overall game.  If we had another 5 minutes we would have won.  We were only down 5 points.  The following video clips are not from that game.

James is in the white shorts.

He scores!

James feels he's better at basketball, even though football is still a favorite.  We're glad he could have such a positive experience.