March

Okay. With sons off living their own lives, I don't have as much to share here lately. :) Guess I'll just do a catch up post for March now that it's over (since, apparently, I haven't posted at all this month). Here's some of what's been going on with us...
At the start of the month, Asher and Noah went snowboarding (with separate groups but coincidentally at the same place...Noah didn't take any photos but Asher did and also saw Noah at one point so got one of him). For Asher, it was his first time ever. Unsurprisingly, he had a great time and would like to do more next winter and maybe also try skiing for the first time. (His OneWheel skills helped the snowboarding feel more natural.) Noah's first time was in Japan so this was a second snowboarding experience. He enjoyed the greater number of runs and more true snow here.
The following weekend, all three boys were home (I don't even remember why) so we enjoyed some family game time. So thankful that we played a lot of games when they were growing up so that this is a normal and enjoyable thing.
Earlier in the month, too, Micah did some outdoor climbing and hiking with friends and also planned a fun clubbing night in Denver. He keeps busy.
Nathan and I celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the day we met. We also enjoyed pie, since it was Pi Day. :) I couldn't decide on just one type but Whole Foods sold half pies, so it worked out well.
In the middle of the month, Asher had his spring break. On one of the days, he and I journeyed down to Denver to try out the Denver Biscuit Co. (For Christmas, he'd planned a day trip for us together to Wyoming in search of a couple different food favorites that have closed their locations here. Turned out that they were closed in Wyoming also, so we had to shift gears.) We had a lovely day together...enjoying good food, watching hilarious tv while eating, browsing the fun nearby shops, and eating yummy ice cream.
Also during his spring break, Asher spent some time hanging out with a friend, doing a practice run for his Praxis exam (the teaching license exam), applying for a summer job, and watching movies with me (both at home and at the theater).
When Asher finished his spring break, Micah started his. He hung out with friends, caught up on sleep, went climbing with me, set up his new laptop, and went to a Ram Talk about AI with Nathan.
During all of that, we had some fun car troubles that resulted in a lot of shuffling of vehicles as we took the cars that Micah and Asher drive each to different shops to have work done. (It was essentially the same work, as both check engine lights decided to come on at the same time, but the Audi parts and labor required a different shop than the Nissan.) (Remember, too, that Asher was back in Greeley at this point since his spring break was over. Fortunately, Micah was here. So, Micah just didn't have a vehicle for a few days while the Audi was at the shop. Then we took the Audi to Greeley and left that with Asher so we could bring the Nissan back to get that to the shop. Asher drove the Audi home Thursday night. I drove him to his Praxis exam Friday morning. Micah took the Audi back to Boulder that afternoon. And we picked the Nissan back up Friday evening. Whew.) In the end, very thankful to have both vehicles working again. Hoping very much that they continue to serve us well for at least another year or three. ;P
Nathan and I have been keeping busy, too. Nathan's been busy with work primarily. I've been doing some future trip planning and battling with health insurance (long story that will hopefully be under control soon...mistake on the insurance company's part regarding billing and Micah's meds...I got tired of spending so much time on the phone and online chats with them so have now enlisted a health advocate to take care of it since we discovered that's a free service through Nathan's work). I also spent time keeping boys on track (and trying to spend some quality time with them on each of their spring breaks), have continued walking and climbing and boot camping, and have planned some spring cleaning plans for the coming month.
So, that brings us to now and is some of what's been going on here. Basically, life continues to be good. Sons are living their lives while still being part of ours. We are very aware of how blessed we are.

