THINK GREEN: January 2010

Len's brother, Dustin, came to visit us while he was on Christmas break. We didn't take him many places, but we enjoyed lots of time with my family...on New Years day we took him to a ski hill..where other friends had decided to meet as well.. it was a great day to spend with friends, and he learned how to snowboard and ski downhill:) Since hes from CA he hasn't had hardly any time in the snow before..so he really soaked it in:) I had more pics of him making snowmen, and blowing snow but i couldnt' find the pics on my computer. anyways..hes back in CA and wants to move to MN and live with us after he graduates next year...we'll see..but we are hoping it works out:) :)

Backing up, we also took him ice skating. I decided it can't be too hard to skate myself if i get a sled to push around. I got so confident that I actually skated on my own for nearly 2 hours!! It was exasusting, plus the pond we were on was really bumpy...cause it had warmed up and melted it enough to make it uneven. Anyways, I was trying to figure out how to glide like others could so dustin said "go faster" so I tried that..after a few attemps I fell down, backwards. I knew not to fall that way. I felt a pain in my arm like i've never felt and got myself back up and sat on a bench holding my hurting arm. I decided not to go in to ER since it was late, so in the morning i went in. anyways, next day at dr. I found out i had a small fracture in my elbow...and had to wear a sling for 2 weeks.. I'm still in minor pain usually after using it all day at work... but its not near as bad as it used to be!