100 Days

My snow shadow on the 99th day

My New Year's resolution was to go skiing 100 consecutive days, and do well in the Tour of Anchorage ski race.  I figured activity would keep me happy.  Yesterday (with the last 4 days of 2017 included) I achieved the 100 consecutive days goal, and earlier in March I did well in the Tour of Anchorage.  So I guess I've completed my New Years Resolution!  Actually I still intend to stay active and focused on hobbies which was the whole point of the resolution.

Nora has been taking my 100 days consecutive thing more seriously than me - last weekend she was sick on Sunday but she wanted me to leave her at home and take Stuey to the pass so I could keep up the streak.  Now she wants me to make 150 consecutive ski days, and as soon as I finished skiing yesterday she had me post a ski picture celebrating 100 days on Instagram.  At the Film Festival last night she was telling everyone that I had just skied 100 consecutive days.

My daily ski routine is to get off work at 1PM and go skiing.  Then I rush back and help Nora with her paper route.  Before she gets home I bag up all the papers and have a snack ready and waiting for her.  Stuey does his paper route with his mother.  Nora walks/bikes the Cliffside portion of her route and then I drive her around to the stops further afield.  It is good daddy/daughter time.  We talk about all sorts of stuff - 45 minutes that I spend with Nora every day.

Patrick

Ski tracks with me in them from the 100th day - it was a little soft for good skate skiing

Downhill ski tracks from the 99th day