It was a big week. I had my first private tennis lesson,
did some bread baking,
started making my own stuffie,
and did a lot of reading.
It was also the weekend of my first ski race. I am racing for Team Germany. Here we are with the flag on the lift.
The race was only one run, so we did some skiing afterwards.
We tried one new recipe this week, ben ben noodles.
Nowadays, you’ll find me reading a good book
or doing some calculations (love the calculator, Uncle Chris) when I am at home.
When I am not at home, I am skiing. Here I am skiing GS,
waxing my skis (yes, The Bigs continue to farm out work),
and backcountry skiing.
I had Monday off, so we went for a backcountry ski near Todd Lake.
They don’t make backcountry equipment my size, so I wore cross country skis to get to the hill we wanted to ski and Dad carried my alpine skis and boots on his back.
Here I am heading up to the top of the ridge.
And here I am coming down.
Dad and I did an extra lap. For this one, he towed me up…
I was a pooped and hungry camper when I got back to the car.
The Bigs are back to work, so the exciting new meals have slowed down. Only one new recipe this week. Coconut dal with tomato sambol.
On Saturdays, I ski with MBSEF from 9 am until 2:30 pm. The Bigs drop me off at 9 am and take off. I find this hard to believe, but they seem to have fun when I am not around. Here they are enjoying some telemark skiing in amazing powder…
I started nordic lessons this Sunday. First days can be kinda lame. They have to figure out the best groups for the kids and we don’t get to do a lot. But now they know that I am The Emmett things should get better.
A quick internet search indicates it took eight years to build the colosseum. I think I am going to do better, but that still remains to be seen. I finished the first box of five this weekend.
The Bigs have been cooking up a storm. Udon noodles with red cabbage and cauliflower.
Brussel sprout nasi goreng. Nasi goreng is Indonesian fried rice.
And, caramelized onion and chile ramen with overnight soy eggs.
We had a few more great days at Silverstar. We did some nordic skiing,
ice skating at Brewer’s pond,
and more alpine on an awesome powder day.
Here are some pictures from the village. Nice tree lights,
a view of our ‘home’,
and, my favorite, POUTINE (french fries covered in gravy and cheese curds).
On our way out, we stopped and did a snowy nordic ski at Sovereign Lake Nordic Center.
Now that we are home, I got down to the serious business of enjoying all my Christmas gifts. Here I am training on my rock rings,
planting my hydroponic garden,
tumbling rocks,
creating electrical circuits,
and reading my new Kindle.
All while looking super handsome in my new fisherman sweater.
I also got in some great powder skiing at Mt. Bachelor.
Here I am attacking ‘The Cone’.
The Bigs are super excited about a new cookbook Aunt Cheryl sent and have picked out a bunch of things to make from it. First up: caramelized fennel and carrot salad with mung beans and herbs.
Santa brought them a spiralizer (I thinking bringing a ‘gift’ that takes away my beloved pasta and replaces it with zucchini was Santa’s sneaky way of bringing me ‘coal’) so they are spiralizing everything. Here is a roasted sweet potato salad with a red pepper vinaigrette.
And pesto zucchini zoodles with baked rice with tomato and garlic confit.
For New Year’s Eve, I set up one of my bars. Choices included gin, champagne (why did The Bigs have that in the cabinet for nine years?), hard cider, and Spindrift and
The Bigs made our traditional New Year’s Eve meal of posole.
