Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

If you do in fact buy into the expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" then the following, family and friends, is my 61,000 word essay on the past couple months.

1) Cameron had to go to CA for business so Colby came up the mountain to keep me company...and he brought a couple feet of snow with him. Me, "Oh, let's do a movie marathon!" Colby, "OR we could climb Vulture Peak". What I thought, "Heck No"...what I said, "You are a 14-year-old boy...so okay".

2) Cameron and I have been married 2 whole years now. As the activity brainstorming session began we both knew it was going to be hard to beat last year's sand castle and Lakers game combo. The conversation went a little something like this: Why don't we head into the mountains and stay at a romantic cabin? Oh wait, we live here. Okay, let's go to the "Big City" then...where the animals are stupid and think they are untouchable.

3) Ah, and then came Easter. A time to celebrate life and the amazing God we serve...and then hide 100 eggs, fight (everyone) and obsess (Cam and Liz) over finding all of them, stuff our faces with some amazing food...

...and then shoot the eggs and whatever cute little chick (or mouse/elephant) posters my sister has so kindly painted. Tradition is a wonderful thing. And my mom is unnaturally good with a sling shot.

4) Cameron's first Colorado winter had been a boring and over hyped one until the last couple months. We got a couple 2+ feet storms followed by blue skies and warm weather. A perfect set-up for shirtless snowball fights (him, not me) and beautiful "Roof Daggers" as we call them.

5) When people come to visit us it always becomes glaringly obvious how bizarre of a life we do lead. Katie's visit from CA was no different. I think the "without power" hours outnumbered the "with power" hours during the 4 blizzard days she was here. We cooked on the BBQ, hiked around in camouflage (accessorized and made "cute" by a couple of high belts), sat and watched the fire, played in the snow, and shoveled...a lot. Due to the lack of human contact and technology usage the question of the week quickly turned into - "what century are we in?". She probably kissed the ground (or more likely the power lines) once she landed in CA but we had a great time having her here and will have her back any time (Hey Katie, BYOS - Bring your own shovel).

6) You know the scene at the beginning of The Lion King? No, you are adults? Okay, so a little kid once told me about the scene at the beginning of the Lion King (snicker), where all the animals flock together and sing a nice song (read: a song that has hard to hit notes that will get stuck in your head so be careful...or at least that is what the kid said...). Well, judging by the view out our front window, Disney was not far off with their "life in the wild" depiction. After the last big storm it is like they all called each other up and hatched a plan to infiltrate us. Wild Turkey Toms are gobbling all around (both torture and exhilaration for the dogs), there are deer everywhere, and the fox kits are coming out of the den to learn the ropes.

And there you have it, my Doctoral Dissertation on February through April. It may be the first and last Doctoral Dissertation to use The Lion King as an example...and I am okay with that.

Up next - Back breaking Spring Chores and the pictures to prove it.