A New Lease on Life

Didja notice Britain's oldest mom is close to giving birth? Age 66...

http://news.aol.com/health/article/britains-oldest-expectant-mother/487724?icid=mainhp-laptopdl3link4http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Fhealth%2Farticle%2Fbritains-oldest-expectant-mother%2F487724

My first thought was "Are you NUTS?!"

But it wasn't for the reasons you're thinking...it comes from bearing babies (both our girlies) in August -- which meant carrying them in utero through hot, sticky summers. Staying cool was a near-impossibility, even though I carried a spray bottle and wore a lot of sundresses. Both babies enjoyed turning somersaults and backflips at a moment's notice, even while I was laying down. (Both Husband and I got little sleep those past few months.)

So this dear lady is carrying a baby around Memorial Day? One of the warmest times of the year?

That's why I said it.

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We got back last night around 9 p.m., after two days of tooling around four-wheel-drive trails, hanging out at the St. Elmo general store, and soaking (aaahhhh...) at the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort. No snow around the pool, like these photos:

http://www.mtprinceton.com/pool_spa.html

But we did get turned back twice on trails, blocked by snow. Spring comes late to the mountains; the St. Elmo clerk told us they don't even get mail delivered until June!

We stayed in this 1878 cabin:

http://www.fourteenernet.com/orchidcabin/

No running water yet, just an outhouse this early in the season...but electricity at least (some places we've stayed at, that's not an option). And just plain relaxing.

I came home with sunburned shoulders, and a whole new attitude.