a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdOA-d9FWI/AAAAAAAAAhM/XMOdSjRBf-U/s1600-h/IMG_0526.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdOA-d9FWI/AAAAAAAAAhM/XMOdSjRBf-U/s200/IMG_0526.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298289265300280674″ border=”0″ //aMy 5th graders made the Alpina dealer’s catalog for 2009!br /br /Dorcas Wonsavage, my Alpina rep and friend from back east, is great about sending stickers and tattoos for the students. I make sure to take lots of pictures and have parents sign photo release forms at the a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdOTftj7QI/AAAAAAAAAhU/TXmk8uDKlcI/s1600-h/IMG_0522.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdOTftj7QI/AAAAAAAAAhU/TXmk8uDKlcI/s200/IMG_0522.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298289583461756162″ border=”0″ //abeginning of each year. Apparently the release forms were a good idea because they are now in a National Magazine (cover shown above)!br /br /The elementary school has started their winter ski and board program on Friday’s. The entire school goes skiing each week and since I am home, I get to go too.br /br /My back has healed to the point of being able to ski freestyle although classic is still out of the question. The smallest thing can still set it off though, so I continue to be very careful about my daily activities.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdN2vlGJwI/AAAAAAAAAhE/MDbXkqWpL0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0523.JPG”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdN2vlGJwI/AAAAAAAAAhE/MDbXkqWpL0Y/s200/IMG_0523.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298289089505011458″ border=”0″ //abr /div style=”text-align: left;”With the increase of certain activities (skating, swimming, spinning) and the omition of others (running, classic skiing) my body is under a lot of stress. Skiing freestyle everyday really takes it out of my legs, where as swimming has pretty much shot my shoulders and rotator cuffs. I can’t stand to be on my trainer for more than a few hours at a time – and ability to do strength is limited. My body is in desparate need of some varitey.br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdNjprR0RI/AAAAAAAAAg8/FI3yoxABROY/s1600-h/IMG_0531.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PPMeqZXka1Y/SYdNjprR0RI/AAAAAAAAAg8/FI3yoxABROY/s400/IMG_0531.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298288761502814482″ border=”0″ //a span style=”font-size:85%;”span style=”font-style: italic;”Robbie Durtschi, getting in some ks during our afternoon jaunt/span/spanspan style=”text-decoration: underline;”br /br //spandiv style=”text-align: left;”span style=”font-size:100%;”Congratulations to teammates both abroad and stateside. I hope to be mixing it up with you guys come March./spanbr //div/div/divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4299718529371785873-6339810403433276162?l=in-the-arena-kate.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
