Rouse Family Adventures

  The mountain weather forecast called for 40 degree temperatures and blue skies. There hasn't been any recent snow- so it was going to be a beautiful day in the  mountains  but not a beautiful day to ski. Miyabi planted the idea and four of us jumped on the stoke wagon.  Where does one ski to when the skiing isn't going to be great- around Table Mountain. Basically a skiing objective where you only actually have to turn your skis a few times or if you're really creative not at all.  Ski Yoga  Can't beat the views  We left the parking lot and trudged up towards Artist's Point slapping our skis on ice, slightly cursing the conditions and building some more character. Juliet made the mistake of asking me what was new and got to hear all about potty training and my grout lines in our bathroom project.  Within a hour the snow had softened up a little bit and no one else asked me what was new-  things were looking much better.  We were cruising effortlessly like pros thr

It's a cloudy 40 degree day in January, it's only wet, not really  raining - the weather is nice today. So we took the boat out sailing for the weekend. Things were looking good as we headed  towards Orcas Island. The girl was happy. We had some wind and we were sailing. The seas were calm.  There was a blue spot in the sky. I could almost picture a five dollar bill floating into the side of the boat and plastering itself there. Annabelle assisting with the till All of a sudden, I hear this ruckus from Brandon, "My Outhaul! My Outhaul!!!". On high alert, I drop what I'm doing in the cabin, which was probably putting crayons into a zip-lock bag with Annabelle. I charged into the cockpit to investigate. In my head I'm thinking "Oh god, we're finally sinking" or "the cheap Chinese diesel heater erupted into flames".  A little cabin chaos courtesy of Annabelle I jumped into the cockpit.... only to discover another sailboat - sailing in the