The girls and I have stayed off the mountains during the past couple of weeks.  We don't have a lot of flexibility as to which days we can hike during the academic year, since both girls are heavily involved with a myriad of extracurricular activities.  Fridays have been our "hiking days" for the 2013-2014 school year...and our March Fridays have been met with snowstorms, sleet, and overall challenging weather.  Therefore, we've kept our hiking to the local streets and hills.  Hopefully, we can get back on the mountain trails next week.

In the meantime, check out Hugh's latest TED Talk.  It's groundbreaking, inspirational, and just plain cool.