Spring!!!

Yaaaaaay! It's finally spring and the weather here has been incredible. So warm for this time of year. We spent a week in Cancun, Mexico and came home to snow our first night but then it completely shifted. Mexico was just what we needed. Lots of rest and relaxation. We didn't do anything we planned to but that's what was needed. We sat by the pool or played in the surf everyday. I can't remember the last time I spent so much time in the sun but I came home feeling revitalized. We all did. The resort, Crown Paradise Club was okay. I don't think I'd go there again because it was a little larger than I would prefer and it was the all-inclusive deal so there are some drawbacks to that too but no real major complaints because we just wanted to relax and hang out with the kids for a week and that's what we did. They had so much fun playing in the water everyday. There were kids clubs for both of their ages so they were able to go and do activities with other children their age and it gave Art and I a chance to be on our own for a couple of hours a day. Unfortunately, the pictures didn't turn out very well because, as I learned later, there was sunscreen all over the lense which distorted most of them. We arrived home about 10:30 at night and then Art had to get up and head to the airport early the next morning to catch his flight back to The Fort. That was a big drag for all of us, no time to readjust to being home and Daddy had to leave while the kids were still sleeping. I think we all went into shock for the next week.

I'm getting ready to start a three week cleanse with my herbal group. I have spent the past week cutting out caffeine, animal products, getting lots of rest and staying close to home to keep the stress level down. The weather has been so nice that the kids and I have been taking walks on the trail in the mornings. It's so nice to finally shake off winter and move into milder weather. My cleanse begins on Sunday with a trip to an ecovillage where we will be doing a sweat lodge and then Monday morning we begin our first week of raw foods. I'm excited about it. It feels like such a great way to start spring.