Yeah! It's Guest Post Monday! (That's what I am calling it now.) One of the many lovely folks I've met on Twitter is Marghanita. Marghanita Hughes is a children’s book author, illustrator and the creator of the award winning Little Humbugs. She is passionate about encouraging our children’s interest in the guardianship of The Earth we share. She strongly believes that children can influence change. Her Mission is to deliver this positive message to them through the delightful characters in her enchanting stories.

If you visit her blog you will be delighted by her photography. Through her photos and illustrations she really does capture the magic of the natural world.

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Like most things in my life, I feel like this blog could use a little organization. Fortunately, I love organizing. My mom tells tales of how as a baby I’d open the Tupperware cabinet, pull out all the containers and then put them back in neater order than she had them.

Despite my best efforts, my life with little ones is in constant need of clearing out, cleaning up and figuring out what goes where. At least once I get this blog straightened away no can mess it up except me. (That’s not to say that every post will be in the following format, but most will.)

Without further ado, I introduce to you my new format! I stole it from my guidebook to cross-country ski trails. Sneaky, huh?

Make the perfect snowball

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It's week three of guest postapalooza! You folks are doing such good work, so I am just going to rest on my laurels and observe.

I think of winter as snow, cold and ice, but Debi has a different perspective from her sun drenched home in southern California. Today she is sharing some ways to have winter fun--without the snow.

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We've been cross-country skiing every weekend since mid-December and it has been wonderful. There have been bright sunny days and stormy, snowy days. Tours where I broke a sweat in a t-shirt and tours where I stayed bundled up even on the steepest hills. When you head into the woods, it is hard to know what to expect--the environment is so dynamic.

Regardless of the temperature or the visibility, we like to talk about how other critters handle winter. How do they stay warm? What do they eat? Where are they?

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Well, not quite, but we had just put them on.

A couple weekends ago my family and I were soaking in the Boiling River in Yellowstone, as we like to do. It's a great way for the kids to get in a little activity before we plop them in the ski trailer for a couple hours. Plus, soaking in hot springs is one of the greatest treats in the world.

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