What's Your Favorite Winter Activity?

I really have two favorite activities. There is nothing like a cold, snowy winter's day, where my whole family just stays in their PJs for the entire afternoon.

We light a fire, run to Blockbuster to rent our favorite movies and just lie around and enjoy the day together. Even our dogs and cats are lounging around with us! Being indoors together allows us to joke, eat snacks and just catch up with one another. Days just don't get any better than that!!

My other favorite winter activity is taking a walk in my backyard right after a fresh snowfall. It's peaceful and beautiful, with the branches of every tree covered with snow. There is such a clean beauty to the earth at that point; I have the chance to think and just thank God for our world. I just really feel like all is right with world.

What's Your Favorite Winter Activity?

One of my favorite winter activities is skiing. I love the fresh air and beautiful scenery! But with my busy schedule, I don't have an opportunity to go very often, so when I get the chance to actually hit the slopes, I truly treasure it!

My other favorite activity is playing in the snow with my son Blaine. He is six years old - a big boy as he likes to tell me so often - so immediately after any amount of snowfall, he's all bundled up and ready to get in the yard and build snowmen or make a few snow angels!

Last Christmas Eve, the Chicago area was hit with a significant snowfall, and believe me, Blaine couldn't have been happier when he looked outside on Christmas day!