Well, hello there!

Wow, it has been a long time since the last update! DT here, slightly shamed since I believe it was I who promised to never go a month without an update. Um, sorry?

I wish I could say we've been busy but that's just not true. It does feel a little like we are slowly waking up from our long winter's nap. There are some lovely signs of spring out there: birds now acompany us on our morning walks, the plastic sheeting is off most of the windows and there are a few green shoots poking up in various places. I was thinking of posting some pictures of our front yard; what with the giant clumps of dirt and the tire tracks from the backhoe it almost looks like flowers blooming on the moon but instead I'll post this:



Front row: Greg, Emily and Dave; back row: Ellen, Amy Beth, Anne, David, Melissa, Tom, Jenne, Stan, Matt, Jenny, Raegan, Kramer, Karen and Matthew. Despite our smiles, we were missing Jane (who was sick) and Dana & Debbie (who broke her foot) and so many others who wanted to walk with us.

Here is Team Martini in lovely East Lansing last Sunday for the Spartan Stride 5K. We were the last team to arrive and the last team to cross the finish line but we had the best t-shirts!

Isn't that awesome? A million thanks to Matt Sturm for the sweet logo. This is actually the second shirt I've owned that Matt designed. He also came up with a fantastic Flash Gordon-inspired design for our bowling league a few years ago. Besides being a very talented designer, Matt is an all-around great person. If you have any design-related needs, let me know and I'll put you in touch!

Thanks also to Emily who coordinated the production of the shirts and to Jenny who got this whole ball rolling. When we first heard about the walk, we never imagined that anyone would be getting up early on a Sunday morning to drive over an hour to walk in who-knows-what kind of weather. And then people started signing up, people we know, people from other cities and states! Once someone mentioned t-shirts I knew I had to do it!

So, thanks everyone for spending a lovely day walking with us. Let's do it again soon!

And before I forget, you can make a donation here. Tell them Team Martini sent you.

Thanks for reading and I hope everyone is enjoying what counts as spring where you are!