Things are a buzz in our household. Literally. The boys, including grown Ben, shaved their heads into a "buzz" haircut for the trip. Since we are on the mountain for 9 days -- we will go a very long time without a shower. I've never gone 9 days without showering. Imagine your hair without a shower for 9 days.....hmmm....Thus the boys shaved their heads. We all agreed that while Hannah looks adorable with a shaved head, Maya and I should probably keep our hair on. So I went out today and found BIG head bands to cover up my eventual unwashed hair. Here in Denver - right now - this seems like it's a big deal, but I am sure up on the mountain when it's zero degrees and the wind is blowing, I won't care if I haven't taken a shower in 7 days. Once I backpacked in the Tetons for 30 days -- but it was summer and I jumped in a creek or even glacier fed lake to clean off every few days. We won't have the luxury of any creeks or lakes to jump in for this trip. I'm already looking forward to the shower when we get back down the mountain.
We have also been talking about our summit day treat for the top of the mountain. Ben doesn't understand how important a decision this is. After climbing hard for hours on end, you want to enjoy something extra sweet at the top. It could be oxygen deprivation, or the need to carbo load, but the sweeter it is -- the better it seems to taste. I think my body will go into shock - but I'm looking forward to that too. Chocolate covered almonds is my treat, Maya wants M & M's, Dillon wants jelly beans, and Hannah chose the new peanut butter snickers....Ben said he would choose spinach. Good luck getting that through customs.
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