So, I admit to faltering big time on workouts lately. By the end of winter, facing the gym or even another day in the cold just gets to me. But now, spring is here! And the neighbors' trampoline is open for business!

It often happens on nice days. All the neighbor kids get off the bus and the siblings come out to greet them and everyone ends up staying outside romping around and enjoying the sun and air. In our neighborhood, the kids invariably end up piling into the trampoline in the back yard of one of our neighbors. They got it as a big family Christmas gift a couple of years ago. And boy has it gotten some use since then.

Every so often, the parents join in at their own risk. Jump. Kick. Twist. Turn. Fall. Laugh. We're rewarded for the courage by burning a few calories while we spend some good old fashioned quality time with our kids. And it almost feels like we've found a little fountain of youth. Almost.