We were talking about who first started New Year's Resolutions. It cannot be attributed to a single person but there are some interesting past details.
The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions has very ancient roots—it wasn’t invented by any single person but evolved over thousands of years across different cultures. By the 19th century, the phrase “New Year’s resolution” appeared in print (Boston newspaper, 1813), and the concept shifted toward personal self-improvement goals rather than religious vows. Today, it’s mostly secular and focused on health, habits, and lifestyle changes. Examples of Victorian Era resolutions: "Write more letters to friends" and "Spend less on frivolous hats." Popular Early 1900s resolutions: "Stop smoking cigars indoors" and "Learn to dance the waltz properly."
We had a good laugh about how resolutions seem short-lived instead of lifestyle changes for good.
While the deer were looking forward to finding treats in our backyard, Cam was looking forward to exercise class at Cross Fit. The Ability Athletes class moved to Thursday evenings to save Saturday for other activities.
Friday was the first Unified Basketball game of the season. Chris attended with Cameron's team and the match finished before dinner.
Saturday's agenda included putting together a new desk for Chris. Cam was set up with the directions. He guided his dad along and at one point, they briefly disagreed on the screw type in one of the steps. As they continued along, Chris realized his son had been correct in his insistence and he had to disassemble some parts prior to re-assembling once again. The curved monitor looks especially cool on the new desk and now father and son have matching pieces for their desk areas.
Sunday marked the first of five sessions for adaptive skiing at Cannonsburg. The program is through ASAWM (Adaptive Skiing Association of West Michigan. Cam was fortunate enough to have one of the veteran instructors guide him down the hill. Chris snowboards and Jane skis alongside their son as "guards" along with other volunteers.
Cam's latest favorite phrase is "How about I make you a deal..." which leads to a statement about how he thinks something should go or a negotiation that will bring him to his own desired outcome.
For his first ski session of the season, he was a bit hesitant. Prior to heading out to Cannonsburg, he told his parents "How about I make you a deal. If I wipe out today, I definitely do not want to do adaptive skiing next year."
Fortunately, for us all Cam remained upright for each of his runs. His mom, however, did have a small wipeout when she hit a patch of ice. As she told her son, it would not deter her from continuing to ski this season or the next one!
Camology Quotes:
Chris has learned how to ride with Cam and his equipment on the chairlift at Cannonsburg. A new employee handling the lift greeted each of the skiers and we all noticed, especially Cam, who commented to his dad:
"It's good they can be so attentive and still do their job!"
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