I offered to check out snow conditions on specific trails for the WI's. Kathy thought that Water Canyon and Valle Canyon looked promising. She asked if I would check them out and let Barbara know because she will be leading the next two Wednesday snowshoes.
Today I snowshoed up Water Canyon to FR181 and then down old FR181 to West Jemez Road and walked that road back to my car.
You can park alongside West Jemez Road at the Water Canyon entrance road or those with adventurous vehicles can drive in. From West Jemez Road to the Water Canyon trailhead locked entrance gate, there is thin snow and ice cover but I was easily able to snowshoe down from the road. The snow is thin right at the locked entrance gate and if the warm conditions continue, may get bare this weekend.
After that, the snow is hard packed and most recently traveled by hikers. Then there is a section that gets lots of shade where the snow was softer. In the area on the left of the first major side canyon to Water Canyon, which gets a lot of sun, there was a bare spot which was easy to get around.
When you get to the meadow where you have to cross the stream (the crossing is getting marginal but a fraidy cat like me was able to do it!) there are some bare spots in the meadow but the trail into the Water Canyon narrows on the left was fine.
I didn't think I was going to go up Water Canyon to FR181 by myself because I can get spooked in narrow canyons but it seemed friendly enough. The snow was nice and had been snowshoed enough to pack it nicely until you got closer to FR181 and then it was less traveled but highly doable. I managed to slide off and into the snow when I crossed the final stout fallen log across the trail before going up to FR181. Imagining a mountain lion coming in for the kill, I got a bit perturbed at myself as I frantically tried to extricate myself from the soft snow.
FR181 was like a groomed trail because a narrow axled motorized vehicle had driven over it. The vehicle tracks went almost halfway down old FR181 until the sharp curve area where it gets really rutted. Surprisingly, no one had recreated on the old road since the last storm. At one short area of southern exposure, there were outright short bare stretches. When I got to the area where the Perimeter Trail (coming from Water Canyon) intersects old FR181, I couldn't see any tracks and decided to walk down to West Jemez and return to my car via the road.
It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day of bluer than blue skies with high, silvery clouds and fantastic views, from FR181, of the Sangre de Cristos.
Distance snowshoed today was 4.4 miles and walked about .5 miles on West Jemez back to car. GPS batteries died so got the mileages from Craig Martin's book. Took about 2 1/2 hours.
Hopefully, I'll be checking out Valle Canyon on Sunday or Monday.
The Wish I Had a Brain! refers to my experiment: I wanted to see if the snowshoes would be healthier for my feet if I wore waterproof shoes and no overboots. Big problem was, though, that I forgot my gaiters at home! I only remembered that I had planned to wear them when I noticed cold snow going down the back of my mid-cut Keen Targhee hiking boots. At the end of the hike, my socks were soaked.
I need to dry the Keen's out for a week and then try the experiment again but this time with the gaiters! I did feel I could move my feet more naturally without the overboots but getting soaked feet is certainly not an ideal situation. Still, it may work with the gaiters on short trips. All day trips would definitely require the overboots!
I'm going to make a huge stew: onions, garlic, whole wheat pasta, jarred red peppers, canned pumpkin, jarred artichoke hearts, black soybeans, jarred tomato paste, canned tomatoes, leftover red coleslaw, okra, spinach, seasonings and olive oil. The canned foods are low in sodium except for the jarred artichoke hearts and jarred red peppers and they are reasonable amounts that will provide the sodium for the stew. In addition, I'm making spouse a potato kugel. I have to get to work now!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Glad I Went
Last night I was so tired that I planned to sleep in this morning and not bother with the WI snowshoe today. Fortunately, I was so tired that I actually went to bed around 10pm and naturally, sans alarm, woke at 7:30am which gave me time to get ready to meet the group up at Pajarito Ski Area at 10am.
Nine people showed up. Right away, we broke into two groups. The Zinn's, Wilson's and a couple I didn't know were in the group that wasn't going to the top. Kathy, Barbara and I were in the group that went to the top of Pajarito Mountain via Rim Run and Columbine Corner.
We had lunch on the backside of Pajarito on a tall wooden bench that looked like a picnic table. I didn't eat lunch because I wasn't sure I had time but it turns out that I would have. (On the way home, I ate my two Clif Bars on the drive down Camp May Road.)
Barbara was wearing hiking shoes. Kathy put her snowshoes on after lunch and I used snowshoes both up and down. On the way down, I told them to not wait for me. I'm very slow slapping down the mountain in the MSR snowshoes. They went down Bonanza while I followed Zero Base Road down to Lone Spruce and back to the Lodge, getting back around 2pm.
Barbara did very well in hiking shoes, only sinking when Kathy took us back down to the groomed roads after lunch. Then she sank to her hips in one spot!
Kathy has asked me to report on snow conditions on any snowshoe trips I take. I volunteered to check out specific areas if she has any in mind. This is good because it will encourage me to snowshoe!
On the drive home, I was amused listening to Colin Fletcher's book on tape, River, where he mentions how elated he got after an hour and half walk interspersed in all his river running. I could identify with that because I dearly love mobility with my feet attached to the ground. Maybe if I could get a more comfortable pair of snow shoes that don't feel like I'm slapping like a duck out of water on the downhill....
Tidbits: Dave will be getting a knee replacement. Jake, Mahlon's dog, will be getting some surgery on his leg to realign the bones better. Barbara is the one who skiied last week all the way to Rosie's Point (Guaje Canyon Overlook). Barbara's husband may build a quinzee in a large drift near the Pipeline Road Overlook. I told Barbara and Kathy about a beautiful igloo that I saw off NM-4 at the Valle Grande. There is a nice drift on the back of Pajarito Mountain but the snow cover looks in places thinner than years past. Barbara mentioned a trail that has been worked on lately (believe inFall 2008) that goes from Valle Canyon Pass up to Cerro Grande. She seems to believe it's different from the Handline Trail. She said that when you're at the summit, you follow an obvious trail in a straight line from the summit. This sounds like the Handline Trail but would be worth checking out when the snow is gone. Ginny and Jeanne have handed over the hiking club to Annette, Kathy and Barbara. Called PEEC and they'll get back to me on what charge is just for Saturday workshop.
Doing two loads of laundry. Happy to be alive!
Nine people showed up. Right away, we broke into two groups. The Zinn's, Wilson's and a couple I didn't know were in the group that wasn't going to the top. Kathy, Barbara and I were in the group that went to the top of Pajarito Mountain via Rim Run and Columbine Corner.
We had lunch on the backside of Pajarito on a tall wooden bench that looked like a picnic table. I didn't eat lunch because I wasn't sure I had time but it turns out that I would have. (On the way home, I ate my two Clif Bars on the drive down Camp May Road.)
Barbara was wearing hiking shoes. Kathy put her snowshoes on after lunch and I used snowshoes both up and down. On the way down, I told them to not wait for me. I'm very slow slapping down the mountain in the MSR snowshoes. They went down Bonanza while I followed Zero Base Road down to Lone Spruce and back to the Lodge, getting back around 2pm.
Barbara did very well in hiking shoes, only sinking when Kathy took us back down to the groomed roads after lunch. Then she sank to her hips in one spot!
Kathy has asked me to report on snow conditions on any snowshoe trips I take. I volunteered to check out specific areas if she has any in mind. This is good because it will encourage me to snowshoe!
On the drive home, I was amused listening to Colin Fletcher's book on tape, River, where he mentions how elated he got after an hour and half walk interspersed in all his river running. I could identify with that because I dearly love mobility with my feet attached to the ground. Maybe if I could get a more comfortable pair of snow shoes that don't feel like I'm slapping like a duck out of water on the downhill....
Tidbits: Dave will be getting a knee replacement. Jake, Mahlon's dog, will be getting some surgery on his leg to realign the bones better. Barbara is the one who skiied last week all the way to Rosie's Point (Guaje Canyon Overlook). Barbara's husband may build a quinzee in a large drift near the Pipeline Road Overlook. I told Barbara and Kathy about a beautiful igloo that I saw off NM-4 at the Valle Grande. There is a nice drift on the back of Pajarito Mountain but the snow cover looks in places thinner than years past. Barbara mentioned a trail that has been worked on lately (believe inFall 2008) that goes from Valle Canyon Pass up to Cerro Grande. She seems to believe it's different from the Handline Trail. She said that when you're at the summit, you follow an obvious trail in a straight line from the summit. This sounds like the Handline Trail but would be worth checking out when the snow is gone. Ginny and Jeanne have handed over the hiking club to Annette, Kathy and Barbara. Called PEEC and they'll get back to me on what charge is just for Saturday workshop.
Doing two loads of laundry. Happy to be alive!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Pleased to Discover
Walked on West Road-Camp May Road bypass. Was pleased to discover that there is now a pedestrian opening in the tall, razor wire fence that blocks off entrance to West Jemez Road from West Road. Was even more pleased to discover that two roundtrips, starting from intersection of Camp May Road-West Jemez Road, equals my statutory daily 4 miles. Wore five pound Ironwear CoolVest to add oomph to the uphills.
Tomorrow is Santa Fe trip. I'll exercise in the evening. Hope the moon will still be bright and brilliant tomorrow!
Tomorrow is Santa Fe trip. I'll exercise in the evening. Hope the moon will still be bright and brilliant tomorrow!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Walking Around White Rock
Got a late start, 1:30pm. Stopped at MPL and then headed to White Rock about 2pm. Stopped at WR branch of MPL. Have to go in east entrance now because construction work being done on main entrance. Was trolling non-return boxes at both libraries. Not much of note found. Then on to Jemez House Thrift Shop. Looked at books but they were so messy - it would take a lot of effort to find anything unless you happened to spot it on top. Had no old ski poles or pretty cloth placemats so bought nada. Then, onto Smith's - bought frozen Welch's grape juice concentrate that I use to sweeten tea, Minneola tangelos (make spectacular juice and only 99 cents a pound right now) and frozen mild red chile. Had small cooler and two blue ice to keep things cold while I walked but juice concentrate thawed anyway - surprise, surprise! : )
Started walking down NM-4 toward Grand Canyon but then turned off on La Vista and simply wandered through some neighborhoods. Decided White Rock proper is too congested for walking compared to Pajarito Acres. Stopped in at WR MPL and orange outhouses along Overlook Road for bathroom stops. Next time will walk NM-4 to Pajarito Acres and back. I could start at WR MPL to add some distance. In the old days, I estimated that it was a three mile round trip from Smith's to Pajarito Acres and back.
Wonder if GPS is malfunctioning. At Overlook Road it read 3.33 and then read 5.16 when I got back to Smith's. Doesn't seem like it was that long.
Started walking down NM-4 toward Grand Canyon but then turned off on La Vista and simply wandered through some neighborhoods. Decided White Rock proper is too congested for walking compared to Pajarito Acres. Stopped in at WR MPL and orange outhouses along Overlook Road for bathroom stops. Next time will walk NM-4 to Pajarito Acres and back. I could start at WR MPL to add some distance. In the old days, I estimated that it was a three mile round trip from Smith's to Pajarito Acres and back.
Wonder if GPS is malfunctioning. At Overlook Road it read 3.33 and then read 5.16 when I got back to Smith's. Doesn't seem like it was that long.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Windy But Good
Snowshoed with WI on Cañada Bonita Trail. There were six XC skiers. Four of them, including Faye and David, made it out to the old VCNP fence in the meadow and then turned around because of the fierce winds and wind-whipped ground snow (not fierce enough to call a ground blizzard but daunting and strong enough to partially fill in our tracks). One of the skiers, Barbara, was very strong and was still headed out toward the Pipeline Road Overlook. Another, Leon, was skiing by himself.
There were nine snowshoers. Two, Ginny and Mahlon (and their dog, Jake), started late and I don't know how far they went. Four made it to the edge of the meadow. One more only went as far as the old VCNP fence and then said she'd wait for us in the trees while Kathy and I continued on. We went through the meadow, just to the top of the ridge and then turned around for four miles RT.
On the way back, we accidentally turned off on Nordic trail L so if Annette was waiting for us in the trees, we missed her. We didn't realize our mistake (we were yakking away!) until we saw Leon. At first, it still didn't dawn on us what we'd done and we asked if he had seen Annette. Then, with embarrassment and concern for Annette, we cut through the woods a short distance to get back to the snowshoer-legal meadow trail. We then back-tracked to where we had made the wrong turn to see if we could find Annette but couldn't. I don't know her phone number but sent her an email apologizing. I said in the email that perhaps our brains were addled by our exertion! I certainly hope she made it back all right.
If I heard right and did the math correctly, Kathy is 72 years old. She did wonderful! I enjoyed talking with her on the way back.
When we were almost back, I heard a skier behind us say she'd pass on my left and I absolutely froze! Fortunately, she was an excellent skier and managed to go by me in the narrow space.
Going to daughter's for dinner tonight. She has promised me vegetables including potatoes and cabbage - yum, yum! She and grandson will come over to our house tomorrow for pizza.
There were nine snowshoers. Two, Ginny and Mahlon (and their dog, Jake), started late and I don't know how far they went. Four made it to the edge of the meadow. One more only went as far as the old VCNP fence and then said she'd wait for us in the trees while Kathy and I continued on. We went through the meadow, just to the top of the ridge and then turned around for four miles RT.
On the way back, we accidentally turned off on Nordic trail L so if Annette was waiting for us in the trees, we missed her. We didn't realize our mistake (we were yakking away!) until we saw Leon. At first, it still didn't dawn on us what we'd done and we asked if he had seen Annette. Then, with embarrassment and concern for Annette, we cut through the woods a short distance to get back to the snowshoer-legal meadow trail. We then back-tracked to where we had made the wrong turn to see if we could find Annette but couldn't. I don't know her phone number but sent her an email apologizing. I said in the email that perhaps our brains were addled by our exertion! I certainly hope she made it back all right.
If I heard right and did the math correctly, Kathy is 72 years old. She did wonderful! I enjoyed talking with her on the way back.
When we were almost back, I heard a skier behind us say she'd pass on my left and I absolutely froze! Fortunately, she was an excellent skier and managed to go by me in the narrow space.
Going to daughter's for dinner tonight. She has promised me vegetables including potatoes and cabbage - yum, yum! She and grandson will come over to our house tomorrow for pizza.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Fun Day
Woke at 8:30am yet barely made it to Los Alamos Fitness Center's two over-fifty fitness classes on time. Attended weight-lifting class from 12:15-1pm and then cardio stretch until 1:45pm. Was a lecture on back safety afterwards but had to run to BESC for Strong Women info meeting that ended at 2:30pm.
I liked the LA Fitness Center classes but they would entail buying either a fitness center membership or a fitness-class-only punch card. Last time I looked at the cost for their fitness classes, it was 10 classes for $75 which is a bit pricier than the YMCA.
Strong Women is a possibility if they have space. Strong Women graduates like me only get second preference so we'll see. Haven't paid for anything yet until they tell me there is space.
I had fun in the cardio stretch class because it was moving to oldies and was almost like dancing! The stretch afterwards was to Enya music and very peaceful. Enjoyed weight-lifting but that's pretty standard stuff and would be similar in Strong Women.
After stop at library, went to Radio Shack to borrow specialized screwdriver to dismantle harddrive from outmoded Firewire device. Took a while but I was successful. This evening I have to twist the 4 disk plattters so they are unusable.
When got back home, threw everything in house and went to work on snow removal. Made good progress except for ice glacier next to my car.
I would really like to snowshoe tomorrow while the snow is fresh.
I liked the LA Fitness Center classes but they would entail buying either a fitness center membership or a fitness-class-only punch card. Last time I looked at the cost for their fitness classes, it was 10 classes for $75 which is a bit pricier than the YMCA.
Strong Women is a possibility if they have space. Strong Women graduates like me only get second preference so we'll see. Haven't paid for anything yet until they tell me there is space.
I had fun in the cardio stretch class because it was moving to oldies and was almost like dancing! The stretch afterwards was to Enya music and very peaceful. Enjoyed weight-lifting but that's pretty standard stuff and would be similar in Strong Women.
After stop at library, went to Radio Shack to borrow specialized screwdriver to dismantle harddrive from outmoded Firewire device. Took a while but I was successful. This evening I have to twist the 4 disk plattters so they are unusable.
When got back home, threw everything in house and went to work on snow removal. Made good progress except for ice glacier next to my car.
I would really like to snowshoe tomorrow while the snow is fresh.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Snow Witch
Reluctantly donned Sorels this evening and went out bitching, moaning and complaining, riding my O-Cedar broom, to work on snow removal.
Ever since I tore down the gutters over the back porch a few years back, snow accumulates on the porch slab if it's a big, drifty storm. I cleared it so it doesn't melt in place on the porch because then it won't drain properly and forms ice. I also cleared a path for spouse to the satellite dish and even swept off the dish.
Out front, had to remove piles of snow that spouse earlier had "helpfully" pitched in front of the side gate. Had to do that so I could wrestle the recycle and trash bins out of the side yard and they will stay out for the duration of the winter. Next year, I plan to fasten the side gate open because it's too hard to open and close it when the snow pile behind it (that's where I throw a lot of the driveway snow) gets bigger.
Cleared full width of sidewalk. It helped that spouse had cleared most of it earlier. Scraped and shaved snow off front porch so mailman doesn't kill himself. Cleared path around front and driver's side of spouse's car and swept both cars one last time for good measure. It was snowing when I was clearing but not too heavy. Has stopped for now.
Plan to get up at 8am tomorrow to make sure I don't weasel out of going to the info meeting on the over 50 fitness classes at the LA Fitness Center.
I'm a little hepped up now from cocoa nibs that I had with dried fruit after supper.
Ever since I tore down the gutters over the back porch a few years back, snow accumulates on the porch slab if it's a big, drifty storm. I cleared it so it doesn't melt in place on the porch because then it won't drain properly and forms ice. I also cleared a path for spouse to the satellite dish and even swept off the dish.
Out front, had to remove piles of snow that spouse earlier had "helpfully" pitched in front of the side gate. Had to do that so I could wrestle the recycle and trash bins out of the side yard and they will stay out for the duration of the winter. Next year, I plan to fasten the side gate open because it's too hard to open and close it when the snow pile behind it (that's where I throw a lot of the driveway snow) gets bigger.
Cleared full width of sidewalk. It helped that spouse had cleared most of it earlier. Scraped and shaved snow off front porch so mailman doesn't kill himself. Cleared path around front and driver's side of spouse's car and swept both cars one last time for good measure. It was snowing when I was clearing but not too heavy. Has stopped for now.
Plan to get up at 8am tomorrow to make sure I don't weasel out of going to the info meeting on the over 50 fitness classes at the LA Fitness Center.
I'm a little hepped up now from cocoa nibs that I had with dried fruit after supper.
Popcorn
I'm starving for popcorn and will make it soon. Sister suggests making it in ordinary paper bag but I have none so I'm forced to make it in killer-death number-7-triangle, old plastic microwave popcorn popper but make it I will!
I did a Jari Love exercise dvd - Slim and Lean. Laughed to see smiling exercisers while yours truly was grimacing and cursing under breath during pulses and isometric holds! Afterwards, did half of Yoga for Longevity and then took nap on floor during relaxation pose.
I feel less depressed today but no less tired. Technically speaking, I'm in bed long enough but just don't sleep well. Not sure what I can do about that because I can't control how I sleep once I'm asleep.
Will miss spouse's company when he returns to work tomorrow - go figure! : ) I guess I've gotten use to the constant company! Who knows - with the snow lightly falling and blowing all day, he may not.
Facebook can get somewhat addictive. It's fun to check it to see what your friends wrote and respond with short comments.
I did a Jari Love exercise dvd - Slim and Lean. Laughed to see smiling exercisers while yours truly was grimacing and cursing under breath during pulses and isometric holds! Afterwards, did half of Yoga for Longevity and then took nap on floor during relaxation pose.
I feel less depressed today but no less tired. Technically speaking, I'm in bed long enough but just don't sleep well. Not sure what I can do about that because I can't control how I sleep once I'm asleep.
Will miss spouse's company when he returns to work tomorrow - go figure! : ) I guess I've gotten use to the constant company! Who knows - with the snow lightly falling and blowing all day, he may not.
Facebook can get somewhat addictive. It's fun to check it to see what your friends wrote and respond with short comments.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Old, Cold and Depressed
I'll keep trying to get more sleep to help the depressed part but not sure what I can do about the old and cold!
SF trip today. Stomach had the twisties while waiting in Border's for spouse who was checking out TVs at Best Buy. They never developed into anything full-blown but it was worrisome.
Don't go to Best Buy if you want to buy an LCD TV. Best Buy suggested that spouse could pay an extra $300 over the cost of the TV to have a technician come to our house to "adjust" it, plus they tried to convince him that he'd need to buy a sound system for it as well. Best Buy's 3 year extended service contract is $250 while Baillio's is $149. The salesman at Baillio's, per spouse, was much more honest. He showed spouse how easy it is to adjust the picture with the remote control! We haven't bought a new TV yet and frankly, I don't care if we ever do but spouse is busily researching all the options. I shopped at Vitamin Cottage while spouse trolled the TV section in Baillio's.
Had a late supper and didn't finish with everything until 9pm. This is because I had a late lunch on the ride home and then went out early to walk. Today I bought some raspberry apple sauce to put on warmed fennel muffins and also added some cinnamon. It tasted like cake!
Israel is acting like Hitler in its invasion of Gaza! When will the world care about the plight of the Palestinians?
I am looking forward to spouse returning to work on Monday while he is hoping for a snow day to extend the vacation!
SF trip today. Stomach had the twisties while waiting in Border's for spouse who was checking out TVs at Best Buy. They never developed into anything full-blown but it was worrisome.
Don't go to Best Buy if you want to buy an LCD TV. Best Buy suggested that spouse could pay an extra $300 over the cost of the TV to have a technician come to our house to "adjust" it, plus they tried to convince him that he'd need to buy a sound system for it as well. Best Buy's 3 year extended service contract is $250 while Baillio's is $149. The salesman at Baillio's, per spouse, was much more honest. He showed spouse how easy it is to adjust the picture with the remote control! We haven't bought a new TV yet and frankly, I don't care if we ever do but spouse is busily researching all the options. I shopped at Vitamin Cottage while spouse trolled the TV section in Baillio's.
Had a late supper and didn't finish with everything until 9pm. This is because I had a late lunch on the ride home and then went out early to walk. Today I bought some raspberry apple sauce to put on warmed fennel muffins and also added some cinnamon. It tasted like cake!
Israel is acting like Hitler in its invasion of Gaza! When will the world care about the plight of the Palestinians?
I am looking forward to spouse returning to work on Monday while he is hoping for a snow day to extend the vacation!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Quiet Afternoon
Spouse and I walked five miles in the streets of White Rock and La Senda with the WRSC hiking group. I was surprised to see the mileage was that great. Eve had wanted to walk the trails near the Pojoaque Fitness Center, actually next week's hike on the schedule, but we voted to stay in White Rock as we had to pick up grandson before noon so son-in-law could go to work.
Gordon has a nice, new GPS that he was experimenting with. Our numbers were small - only seven of us. The walk was slow-paced but enjoyable. It was good to see spouse able to walk reasonably pain-free. His back hurt him a little but he did well to walk five miles.
Birds in White Rock were singing and flocking on trees like Spring had already come.
In downtown Los Alamos, the great melt is occurring and snowplows are clearing the roads of ice before the next big storm.
Spouse took grandson to McD's for lunch - always a winner and then to the Trans-Lux Theatre in Española to see Tales of Despereaux. I told spouse that he was grandson's friend and that spouse had better take care of his health. So far, grandson doesn't have a close friend but we're all hoping he finds one.
I took a sack of 1998 receipts to the bank's huge, heavy duty shredder and quickly made mince-paper out of them. Right when I finished, the machine jammed but they helped me un-jam it by putting it in reverse.
Then, kamikaze-like, I placed four bags of old magazines on the non-return shelves at the downtown library. I had already placed two at the White Rock branch. I'll have two more if son-in-law doesn't want the ones I separated out for him. Then, when spouse finishes reading the rest of the 2008 mags, I probably will have two more. Next time the airlines offer us magazines for our expiring miles, I don't want them because neither of us reads them! There were one and two foot piles in the office and now it's all clean!
On Monday, I check out the courses the Los Alamos Fitness Center will be having for people older than 50. That same day, an informational meeting for the Strong Women program is held. The Strong Women give you 24 classes for $60. I'll see how that compares with the fitness center. A Strong Men program will be starting too. They get a book but the women only get an email newsletter - not fair! ; )
Now to check Facebook. So far I have 5 friends - daughter, daughter's mother-in-law, sister, brother and a woman in town who writes a neat blog. I found out yesterday that you can chat in Facebook and I suggested to my brother that we do that one day. I may enjoy that better than phone calls!
Oh, one more thing that I thought of last night: Inauguration day will be like Christmas and New Year's all rolled up in one!
I have to admit to not being too excited, though, about Christmas this year. I don't know what it was but, now that it's safely over, I put on some Christmas cds last night while stretching!
Gordon has a nice, new GPS that he was experimenting with. Our numbers were small - only seven of us. The walk was slow-paced but enjoyable. It was good to see spouse able to walk reasonably pain-free. His back hurt him a little but he did well to walk five miles.
Birds in White Rock were singing and flocking on trees like Spring had already come.
In downtown Los Alamos, the great melt is occurring and snowplows are clearing the roads of ice before the next big storm.
Spouse took grandson to McD's for lunch - always a winner and then to the Trans-Lux Theatre in Española to see Tales of Despereaux. I told spouse that he was grandson's friend and that spouse had better take care of his health. So far, grandson doesn't have a close friend but we're all hoping he finds one.
I took a sack of 1998 receipts to the bank's huge, heavy duty shredder and quickly made mince-paper out of them. Right when I finished, the machine jammed but they helped me un-jam it by putting it in reverse.
Then, kamikaze-like, I placed four bags of old magazines on the non-return shelves at the downtown library. I had already placed two at the White Rock branch. I'll have two more if son-in-law doesn't want the ones I separated out for him. Then, when spouse finishes reading the rest of the 2008 mags, I probably will have two more. Next time the airlines offer us magazines for our expiring miles, I don't want them because neither of us reads them! There were one and two foot piles in the office and now it's all clean!
On Monday, I check out the courses the Los Alamos Fitness Center will be having for people older than 50. That same day, an informational meeting for the Strong Women program is held. The Strong Women give you 24 classes for $60. I'll see how that compares with the fitness center. A Strong Men program will be starting too. They get a book but the women only get an email newsletter - not fair! ; )
Now to check Facebook. So far I have 5 friends - daughter, daughter's mother-in-law, sister, brother and a woman in town who writes a neat blog. I found out yesterday that you can chat in Facebook and I suggested to my brother that we do that one day. I may enjoy that better than phone calls!
Oh, one more thing that I thought of last night: Inauguration day will be like Christmas and New Year's all rolled up in one!
I have to admit to not being too excited, though, about Christmas this year. I don't know what it was but, now that it's safely over, I put on some Christmas cds last night while stretching!
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