Hey, I'm here I'm here!
Went on a hike snowshoe yesterday that was exhausting. we've had this weird weather pattern. I'ts very cold down low. and we haven't been out of the fog for days. dense, cold, unpleasant and freezing so there's a coating of ice/frost on everything. all day! but go to the mountains... it's balmy and sunny. it's an air inversion with high pressure above holding in a layer of cold moist air over the lowlands.
the hike/ snowshoe we started out at 20 degrees. as we climbed up, it got warmer and sunnier, and the snow went from frozen rock solid to mushy. very hard to dress right for these conditions. we started out in layers, several. by early afternoon we were sweating and over heated in the sun... 67 degrees and sun on snow is very, very warm. it's complicated getting long johns off, and that would have been the last thing to go. left them on and stopped for lunch. DH had to be home before 5 (on call) so we were both whipped anyway. approximately 8 miles, 2800 feet gain. walking on snowshoes has always been hard for me. they are too wide for a normal stride, even the narrowest ones, so I get much more tired than walking normally.
I get motion sick on boats but Ok if I can see land. open ocean is definitely a problem. I don't do it. I got a little queazy after Avatar as I remember, fine during the movie, but when I got up to leave I felt funny for a while.
the weekend before I had a day off, and did chest, back, shoulders, bi's and tris. that is a good one. I bought a new band, a"hard" one, and that amped it up a bit. today I have yoga, a doctor appt, and our kayak arrives. and hour of something upper body later this afternoon. we're going on vacation starting this weekend so no time to play kayak for a while.
we have a neighbor 3 doors down who's been a problem for years, drugs, noise, gunshots, and a base house for criminal activities. their water and power have been shut off for a long time, and the place is a sea of garbage. last night when we got home there was a yellow crime scene tape across the driveway, so finally we may be getting rid of them. no adults living there for possibly years now, just out of control punks. hope to find out more today about what might have happened yesterday.
We're watching the series "Boss" right now, the Kelsey Grammar vehicle based in chicago. . quite good really, although everyone is fairly disgusting, it won't raise your hope for politicians and politics in general. I think only one season is available so will move on to another series soon.
)...he has seen it once already and is sure that I will love it....Well, he doesn't ask for much so we are going. I can probably get a good lunch out for it so that's ok too! 
