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| One of the intrepid hikers. |
Friday 1/1. The fog cleared by 8:30 am to reveal a blue sky and bright sunshine. However, there was fog in the valleys and canyons all day long.
This was my first day prepping for the colonoscopy I am scheduled for on Tuesday. So, for three days I am on a low-fiber diet, and Monday will be a liquid diet with lots of good stuff to drink to clean me out. Can't wait.
For us it was a relaxing New Year's Day, and this evening we heard it had been a very quiet day for Larry also. It seems that they only had one guest on New Year's Eve, so Elsie went to bed before midnight. Larry and his neighbor friend then decided to go sledding down the road to Gridder's (almost a mile), neither of them feeling any pain until today. Larry called Gridder to see if he would give them a ride back home if they made it to his place. He did, and then Gridder sledded down with them. Larry managed to completely wreck two sleds with runners during their adventure. Just wish someone had been out there with a spotlight to make a video.
Saturday 1/2. It was 10 with clear skies again this morning. Our temps are often warmer than down the mountain in the winter and today was no exception. It was 5 in town and 4 at Larry and Elsie's.
JB wanted to leave for Down There at 9:30, but didn't get on his way until an hour later as the chain came off the sprocket for the front left wheel of MAX. But we had it fixed in just a half an hour. We are getting so good!
The only reason he had to go down was to get some Gatorade for me to mix with the solution I have to drink on Monday. The kind we had bought last week was red and it cannot be red or purple. So, of course, he had a list of other errands to run (including getting several more keys for the mail box) and a few groceries to buy.
He got down to Miss Kitty only to discover that he had forgotten her key, so he had to drive MAX all the way down to Larry and Elsie's to the Jeep. But he did manage to make it back home by 3:00 pm. When we go Down There on Tuesday, he will have several more keys made for Miss Kitty.
Because JB was driving MAX on the hard, plowed main road, two more cleats broke on the right track and he had a problem keeping that track on the tires. So, since he did not start up Miss Kitty, we are going to walk down to her tomorrow to start her up. Don't want to use MAX as we will definitely need him Tuesday morning to get down for my appointment.
We watched The Homesman with Tommy Lee Jones this evening. Very good, but very heavy.
Sunday 1/3. It was a balmy 16 this morning and overcast with valley fog. Snow began falling just before we left at 10:30 am for our hike to Miss Kitty. It is about 1-3/4 miles one way, so 3-1/2 miles round trip. We took turns carrying the backpack and we made it down in one hour. Spent about 1/2 hour there letting Miss Kitty run, and I drove her down to the S-curve and back up (about 1/4 mile each way). After water and a snack, we began our return hike. By then our tracks from coming down were almost covered. It took us an hour and a half to get back home. More uphill and more tired. The snow stopped falling as we arrived home and by then we had received 2". Just another adventure on the mountain, after which we both took a nap.
Our high for the day was 18, and more snow began to fall around 3:30 pm.
Monday 1/4. It is 20 and lightly snowing this morning. Looks like we might have received 6" of snow. I may have to cancel my colonoscopy appointment for tomorrow.
Regarding Randy's comment about Jesse, if we don't cover him up he will pull the covers back by our pillows and make a nest on the bed. . .
Thought for the day: Opportunity may knock just once, but temptation bangs on the front door forever.
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