January
1: Gas $2.839, weight 208.
1: Snowshoe hike through Mariposa Grove. 7.30 miles; 3 hrs 57 min.
2: The outside Christmas lights and lights and decorations on the tree come down.
3: Papou takes a fall in the hospital. No bed alarm.
4: First day of work in 2010.
5: Gas $2.879.
7: Gas $2.899.
9: FIL discharged from hospital and admitted to skilled nursing facility.
9: The 3-hour "test."
10: Lewis Creek hike. Hot springs located.
11: Gas $2.949.
11: Palindrome Day 01-11-10 .
13: The first major deluge of 2010.
15: BroIL gets married to AllA.
16: Death Valley National Park.
18: Witnessed rain in Death Valley.
18: Gas $2.899.
20: FIL is discharged from skilled nursing facility.
21: IL's 54th anniversary.
21: Gas $2.839.
22: Carpool. A lot of driving especially when you throw in a Starbucks run.
26: Scorpion on our bedroom ceiling. He not there no more.
27: Gas $2.799.
February
3: Papou's shoulder surgery.
7: That game.
8: Scorpion kill #2. Front porch wall.
9: Gas $2.779.
13: Lake Tahoe. Vikingsholm.
14: Lake Tahoe. Spooner Junction with my favorite Valentine.
15: Lake Tahoe.
16: Scorpion kill #3. Same location as the last on 02-08-10. Must have been kin.
22: Gas $2.799.
24: Gas $2.859.
25: Gas $2.879.
27: KC's 23rd birthday.
28: Mariposa Grove 8-mile snowshoe hike.
March
1: Gas $2.899.
4: Gas $2.959.
7: Eight-mile snowshoe hike to Dewey Point.
10: Gas $2.999.
14: Scorpion kill #4 on the bedroom ceiling in the corner.
18: Freezer goes pfft.
19: Refrigerator goes pfft.
20: Alder Creek hike and camping at Wawona campground.
26: Scorpion kill #5: Front porch ceiling.
27: Let the spring mowing/cutting begin!
27: Changed the spa water.
27: Weight 198. I did it!
28: The Lilley Mountain March. 9.62 miles in 3:22.
28: Weight hits 195 after that long march.
April
3: Zojurishi rice cooker goes pfft.
5: Flat tire. Driver side rear.
6: Scorpion kill #6: On our bed while making the bed.
10: The terrace is "cleaned up" of old dead growth.
11: Gas $3.099 in the morning...
11: Aunt Dena's 90th birthday.
11: Gas $2.999 in the evening...Up 10 cents and down 10 in one day. Profiteers...
12: Purchased new refrigerator at Lowe's.
13: New refrigerator delivered.
17: The terrace is "irrigated."
18: The terrace is replanted.
20: We attend our first homeowners' association meeting.
23: New bathroom scale and new weight measurements.
24: Planted lemon tree in observance of Arbor Day
25: Took truck in to get new struts, tires and shocks.
25: Planted orange tree.
26: New tires, struts and shocks.
28: Purchased a new eco-friendly toilet.
29: Gas $3.059.
30: Back "flares up" again.
May
1: New toilet.
1: Planted lime.
1: New struts on the Sub.
1: Weedwhacked.
2: More weedwhacking.
8: Installed new sprinkler control and new front porch light.
9: Mother's Day at The Grind for brunch and later at Sidoti's for dinner.
15: JayMi's car is repaired.
16: More planting on the terrace and mowing.
19: Gas $2.979.
19: Gas $2.959. Hey! Ten cent drop in one day!
21: Fresno Grizzlies versus Nashvile Sound baseball game. Grizzlies lost 3-1.
22: IKEA in West Sacramento. Our first visit.
25: Gas $2.899.
28: Gas $2.859.
28: Sacramento bound.
29: IKEA! Purchased new bedroom furniture.
30: Assembled our new bedroom IKEA furniture.
31: Completed assembling of our new IKEA bedroom furniture.
31: Scorpion kill #7 on the front porch.
June
5: FIL's 78th birthday.
5: Gas $2.959.
11: Lone Pine to deliver computers.
12: Thor Peak summit.
16: Gas $2.999.
18: I get a foul ball. Reno Aces vs. Fresno Grizzlies.
19: Blackberry harvest.
20: Kayaking and fishing with my wife on Blackhawk Lake.
26: Changed the spa water.
26: Goodbye, old mattresses and boxsprings. Taken to the dump.
27: JayMi involved in an auto accident. Okay. Other driver pulled out in front of her.
28: Gas $3.059.
28: 109°. HOT!
July
1: Moraine Campground.
2: Moraine Campground. Pam catches 1 trout.
3: Moraine Campground. Pam catches 4 more trout.
6: Gas $2.999.
10: Helped the ILs clean their new place in Oakhurst.
10: See my friends, Ken and Gary, at the Elbow Room in Fresno before Ken moves east to Virginia.
11: Helped the ILs move into their new place.
12: ILs have moved out. The last of the furniture relocated.
12: Mom has bypass surgery.
13: Cleaned the carpets. Gone are the residues of dog, cat, and a spilled drink or two.
14: Anniversary #3. Dinner at Pismos's in Fresno.
15: Gas $3.059.
16: Lone Pine Campground.
17: Lone Pine Campground.
18: Lone Pine Campground.
26: Flyfishing for the first time at Lone Pine Lake. I land two rainbow trout and release them.
27: We see Uncle H. in Escondido.
29: I catch my first freshwater fish (trout) as a "keeper" in Lee Vining Creek. I catch four (two got away) for the day, my wife catches eight. Got 10 for the day!
30: Uncle H. passes away.
August
3: Gas $2.999.
14: Scorpion kill #8 on the floor between the kitchen and dining room.
25: Twenty-five years living in California.
27: Susanville, CA
28: La Pine, OR
28: JayMi gets a "new" used car.
29: Portland, OR
30: Mt. St. Helens, WA
31: Newport, OR
September
1: Brookings, OR
2: Ft. Bragg, CA
3: Sacramento, CA
4: Gas $2.859.
7: Black widow kill #1. Front porch.
18: Scorpion kill #9 on den floor.
28: Wife is selected for the LDP.
29: Gas $2.799.
30: MIL's 80th birthday.
October
1: Gas $2.859.
4: Gas $2.899.
6: 103.7 KRZR changes it format from hard rock to dance music.
8: Gas $2.959.
8: Scorpion kill #10 on the living room wall.
12: Gas $2.999.
13: 3 years at our home.
14: 1,000,000th pushup at 5:19 a.m.
14: Scorpion kill #11 on our bedroom ceiling.
21: JayMi involved in yet another accident. Her "new" car totaled.
29: My wife's last day at "Mad Era."
30: Autumnal storm brings snow to the 4,000 foot level.
31: My SIL celebrates her first birthday in the United States.
November
1: Scorpion kill #12 on our bedroom ceiling.
1: My wife's first day of LDP.
8: Scorpion kill #13 on hallway floor.
11: My wife has all of her dental amalgams removed.
12: Purchased a new water heater, changed to Verizon, upgraded to Costco Executive Member.
13: New water heater installed.
15: Gas $3.059.
15: Scorpion kill #14 on bedroom ceiling.
17: New "pre-owned" dining room furniture delivered by the ILs. Seats six!
19: "Winter" storm cometh.
20: Changed the showerhead.
21: Snow levels at 2,000 feet.
21: We purchase 2 cords of almond wood.
23: Gas $2.999. Just before the big Thanksgiving Day travel period!
25: Got a new rice cooker and a fleece Dallas Cowboys blanket.
26: Got a Ruger .177 pellet rifle. Hello, Ruth! Also got a crock pot.
28: First confirmed kill of one of those dang ground squirrels. Head shot.
29: Got a soundbar for the television. Amplified sound!
30: Got a new Kobalt 2 1/4-ton floor jack.
December:
1: Gas $3.059.
4: Party at Pam's boss' house.
5: Purchased new furniture.
5: Spa water changed.
6: Picked up new furniture using the U-Haul.
6: Scorpion kills #15 and #16 on front porch by the water fountain.
7: Gas $3.099.
8: Amalgam free! Plus, a new ceramic crown to replace the gold!
11: Black widow kills #2 and #3. Hidden underneath fountain.
12: Silpada party. Nobody showed but us. Not even my ILs.
14: Gas $3.129.
18: The Claim Jumper restaurant in Fresno is shuttered. Damn!
23: Gas $3.159.
24: Caulked the shower stall.
27: Scorpion kill #17 on bathroom floor.
29: Purchased a new electric blanket since we gave ours away to JayMi.
31: No fast food for the entire year. No McDonald's, Wendy's, Carl's Jr., etc.
31: Weight 215.
31: Had fun.
31: No cold or flu for the second year in a row.
Pushups: 110,100 / 1,015,300
Crunch: 104,800 / 1,354,540
Pullups: 1,970 / 27,695
Vertical knee raises: 4,460 / 14,200
Miles: 325.43 / 121:11:40
Our 2010 resolution: Have fun. We definitely had fun.
Our New Year's resolution for 2011?
Have fun...and still eliminate the white spaces on our weekend calendar!
What happened in 2010.
