Kristin and I went for a run the other day out in the valley. I really love to go out there and think about all of the great times growing up. I tend to repeat all of the same stories, so I don't think that kris enjoys it as much as I do. We usually start talking about wanting to move out there and then get depressed because the prices are just outrageous. The house on Via Poula Linda (wasn'tsure how to spell it.) is probably worth around 6 or 7 hundred thousand now. It makes us doubly ill to think that we paid more for our house now than Dad sold his house for. Any way it is nice to be able to go out and look at the mustard and the creek. It sure was a great place to grow up. It would be nice just to be able to let the kids run around the neighborhood like we used to and not have to worry.
well gotta go. the "old men" are playing the youth in b-ball tonight and i need to go and apply the ben gay now. (that not a very good name. makes one a little self concious about useing it.)FHP

Yeah, I hate that cold weather

Okay, so I've been reading some of my siblings blogs and heard a lot of complaining about weather, bellybuttons, chocolate, no sleep, etc. and I thought that I should finally post a blog to bemoan my sorry condition here in sunny California. I have been having a really hard time getting out of bead these days, what with the sun shining and the birds singing.
and that annoying smell of blooming trees. Also when I go up to the pool at Rancho to swim and the water isn't steaming because the air temp is too close to the water temp., it is hard to force myself in. ( Okay, that's enough fake complaining.) I really do feel sorry for all of you that have to put up with winter.
It has been great here. This weather and beauty reminds me why I stay here.

You may notice in the above picture that the Ford dealer is no more. They moved across the highway to the "Auto mall", yes Fairfield has an Auto mall. Rumor has it that they will be building a Staples across the street from the office. we are still waiting to see what they will put across the other street to the side. I'm hoping that it is not Habib's use cars or something like that. I vote for a Togo's.

This past Saturday Kris and I ran a half marathon in Chico, called the Bidwell classic. It was my first attempt at that distance (13.1 miles). I managed to do it with out the coronary that I thought was coming at around 11 miles. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful course, along big Chico creek. ( no we did not run it in the hotel room. we just didn't have the camera along with, for the run.)

I want to thank my super jock wife for her patience slowing down to wait for me and encouraging me to keep going by talking to me even though I could not speak back. I'm pretty proud of myself. FHP