Sparks, NV: We slept in late again today. So nice to get lots of sleep.
In the early afternoon, when the temperature hit around 47 degrees, we walked around Sparks Marina lake on the paved path in the park. Lots of people were out walking, families in the play areas, people playing with and walking dogs. Gorgeous, sunny day today. We walked 2-1/2 miles in 40 minutes, a nice, quick pace.
Bob re-winterized the fresh water hose. He wrapped the heat tape around the hose, wrapped that with fiberglass insulation, duct taped it, then encased it in foam insulation.
We have it outside tonight. The temperature is supposed to drop to the 20s and hopefully the insulation and heat tape protect the hose from freezing.
Thank you, Bob, for your hard work. That's quite a project.
Sparks/Reno, NV: Slept in late. Bob went running for 2-1/2 hours. I made blueberry pancakes and fried eggs for brunch.
We spent the day relaxing. I loaded up the Crockpot with carrots, onions, chicken, chicken broth and spices and set it to high. Then I made a big green salad with red pepper, avocado and cheese.
Bob took me to see "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." When we got home from the movie, our dinner was done and we ate. "The Bourne Ultimatum" was on TV and we watched that.
At 11:30 p.m. we headed into Reno to watch fireworks. We found a good place to park the car with a great view of downtown Reno from about four blocks away. Bob walked across the street to Walgreens and brought back chocolate for "dessert." The fireworks lasted 15 minutes; we were one block from the freeway on-ramp and beat the traffic out of Reno.
Happy New Year! We'll see what 2012 brings our way.
