The positives of negative

I've never been one to really care about the outside temperature, but when you are in a relationship there is the other half of your life to take into consideration. I'm the only one who doesn't care if it's cold outside (or wet, hot, etc.) when it's time to go outdoors. Since it's winter, I layer and head on out to do whatever activity is needed/desired. I just can't sit still unless I'm reading a book and even then it feels as if I'm "burning daylight".

We woke up on Sunday together and watched the snow falling outside the window. Rock was leaping all over the place as I put my boots on and we headed out. While the snow was a fresh 2 inches at the cabin, it didn't accumulate anywhere else. Outside of the protection of the tree's, the wind does get nasty and blow everything somewhere else (Kansas?). With wind chill it was around -10 but Rock and I didn't care.
We did finally remember to test out our two way radio's to figure out distances from mobile areas to base camp. Rock and I went out a mile in each direction and had no problems with the elevation or tree's interfering with communication. Cell phone reception is spotty at best so we now have a way of communicating. I always try to have a means of communication with me at all times, even if it's just my search and rescue call for help GPS.

Pumpkin brownie's were cooked up (10 minute cook time is awesome) so we would have a semi healthy sweet snack. I'm not really into sweets anymore for some reason, just another change in my body I suppose. It would be fantastic to have the allergies vanish but that's asking a lot. We had blueberry muffins on Sunday and pancakes on Saturday. Traditions after all, must be upheld. We aren't getting to spend a lot of time together, Mother-in-law isn't doing so well. We sent her back to the emergency room yesterday via. ambulance. She has a UTI and it's causing her to revert to very childish behavior due to a high bacteria count that is apparently somewhat common. The good news is the brain lesions aren't bigger and one is even smaller. Holding out hope as always.

Few more photo's from some hikes. It was colder and the wind wasn't friendly, probably -15 or lower and honestly only bothersome when I turned around heading back home. I put in 10+ miles of hiking and even got a great run done on Saturday. The run was in shorts and a tank top as usual, 56 degrees so I was taking advantage of every ray of sunshine. I really need a day of doing nothing, perhaps Thanksgiving will be that day but I doubt it, perhaps I'll save my rest days for Cancun in January.

Apparently there is rioting and such going on. I don't watch TV or read the news so I'm clueless, Instead of rioting and burning stuff down last night I went to the gym. I maxed out the seated shoulder press machine finally. I enjoy the seated machine as it helps isolate my shoulders and keeps my back from being arched.

Enjoy the week.