January 3: Well, it was another chilly day. Went to the mountain and did about 5 hours of riding. Because of recent conditions, only a few lifts were running. Consequently, the zillion people that are still in town for the holidays were concentrated on about 4 lifts. The good news is that most of them didn't arrive until after 10:30 or so. So we had about two good hours where the lift lines were short. However, the snow was fantastic. Since it has been so cold, the snow was light and easy to move. Talked with Don Bolster (an old high school friend) today. We email often, but nothing like a phone call now and then. Went grocery shopping with Kathy after I got home. Got a lot of good stuff like oranges, vegetables, etc. for good prices.....

Well, the wind did do some damage. We had a large pine limb blow down (had to cut it into 3 pieces to move it.) Electricity did flicker a bit here in Sunriver, but Bend had a power outage for a couple of hours. Other than that, not much else going on. Going to the movie (Marley and Me) early so we can get back to watch the Sugar Bowl with Utah and Alabama.

Happy New Year! Fifteen straight hours of football. Kathy will probably leave and shop most of the day. It has been exceptionally windy and gusty so far today-- and warm. Wouldn't be surprised if there weren't some trees blow over and even some power lines out.