We spent most of our time driving to watch our granddaughter's events that my husband usually misses while he's working, Elementary recreation league soccer and Middle school cross country meets. Such fun!
We got caught up on some things we needed to like: an eye exam for new contacts & glasses, flu shots and a shingles vaccine, quite a few projects around our yard were completed and but mostly we just goofed off.
My pretty new glasses, stylin' since I'm almost 60 ;-)
The last week of our staycation I managed to get a cold. So most of the outdoor activities we'd hoped to do were cancelled, and then after my husband went back to work he came down with a cold. I was feeling badly because I thought I'd given him mine but no it was a different strain, more of a chest cold than mine was. I know because I got it from him.
I was anxiously looking forward to getting back to my routine and my hiking, but my plans to get back to hiking with the Senior Trailblazers have been delayed till I can get over these silly colds.
The fall colors are here and we decided to head to the hills for a fall color drive and picnic. The colors were beautiful on the drive up to Mt. Baker, but it looks like they won't be there for long.
We took a nice walk around Bagley lakes and a bit up toward Herman saddle. A truly gorgeous day, I couldn't help but take a second look back as we were leaving, knowing it would be awhile till we would be hiking here again.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy -
It was pretty cloudy when I was getting ready for my days run & I casually thought before I headed out the door hmmm....should I put my iPhone in a ziplock bag? (I use the exercise tracking app endomondo on all my workouts.) Then I ignored the little voice in my head & headed out the door. It really poured while I was running. I had my phone in my pocket & when I got home water actually poured out of my phone. I quickly put it in uncooked rice to dry it out but alas, it was dead.
Luckily my phone contract had run out so I was eligible for an upgrade & I had recently backed it up on iTunes, so nothing was lost.
I now own an iPhone 5S which I love, but I'm not happy with how quickly the battery drains down with the ios7 update. I did some quick researching and found all the battery wasters to shut off in the settings & bought a Mophie case. I got one that adds 120% battery charge to my phone. Now I should have battery to last on my long runs, hikes, bike rides etc. & I bought a dry sleeve to carry my iPhone in when the weather is WET!
It was a VERY expensive lesson I learned on that day my iPhone died.
If you remember the tune & you want to sing along with me, insert the words "the day Kim's iPhone died" where the lyrics to the song American pie says "the day the music died" If you aren't familiar with it or just want to hear it one more time here it is on YouTube -
. All together now -
American pie by Don McLean
Verse 1A long long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died {Refrain} So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die Verse 2 Did you write the Book of Love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so Do you believe in rock n' roll Can music save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to dance real slow Well, I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rhythm & blues I was a lonely, teenage broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died I started singin' {Refrain} Verse 3 Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone But that's not how it used to be When the Jester sang for the King and Queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean In a voice that came from you and me Oh, and while the King was looking down The Jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Lenin read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died We were singin'
{Refrain} Verse 4 Helter Skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the Jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the Sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh but we never got the chance 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died We started singing {Refrain} Verse 5 Oh, and there we were, all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Jack, be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the devils only friend Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan's spell And as flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died He was singing {Refrain}
Verse 6 I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music wouldn't play And in the streets the children screamed The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men I admire most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died And they were singin' {Refrain}
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my chevy to the levy But the levy was dry And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die They were singin' Bye-bye, Miss American Pie Drove my chevy to the levy But the levy was dry And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singing this'll be the day that I die AMEN, oh well life goes on, it was only a phone after all. :-)
