This Weeks Update [2/28/16] - Family Road Trip

[The Weekly Update is an email that was started in the fall of 2010 to keep family and friends informed of my medical condition and has continued as a review of family activities.  Written by Zelma and edited by Steve. Working on adding past issues to the blog.]


Hi All,

We had a nice long weekend visiting Mike, Sarah and Olivia.  The weather cooperated - just some rainy drizzle on the way down and really great weather today to drive back.  Olivia continues to change a lot since we saw her at Christmas.  Facebook suggested a memory for me while we were there which was a picture of Olivia and Steve from 2 years ago.  I've included it for fun with the current Olivia and Papa pic.

Not a lot of riding this week because of the road trip - 40 miles for the week, 563 miles for 2016 and 16,127 miles total.

Take care,

Zelma

This Weeks Update [2/21/16] - First Big Snow

[The Weekly Update is an email that was started in the fall of 2010 to keep family and friends informed of my medical condition and has continued as a review of family activities.  Written by Zelma and edited by Steve. Working on adding past issues to the blog.]


Hi All,

This week marked the first big snow of the year.  I think we had close to 18 inches at our house.  

The storm got into full gear before morning commute on Tuesday and the plows spent the rest of the day trying to catch up.  After 30 mins on the road and progressing about 5 miles, I managed to turn around and come home. Lots of people were stranded on expressways for several hours.  The weather continues to be fickle and (fortunately) the last 2 days have had temps in the 40's so much of the snow has melted.

Steve had his regular check up with his surgeon on Thursday and things continue to be good from Dr. Coniglio's perspective. [Also extended the next visit from 6 to 9 months.]  Next check in is with the oncologist at the end of March [following a scan].

Unless we are foiled by the weather, we are planning to head to see Mike, Sarah, and Olivia later in the week.

Miles for the week are 75, miles for 2016 are 523, and total miles are 16,087. 

Latest puzzles also attached.

"Peppercricket Farms" by Charles Wysocki from Buffalo Games

Small 500 piece puzzle from the Dollar Store

Old Milton Bradley 500 piece puzzle found while clearing out the house in Victor

Take care,

Zelma

This Weeks Update [2/14/16] - Happy Valentines Day

[The Weekly Update is an email that was started in the fall of 2010 to keep family and friends informed of my medical condition and has continued as a review of family activities.  Written by Zelma and edited by Steve. Working on adding past issues to the blog.]


Hi All,

We're glad winter waited to show up until February.  However, she appears to be making up for the delay by giving us some wicked cold.  I made a road trip to Oswego to catch the hockey game with Matthew last night and the temperature this morning was -15 before factoring in any wind chill.

Other than the cold, it was a normal winter week - work, riding on the trainers, and a puzzle.  Steve picked up this one which depicts Niagara Falls with both the US and Canadian sides.  Having seen the places characterized in the picture made it even more fun to do.

"Niagara Falls" by Eric Dowdle from Dowdle Folk Art

Miles for the week are 80, miles for 2016 are 448 and total miles are 16,012.

Take care,

Zelma

This Weeks Update [2/7/16] - Liking Our "Winter"

[The Weekly Update is an email that was started in the fall of 2010 to keep family and friends informed of my medical condition and has continued as a review of family activities.  Written by Zelma and edited by Steve. Working on adding past issues to the blog.]


Hi All,

We had another week with better than average temps and a smattering of snow that didn't last all day.  I guess this is making up for the brutal winter we had last year.

It was another busy week at work - although there were some changes late in the week on program timing so I hope to have a bit of break from what it has been and actually take a few days off in the coming weeks.

Steve has been picking the next round of puzzles from Amazon - this week's puzzle is a wine theme.

"Wine Country" by Rosiland Solomon from White Mountain Puzzles

Miles for the week 50, miles for 2016 are 368, and total miles are 15,932.

Take care,

Zelma