3 week winter break is OVER!

I'm so sad to end my three week winter break.  I really had a good time for a couple of weeks just...doing NOTHING.  I basically stayed home and cleaned the house.  I cleaned out my office and took 2 carloads of STUFF over to Angel View and Goodwill.  That was mostly school stuff.  But, now I have a lot of room in my office!  I need to get started on my retirement paperwork.  I did look it over and it is VERY involved!  But, that's my goal:  to retire in June!  

This last week hubby had to go in to work, so I had... FREE TIME!  I helped our son and his family with their move to Temecula from Indio.  It took him 2 truck loads to move all their furniture.  They have a huge L-shaped couch, a couch from my aunt, and 2 smaller ones and a large chair for the living room.  Plus, a washer, dryer, fridge, and stove.  And, that was during the El Nino rains!  But, they are settled in now.  Hubby and I drove out Saturday afternoon to spend the night with them, but he got called into work Sunday morning, so away we went.

I did find some trains to photograph out by Whitewater.  And, I returned to the Whitewater Preserve on Friday because their road was open.  I see why it was closed...mud and rocks were all over it past the river.

So, it was a good three weeks.  And, I have a 3 day weekend this coming weekend, and two more in February!  Then, spring break at the end of March, and then a LONG stretch until June 10th.  We only have the Memorial Day weekend as a break.

 Some of the cottonwoods still have color.

 There are just a few sycamore leaves left on the trees.

 Looking up toward the San Bernardino mountains...COLD!

The fish pond was very quiet on Friday.