Family fun, a new run, and my Dad is back

Keith and I took the girls to the Improv in San Jose last night to see Wanda Sykes perform. We had dinner at the club before the show. When our dinner came to the table it was not hot so the waitress took it back to the kitchen. She told us the manager would bring our plates out when they were done and he wanted to buy us a round of drinks. Since Keith was the only one drinking, the girls and I each chose a dessert! Why not, right? Wanda Sykes was very funny. I haven't laughed like that in a very long time. Laughing feels so good too!

This morning I went up to Oakland/Berkeley and played around in the hills for a couple of hours. I've been hearing (reading) about how nice these trails are so I decided to go see them. I went to a trailhead off of Grizzly Peak Road. Again, I had no trail map so I just turned whichever way I thought looked good, usually choosing the one less traveled. I managed to find my way back to my car without any problem at all. I want to go back up there again when the air is not so smoke-filled because it appears there are some gorgeous views of San Francisco and Mount Diablo. I get so amazed at the beautiful trails I have so close to where I live. The drive was only 35 minutes. No snakes or furry animals today, but a few nice photos:

My dad is back in the hospital in San Francisco. He developed an infection from the bypass surgery he had back in June. He had to have emergency surgery to clean it out today. I went up to the hospital this afternoon to pay him a visit. We have talked on the telephone a number of times since his surgery so seeing him again was not awkward at all. He has put some weight back on and he was in very good spirits. If you have to stay in a hospital for a number of days though, it has to be much easier to handle when you have views like this from your room:

Tomorrow I swim before going to work. Yes, I will! The snooze button will not win this time.

Until later.............