[JWBear]

We went to the state capitol building this morning. We walked around Capitol Park first. Beautiful. We went in and toured the building. We were there when Assembly and Senate leaders were giving a press conference regarding the budget crisis. Ahnold, we were told, was not in the building.

While we were leaving, I tripped and fell just outside the door. I fell on my left hip. Fortunately, I’m well padded…

We had lunch at a nearby restaurant while I waited for my hip to stop hurting; then we walked around the area. We visited the Stanford Mansion, but didn’t take the hour long tour.

After returning to the hotel for a rest, we drove down to my sister’s house near Lodi. My niece and her two sons (who live nearby) where there also. We all went out to dinner at a very good teppanyaki place. (Who knew you could find good teppanyaki in Lodi?!)

My brother-in-law’s father passed away recently. He and the stepson he lived with were both horders. My sister and b-i-l are still clearing out the house. It's completely uninhabitable, and they are going to donate it to the fire department for them to burn down. They gave us a tour of the place. You could tell that it once was a beautiful old house. Such a shame.