Monday 7-20-26 Dancing with Di, Crafting, Workout & More

 

Having fun with friends

We had a hot day. We had a beautiful day with a lot of sunshine. The morning temperature was 75 degrees and the high was 100 degrees at 4:00 pm.

Temperature at our home

We started the day off by attending Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly C1 dance at 9:00 for an hour. We haven't dance to Di and Terry in two weeks because they were in Germany. It was nice to dance with them. Di didn't start the dance until 9:10 because she was busy. Robin let the dancers in and we visited with each other until Di and Terry arrived. Di called five tips to 14 participates. Larry danced four of the tips with me. It's been awhile since we danced C1 virtually so it was a little rough. We weren't the only ones struggling. We had a fun time dancing to Di and with friends.

Having fun dancing with friends

After the dance we went to town. 

The Ski's have been having trouble with their refrigerator in their RV. A couple of weeks ago when we were dancing at the Ski's house they talked about the problem. Bob said one of his friends suggested installing fans in the refrigerator it may help keep it cool. When we went to town we stopped by the storage center to get a couple fans out of the Minnie that we use to use and no longer are using them. 

Then we stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things we were getting low on. Larry got some money while there. On the way home we stopped and filled the car up with gas.

Running Errands

Larry continued working on the frontend loader. Today he did another 25 of the 88 steps. He has done 50 of 88 steps. Some of the pieces are very small, such as the lights. It's looking good.

Frontend Loader so far

The lights for the frontend loader

While Larry worked on his paper project I played games and worked out.

I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event from yesterday was a two day event. The event is Event: Solitaire World Tour of 30 games. It took me 4 hours, 33 minutes and 57 seconds, which put me in 10th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

I worked out with the Wii Fit for 30 minutes. I worked out with the routine the Wii Fit Plus picked for me. It was 12 exercises from the Aerobics, Strength Training, Training Plus and Yoga menus. I did three Aerobic exercises (Basic Step, Rhythm Boxing and Super Hula Hoop), two Strength Training exercises (Torso Twist 3 reps and Tricep Extensions 10 reps), four Training Plus exercises (Bird's Eye Bull's Eye, Island Cycling, Perfect 10 and Snowball Fight) and three Yoga exercises (Deep Breathing, Standing Knee and Tree). The routine was for 28 minutes but I earned an extra two minutes while doing the routine. It was a great work out.

Wii Fit Plus Routine

Aerobics (Basic Step, Rhythm Boxing and Super Hula Hoop)

Strength Training (Torso Twist and Tricep Extensions)

Training Plus (Bird's Eye Bull's Eye, Island Cycling, Perfect 10 and Snowball Fight)

Yoga (Deep Breathing, Standing Knee and Tree)

I worked out with Just Dance 2015 for 40 minutes. The routine for 40 minutes was with 10 songs, which were Love Is All, Holding Out For A Hero, Diamonds, Happy, 4X4, The Fox: What Does The Fox Say?, Bad Romance, You're On My Mind, Get Low and Walk This Way. I had fun working out with Just Dance 2015.

The songs I worked out with

I worked out with the Synth Riders for 30 minutes to four songs two times. The songs were Dust To Dust, Enemy, Into The Void and Unshakeable. While working out with Enemy I earned two outstanding scores and one new high score, Into The Void I earned two new high scores and Unshakeable I earned two outstanding scores. I had a good workout.

Dust To Dust

Enemy

Into The Void

Unshakeable

I played ten pinball games. I played five games on the mini cabinet, which were 60th Anniversary, Ace of Speed, Cactus Canyon, Cirqus Voltaire and The Goonies. While playing the 60th Anniversary I became high score #3. I played five games on the big cabinet, which were Beetlejuice, Godzilla, Indianapolis 500, Junk Yard and Sponge Bob's Bikini Bottom. While playing Godzilla I became high score #9 and Sponge Bob's Bikini Bottom I got a new high score for the weekly challenge. The score was 49,160,920, which put me in 42nd out of 53 participants. I had a good afternoon of playing pinball.

60th Anniversary James Bond (Mini)

Ace of Speed (Mini)

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Cactus Canyon (Mini)

Cirqus Voltaire (Mini)

The Goonies (Mini)

Beetlejuice (Big)

Godzilla (Big)

Indianapolis 500 (Big)

 

Junk Yard (Big)

Sponge Bob's Bikini Bottom

In the evening we watched The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 from our movies collection. After Larry went to bed I continued watching the 12th season of The Brokenwood Mysteries on Acorn. I ended up doing 7,000 steps.

 

 

 

    

  

  

 

Sunday 7-20-26 Crafting, Puzzle, New Challenge & More

 

Hot Day

We had a hot. The morning temperature was 72 degree and the was officially 97 degrees but at our house it was 98 degrees.

Larry spent the day working on the Frontend Loader paper project. He finished cutting out the pieces and began assembling it. There is a lot of folding and gluing to do. There are 88 steps and Larry has done 24.

Frontend Loader so far

I worked on the Horse of Iron puzzle in between playing games and workout.

I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Solitaire World Tour of 30 games. It took me 4 hours, 33 minutes and 57 seconds to complete, which put me in 8th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

I worked out with the Wii Fit for 45 minutes. I did 10 minutes from the Aerobics menu (Hula Hoop for 2 minutes and Rhythm Boxing for 8 minutes), 10 minutes from the Balance Games menu (Penguin Slide twice for 4 minutes, Ski Jump 3 times for 3 minutes and Table Tilt for 3 minutes), 10 minutes from the Strength Training menu (Sideways Leg Lift 20 reps for 2 minutes, Single-Leg Extension for 20 reps for 3 minutes, Single-Leg Twist 20 reps for 2 minutes and Torso Twist 6 reps for 3 minutes), 5 minutes from the Training Plus menu with Perfect 10 4 times and 10 minutes from the Yoga menu (Chair for 2 minutes, Half-Moon for 2 minutes, Palm Tree for 2 minutes, Tree for 2 minutes and Warrior for 2 minutes). I had a great workout.

Aerobics (Hula Hoop and Rhythm Boxing)

Balance Games (Penguin Slide, Ski Jump and Table Tilt)

Strength Training (Sideways Leg Lift, Single-Leg Extension, Single Leg Lift and Torso Twist)

Perfect 10

Yoga (Chair, Half-Moon, Palm Tree, Tree and Warrior)

Today is the beginning of a new week so I got a new weekly pinball challenge. I played last week challenge of AC/DC for a bout a half hour to get a new high score and was successful. I finished the week with 26,865,220, which put me in 83rd out of 99 participants. This weeks weekly challenge is Sponge Bob' Bikini Bottom. I never played this game. Larry downloaded the game and installed it on the big cabinet. He installed it in both 2d and VR. Then he played the game to make sure it worked. My first high score for the challenge is 31,836,240. This score put me in 25th place out of 28 participants. 

AC/DC

Sponge Bob's Bikini Bottom

I played eight pinball games. I played three games on the big cabinet, which were Beetlejuice, Big Bang Bar and The Beach Boys. While playing Beetlejuice I became high score #3. I played five games on the mini cabinet, which were Attack From Mars, Fun House, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirate's Life and Metallic. While playing Fun House I became high score #3, Pirate's Life high score #1 and Metallica high score #4. I had a good afternoon of playing pinball. 

Beetlejuice (Big)

Big Bang Bar (Big)

The Beach Boys (Big)

Attack From Mars (Mini)

Fun House (Mini)

Metallica (Mini)

Pirate's Life (Mini)

Pirates of the Caribbean

We watched YouTube videos.

In the evening we watched Guardians of the Galaxy from our movies collection. After Larry went to bed I continued watching the 12th season of The Brokenwood Mysteries on Acorn. I ended up doing 3,000 steps.

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!

   

    

Saturday 7-18-26 Crafting, Motorcycle Rider, Puzzle & More

 

Hot Day

We had a humid day with a lot of sunshine. The morning temperature was 75 degrees and the high was 97 degrees (felt like 105). 

Larry kept busy doing this and that. 

Larry completed one crafting project and started another. The second crafting project is a Frontend Loader. A number of years ago a gentleman who designs his own projects created a dump truck, excavator and loader. Larry built the dump truck in 2022 and the excavator in 2024. He is now working on the loader. There are lots of details in these vehicles, the designs are very complicated and there are no videos to help with the assembly, but there are 24 pages of printed instructions. There are lots of pieces so it's going to take a while to complete. He printed out the directions and cut some of the pieces.

Dump Truck in 2022

Excavator

Larry treated the frontyard and gravel for weeds. Our yards have a lot of clover and Larry wants to try and get rid of it. He got a new weed killer and wanted to make sure it didn't kill the grass so he started in the front. He used the same killer in the gravel on the side of the house to see how well it worked on other weeds.

After finishing the weed project he added fuel additive on the gas tank of the motorcycle. Then he took it for a ride. He said the motorcycle ran great.

The motorcycle

I played the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Hard Road Mini of 5 games. It took me 16 minutes and 3 seconds to complete, which put me in 4th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

I worked out for 30 minutes with the Wii Fit. I did the Wii Fit Plus Routine for 27 minutes and Perfect 10 three times for 3 minutes. The routine had 12 exercises, which were three exercises from the Aerobics menu (Advance Step, Basic Step and Hula Hoop), four exercises from the Strength Training menu (Jackknife 10 reps, Lunge 10 reps, Sideways Leg Lift 10 reps and Tricep Extension 10 reps), two exercises from Training Plus (Perfect 10 and Rhythm Parade) and three exercises from Yoga menu (Half Moon, Palm Tree and Warrior. It was a good workout.

Wii Fit Plus Routine

Aerobics (Advance Step, Basic Step and Hula Hoop)

Strength Training (Jackknife, Lunge, Sideways Leg Lift and Tricep Extension)

Training Plus (Perfect 10 and Rhythm Parade)

Yoga (Half Moon, Palm Tree and Warrior)

Perfect 10 (three times)

I played six games of pinball. I played three games on the mini cabinet, which were Big Buck Hunter Pro, No Good Goffers! and Three Angels. I played three games on the big cabinet, which were AC/DC, Michael and The Beach Boys. While playing AC/DC I got a new high score for the weekly challenges of 23,638,860, which put me in 69th place out of 80 participants. I had fun playing pinball on both the mini and the big cabinets.

Big Buck Hunter Pro (Mini)

No Good Goffers! (Mini)

Three Angels (Mini)

AC/DC (Big)

Michael (Big)

The Beach Boys (Big)

In the evening we watched Cruella from our movies collection. It a cute movie about how Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians was created. Both were made by Disney. I liked it. When Larry went to bed I finished watching the fifth season of My Life Is Murder and started to watch the 12th season of The Brokenwood Mysteries on Acorn. It's another detective movie, it takes place in New Zealand. 

I ended up doing 3,000 steps. I worked on the Horse of Iron puzzle when I had time.

Horse of Iron