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Monday, June 22, 2026

Sunday 6-21-26 Hello Summer, Crafting, Project & More

 


Hello Summer


Today was the first day of summer. 

The weather was hot and humid. The morning temperature was 73 degrees and partly cloudy. It got to 93 degrees at 4:40 pm. The web said, that at 4:40 it felt like 106 degrees because of the humidity. 



Temperature at our house at 4:40


Larry kept busy all day. 

He started the day out by doing some crafting. Yesterday, he crafted Mr. Scarecrow and today he crafted Mrs. Scarecrow. He resized it to be the same size as Mr. Scarecrow. Then he decided on what color of paper he wanted to use and made the pattern paper. Then he cutout the pieces for Mrs. Scarecrow using his Cameo. Next he assembled Mrs. Scarecrow. It came out super.




Mrs. Scarecrow




New one on the left and the old one on the right




Mrs. and Mr. Scarecrow



After crafting Larry moved on to a security camera project. He decided to install the second Tapo Indoor/Outdoor WIFI Security Camera to replace an old garage camera. In order to install the camera he had to rewire the power. He installed a bracket to hold the camera on the eaves at the garage. Then he had to program the camera so it works with our security system. Both of the Tapo Indoor/Outdoor WIFI Security Cameras work excellent. He replaced an old Wise Security Camera and a EZViz camera with the new Tapo Indoor/Outdoor WIFI Security Cameras.




Tapo Indoor/Outdoor WIFI Security Camera on the porch


 

Tapo Indoor/Outdoor WIFI Security Camera on the garage


While Larry did his crafting and security camera project I played games, worked out and housework.

I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Pyramid Adventure of 20 games. It took me 57 minutes and 43 seconds to complete, which put me in 15th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2. 

I spent an hour in the morning doing housework. I cleaned the bathrooms, dusted the house and vacuumed the house. Yesterday, I did the laundry. 




  Housework



 I worked out for an hour. 

I worked out for 30 minutes on the Wii Fit. I did one exercise from the Aerobic menu for 8 minutes (Rhythm Boxing), two games from the Balance Games menu for 7 minutes (Ski Jump three times for 3 minutes and Soccer Heading two times for 4 minutes), three exercises from the Strength Training menu for 7 minutes (Sideways Leg Lift 20 reps for 2 minutes, Single-Leg Extension 20 reps for 3 minutes and Single-Leg Twist 20 reps for 2 minutes) and four exercises from the Yoga menu for 8 minutes (Chair for 2 minutes, Palm Tree for 2 minutes, Triangle for 2 minutes and Warrior for 2 minutes). Great Workout!


Aerobic



Rhythm Boxing



Balance Games



Ski Jump




Soccer Heading



Strength Training



Sideways Leg Lift




Single-Leg Extension




Single-Leg Twist



Yoga



Chair




Palm Tree




Triangle




Warrior



I worked out on the Synth Riders for 30 minutes with three songs twice. The songs were Rendezvous, Sledge and We Were Young. I didn't earn any new high scores or outstanding scores but I had a great workout. 



Rendezvous




Sledge




We Were Young



Today is a beginning of a new week so I got a new weekly challenge in pinball. This week the challenge is 24. We didn't have this pinball installed so Larry downloaded the game. Then he installed the game on the big cabinet in both 2D and VR. Then he played the game to make sure it worked correctly. It has a super VR Room. 24 was created from the 24 series, that ran from November 6, 2001 to July 14, 2014. Below are pictures of the room.



Conference Room 




Pinball Playfield in the Office




24 Team




Office used by the team




Jack entering the conference room




Door to the conference room


I played 10 pinball games. 

I played five games on the big cabinet. I played last week's challenge of World Cup Soccer for a half hour to try to get a new high score for the week before the challenge was over at 2:00 pm. I failed but had fun. My final score was 2,795,141,800, which put me in 25th place out of 114 participants. Later on when the new challenge 24 began I played it a few times to get my first high score for the week, which was 11,853,480. This score put me in 16th place out of 18 participants so far this week. Then I played three other games, which were Indianapolis 500, JP Viper Night Driver and Mustang. I didn't get on the board on the games but I played well.



World Cup Soccer




24




Indianapolis 500




JP Viper Night Driver




Mustang



I played five games of pinball on the mini cabinet, which were Batman Forever, No Good Goffers!, JP Space Cadet, The Godfather and Theatre of Magic. I didn't get on the board playing the games but had fun.




Batman Forever




JP Space Cadet




No Good Goffers!




The Godfather




Theatre of Magic



We watched YouTube videos.

In the evening we continued watching the second season of Patience on PBS. After Larry went to bed I watched the sixth Transformers movie, which was Bumblebee and Frozen from our movies collection. I ended up doing 3,000 steps.




Relaxing in front of the television
 









 


  


Sunday, June 21, 2026

Saturday 6-20-26 Crafting, Workout & More

 


Hanging out with friends



We had a wonderful Saturday. The morning temperature was 75 degrees with an overcast and the high temperature was 91 degrees. We had a chance of rain all day but we only had a small shower at noon. 

We hung around the house all day doing this and that. 

Larry started a book a few days ago and stopped reading it today he wasn't even halfway into it. He felt it wasn't going anywhere. Then he wrote a review on it.

Larry spent the afternoon crafting, which was Mr. Scarecrow. He had resized Mr. Scarecrow yesterday. Today he decided on what color of paper he wanted to use and what paper he had to make. Then he cut out the pieces. Once he had all the pieces cut out he assembled Mr. Scarecrow with Leo. The first time he had made Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow was in 2022. He wanted to redo them at a bigger size for Kay. The finished product looks super.



New Mr. Scarecrow and the old Mr. Scarecrow



The finished product of Mr. Scarecrow


I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Two Game Tango Mini of 6 games (3 Spider and 3 Free Cell). It took me 17 minutes and 32 seconds to complete, which put me in 23rd place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.    

I worked out for one hour and fifteen minutes with Wii Fit and Synth Riders.

My workout on the Wii Fit was 45 minutes. I did two exercises from the Aerobic for 13 minutes (Advance Step for 5 minutes and Rhythm Boxing for 8 minutes), three exercises from Balance Games for 10 minutes (Penguin Slide twice for 4 minutes, Ski Slalom three times for 3 minutes and Snowboard Slalom three times for 3 minutes), three exercises from Strength Training for 10 minutes (Balance Bridge 10 reps for 3 minutes, Lunge 20 reps for 4 minutes and Torso Twists 6 reps for 3 minutes), one Training Plus for 2 minutes (Perfect 10 twice) and five exercises from Yoga for 10 (Chair for 2 minutes, Palm Tree for 2 minutes, Standing Knee for 2 minutes, Sun Salutation for 2 minutes and Warrior for 2 minutes). I had a great workout.


Aerobic  


Advance Step



Rhythm Boxing



Balance Games


Penguin Slide



Ski Slalom



Snowboard Slalom



Strength Training


Balance Bridge



Lunge



Torso Twists


Training Plus


Perfect 10



Yoga


Chair



Palm Tree



Standing Knee



Sun Salutation



Warrior



I worked out with the Synth Riders for 30 minutes with three songs two times. The songs were Abyss, Automatic Call and Empire of Steel. While working out with Empire of Steel I earned one outstanding score. I had another great workout.


Abyss



Automatic Call



Empire of Steel



I played seven pinball games. I played three games on the mini cabinet, which were Cirqus Voltaire, Junk Yard and Lord of the Rings. While playing Cirqus Voltaire I joined the Cirqus and Junk Yard I became high score #4. I played four games on the big cabinet, which were Michael, The Beach Boys, Willow and World Cup Soccer. While playing Michael I became high score #3 and The Beach Boys I became high score #2. I had a good day of pinball.



Cirqus Voltaire (Mini)



Junk Yard (Mini)



Lord of the Rings (Mini)



Michael (Big)



The Beach Boys (Big)



Willow (Big)



World Cup Soccer (Big)



In the afternoon we watched YouTube videos. In the evening we finished watching the final season of Grantchester on PBS. It had a great ending for 11 years running. Then we started to watch the second season of Patience on PBS. After Larry went to bed I watched the fifth Transformers movie, which was Transformers: The Last Knight. I ended up doing 4,000 steps.