Wednesday 7-30-25 Dance Day, Games & Reading

 

Temperature at our house at 3:00 pm

 

We broke 100 degrees today. At the house it got to 102 degrees and according to our Amazon Show it got to 101 degrees. It was hot but we kept cool under the air conditioner.

 

Summertime is still here

I spent most of the day attending three virtual square dances. First was Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly Plus at 10:00 am for an hour. Di and Terry took turns calling five tips to nine participants. Di called a few full square moves, which were Spin-Chain-The Gears, Relay-The Duecey Coordinate. Di and terry did a super job of cueing the moves through out the dance. It's always a pleasure to dance to Di and Terry and with friends.

Second was Ett McAtee's Weekly C1 at 1:00 pm for an hour. This week Ett is attending a caller school in the Houston area so Di Green filled in for her. Di called five tips of C1 to fifteen participants and Terry danced with her. Larry danced four of the tips with me. Once again Di did an excellent job of calling and cueing the dance. When people had problems she would go over the move again. We had a great time.

Third was Dave Eno's Weekly C1/A2 at 6:00 pm for an hour and a half. This week he called by himself because Karin and Greg were in Texas attending the calling school, that Ett is attending. He called three tips of C1 to five participants, three tips of A2 to five participants and two trivia questions. I got confused once in awhile because I didn't know if we were dancing a full square or two couples. He doesn't do a lot of cueing but if we have problems he did redo the sequence. Also Karin and Greg weren't there to pin because they usually dance through out the whole dance. I still had fun dancing to Dave and with friends.

 

Get a partner or dance alone with friends

 

Larry spent the day reading. When I danced he would go in the other room and read. He finished one book and started another one. He is enjoying his new e-reader.

 

Relax with a book

I played my Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Pyramid Adventure of 20 games. It took me 1 hour, 17 minutes and 38 seconds to complete, which put me in 17th place in my group. I played Angry Birds.

I played seven different games of pinball. They were JP Space Cadet, Time Lord, Dark Chaos, Iron Man, Jaws, The Addams Family and Ripley's Believe It or Not. I had a great day of pinball. I put my initials on the board as high score #2 in Space Cadet, high score #3 in Dark Chaos, high score #1 in Iron Man and high score #3 in Jaws. I was high score # 3 in Ripley's Believe It or Not but it wasn't as my highest score. Even though I didn't get on the board while playing The Addams Family and Time Lord I'm getting better everytime I play them. I had fun.

 

Dark Chaos

 

Iron Man

 

Jaws

 

JP Space Cadet

 

Ripley's Believe It or Not

 

The Addams Family

 

Time Lord

 

I continued working on the birdhouses jigsaw puzzle. 

 After Dave's dance we finished watching the second season of The Wheel of Time on Amazon. When Larry went to bed I watched Iron Man out of our movies selections. I ended up doing 2,000 steps.

 

 

Relaxing in front of the television

 

 

  

 

Tuesday 7-29-25 Dancing A2, Puzzle, Reading & Workout

 

Hot Day

 

We had a hot day. It got to 99 degrees at 5:00. Here in Central Texas we still haven't broken 100 degrees, which is very rare considering it's the middle of the summer. We stayed at home and kept cool under the air conditioner. 

 

 

Hot Day

 

We started the day out by attending Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly A2 dance at 10:00 for an hour. Di and Terry took turns calling five tips to 9 participants. Larry danced four of the tips with me. During the fourth tip Di worked on Turn and Deal (Right and Left). We had a super time dancing to Di and Terry. 

 

 

We love square dancing

 

I played the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Klondike Mini of 10 games. It took me 54 minutes and 18 seconds, which put me in 35th place in my group. I played Angry Birds and Angry Birds and Friends.

 

Angry Birds Characters

After lunch I worked out on my Wii Fit for a half hour, Gold's Gym for a half hour and Synth Riders for a half hour. 

 

Working out

 

I played two games of Monster Manor on Bounce Arcade. I earned a bronze trophy in both games. The first game I woke the manor and failed to stun the manor. I also bust the banister. The second game I woke the manor, stunned the manor, earned the skeleton key and bust the banister. I earned the skeleton key by fighting the jack-o-lanterns. Best game was the second game. I had fun playing Monster Manor.  

 

First game of Monster Manor

 

Second game of Monster Manor

Larry spent the day reading.

I played seven games of pinball. They were Star Trek the Next Generation, Indianapolis 500, Willy Wonka, Cactus Canyon, The Tales of the Arabian Nights, Dark Chaos and Ripley's Believe It or Not. While playing Indianapolis 500 I entered my initials as high score #1. I came in close to having a new high score for the weekly challenge of Ripley's Believe It or Not. 

 

Cactus Canyon

 

Dark Chaos

 

Indianapolis 500

 

Ripley's Believe It or Not

 

Star Trek the Next Generation

 

The Tales of the Arabian Nights

 

Willy Wonka

 

I worked on my puzzle called Birdhouses. 

 

Birdhouses puzzle so far

In the evening we continued watching the second season of The Wheel of Time. After Larry went to bed I watched the seventh Mission Impossible, which was Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One. I did 5,000 steps.

 

  

 

 

Monday 7-28-25 Dancing to Di, Reading, Puzzle & More

 

Just having fun

 

We had a wonderful Monday.

We started the day off by attending Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly C1 dance at 9:00 for an hour. Di called five tips to 15 participants. Amy showed up to say hi to everyone, she hadn't been to the Monday dance for a long time. It was nice to see her. The last tip Michael, Louis and Jan showed up to dance, which increased the participants to 17. Larry danced four of the tips with me. I like it when Larry dances with me because he helps me get into the correct place. Terry danced with Di through out the dance. We had an outstanding time dancing to Di and with friends.

 

 

Get a partner and dance

 

Today was the beginning of the week for Solitaire challenges. I like to double my score so I unlocked the golden ticket by playing 16 games of a Solitaire game. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Experts Only of 10 games. It took me 2 hours, 43 minutes and 35 seconds, which put me in 10th place in my group. I played Angry Birds and Angry Birds and Friends.

Larry spent the day playing with his new e-reader and reading. He finished one book and started another one. He's enjoying reading on his new e-reader.

 

Reading is fun

I worked out on my Wii Fit for a half hour, Synth Riders for a half hour and Just Dance for a half hour using Just Dance 2015 ( 10 minutes), Just Dance 2016 (10 minutes) and Just Dance 2018 (10 minutes). 

 

Working out

I played Bounce Arcade for 45 minutes. I played one game of Gunpowder Gulch. I earned a gold trophy. While playing I was successful in completing three events, which were Gunfight, Safe Crack and Quick Draw (2). I played the Barrel Barrage five times and was unsuccessful. I played six multiball, which were Saloon (1), Jailbreak (2) and Wooden Sign (2). I earned a new high score. It was a great game.

 

Gunpowder Gulch

I played four different games of pinball, which were Ripley's Believe It or Not, World Tour Joker Poker, Big Buck Hunter Pro and Big Bang Bar. I didn't get on the board but still had a great time.

 

Big Bang Bar

 

Big Buck Hunter Pro

 

Ripley's Believe It or Not

 

 

 

World Tour Joker Poker

 

 

I worked on my puzzle.

 

In the evening we continued watching the second season of The Wheel of Time. After Larry went to bed I watched the sixth Mission Impossible, which was Mission Impossible- Fallout. I have been doing 3,000 steps a day and today I did 5,000. I'm working slowly to increase my steps.  

 

 

 

 

Sunday 7-27-25 Dancing with Loren, New Pinball Challenge & More

 

Awesome Day

We had an awesome day.

We attended Ett McAtee's Weekly C Series dance at 1:00 for an hour. This week Ett was traveling to Texas for a caller school in the Houston area so Loren Smith from Canada filled in for her. Loren called four tips of C1 to 9 participants. Larry danced with me for three tips. He is still not feeling 100%. Loren likes it when a couple or two show up because he can call to them. When Larry left he still had Cindy and Barry from Canada to watch. We had a super time dancing to Loren, he called some full square moves, which aren't usually called virtually. The last tip he workshopped Relay The Top, which is a full square call. He walked us through the move a few times and in different position. It's always a pleasure to dance to Loren and with friends.

 

Get a partner and dance

I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: World Tour Mini of 10 games. It took me 49 minutes and 36 seconds, which put me in 19th place in my group. I played Angry Birds and Angry Birds and Friends.

Today is the beginning of a new week so I have a new Weekly Challenge in pinball. This week the challenge is Ripley's Believe It or Not. We didn't have the game so Larry downloaded and installed it in both 2D and VR. He played it to make sure it worked correctly. Later on I played the game and got my first high score for the week of 8,958,560. This puts me in 3rd place out of 7 participants. I didn't play last week challenge of Dracula so my high score for the week was 150,522,610, which put me in 49th place out of 73 participants.

 

Ripley's Believe It or Not

 

 

Dracula 

Ripley's Believe It or Not

Later on I played six other games. They were Creature From the Black Lagoon (2), Red & Ted's Road Show, Star Trek the Next Generation, Big Buck Hunter Pro, Fish Tales (2) and Fun House. While playing Fish Tales I entered my initials of high score #2 and the biggest lair.

 

Big Buck Hunter Pro

 

Creature From the Black Lagoon

 

Fish Tales

 

Fun House

 

Red & Ted's Road Show

 

Star Trek the Next Generation

I worked out with the Synth Rider for a half hour. I played Monster Manor three times because I didn't play well. I earned two bronze trophies and the first one was the best score. But the second one I woke the manor and stunned the manor. The first bronze trophy I woke the manor twice but failed to stun the manor and crashed the banister. I didn't play too well but I had fun.

 

First bronze trophy

 

Second bronze trophy

 

We watched YouTube videos. 

I continued working on my birdhouses puzzle.

In the evening we continued watching the second season of The Wheel of Time on Amazon. After Larry went to bed I watched Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation ( Mission Impossible #5).  

 

 

 

  

Saturday 7-26-25 Laid Back Day

 

Laid Back Day

 

We didn't have anything on the agenda so we had a laid back day. The high was 92 degrees.

I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Easy Street of 30 games. It took me 58 minutes and 15 seconds, which put me in 18th place in my group. I played  three challenges in Angry Birds. Two of the challenges was in Angry Birds, which I do everyday and one challenge in Angry Birds and Friends.

 

Angry Birds

 

Larry read a book on the new E-Reader and started a new one. He is still learning more about the new reader via YouTube videos and Reddit.

 

Reading is fun

I worked out with my Wii Fit for a half hour and the Synth Rider for a half hour. The Synth Rider is a program of songs On my VR headset.

 

Working Out

I played Pirate's Plunder on Bounce Arcade, which is another program on my VR headset. My best game was the first game. I earned a bronze trophy. It wasn't one of my best game but I defeated my enemies once. I got the Jolly Roger once. I had fun.

 

Pirate's Plunder

I played seven different games of pinball, which were Mission Impossible, World Cup Soccer, Fast Break, Big Lebowski, Dracula, Dark Chaos and JP Space Cadet. While playing Big Lebowski I entered my initials as high score #1 and JP Space Cadet I entered my initials as high score #3.

 

Big Lebowski

 

Dark Chaos

 

Dracula

 

Fast Break

 

JP Space Cadet

 

Mission Impossible

 

World Cup Soccer

I continued working on my jigsaw puzzle the birdhouses.

In the evening we finished watching the first season of The Wheel of Time on Amazon and started the second season. Then I watched Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol from our movies collection.