Saturday 10-24-26 Happy Saturday, Finishing Projects & More

Happy Saturday

We had a great Saturday. The morning temperature was 55 degrees and the high temperature was 85 degrees. It's very a very comfortable temperature.

Larry finished a couple projects on the Minnie. 

First he worked on the refrigerator shelving on the door. He cleaned up the hole in the door, where the old bracket was located. Then he glued on the new bracket he built. Then he put tape over it so it can setup until tomorrow. Hopefully, tomorrow we can put the shelves back on the door. Larry did a great job of building the new bracket. Thank you Larry.

The new bracket installed

The next project was finishing up the window covering. Larry put the window covering back in the window. It looks great.

The window cover is back where it belongs

Before finishing the projects on the Minnie Larry worked on getting his Epson Inkjet Printer to work. He had to take it partially apart and use a special cleaning kit. He cleaned the heads three times, waiting an hour in between each cleaning. It now needs to set until tomorrow before he can see if this cleaning worked.

While Larry worked on the projects I played games. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. I Daily Event was Event: Easy Street Mini of 15 games. It took me 34 minutes and 54 seconds to complete, which put me in 19th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

After lunch we went to town to donate our dive equipment to a dive shop. We haven't gone scuba diving in many years and won't dive again because of our age. Larry walked into the dive shop and asked the lady if they wanted some old dive equipment. She said they would be more than happy to take it. We unloaded the equipment from the truck and took it in the shop. She thanked us for the donation. 

  

On the way home we stopped by Little Caesar's and bought a pizza for dinner.

Little Caesar's pepperoni pizza

When we got home I workout on the Wii Fit for 45 minutes. I did my own routine. I did one exercise from the Aerobic menu for 8 minutes (Rhythm Boxing), four exercises from the Balance Games menu for 8 minutes (Balance Bubble two times for 2 minutes, Penguin Slide once for 2 minutes, Ski Jump two times for 2 minutes and Ski Slalom two times for 2 minutes), four exercises from the Strength Training menu for 10 minutes (Sideways Leg Lift 20 reps for 2 minutes, Single-Leg Extensions 20 reps for 3 minutes, Single-Leg Twist 20 reps for 2 minutes and Torso Twist 20 reps for 3 minutes), two exercises from the Training Plus menu for 9 minutes (Basic Run two times for 4 minutes and Perfect 10 five times for 5 minutes) and five exercises from the Yoga menu for 10 minutes (Chair for 2 minutes, Half-Moon for 2 minutes, Palm Tree for 2 minutes, Standing Knee for 2 minutes and Warrior for 2 minutes). It was a great workout.

 

Aerobics (Rhythm Boxing)

Balance Games (Balance Bubble, Penguin Slide, Ski Jump and Ski Slalom)

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

Training Plus (Basic Run and Perfect 10)

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

I worked out with the Synth Riders for a half hour with four songs two times, which were Keeping On Smilin, Keep You In Line, Silent Movie and Watch Your Tongue. While working out with Watch Your Tongue I earned two outstanding scores, which I didn't miss any of the balls.

Keep On Smilin

Keep You In Line

Silent Movie

Watch Your Tongue

I played ten games of pinball. I played five games on the mini cabinet, which were Batman Forever, Medieval Madness, Nightmare Before Christmas, No Good Goffers! and The Goonies. I played five games on the big cabinet, which were Beetlejuice, Elvira House of Horrors Blood Red Kiss, Fish Tales, Indiana Jones and Star Trek The Next Generation. I didn't get on the board but I had fun playing pinball.

Batman Forever (Mini)

Medieval Madness(Mini)

Medieval Madness (Mini)

No Good Goffers (Mini)

The Goonies (Mini)

Beetlejuice (Big)

Elvira House of Horrors Blood Red Kiss (Big)

Fish Tales (Big)

Indiana Jones (Big)

Star Trek the Next Generation (Big)

We continue watching our YouTube videos. We're almost caught up with the ones we follow.

In the evening we watched The Sheep Detectives from our movies collection. It's a cute movie about a herd of sheep, who solve the murder of their shepherd. When Larry went to bed I watched the fourth Indiana Jones movie on Amazon. It was Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Relaxing in front of the television

While watching television I worked on my puzzle Horse of Iron.

By the end of the day I did 4,000 steps. 

 

 

 

   

 

Friday 10-24-26 Minnie Projects Continue, Dancing with Ett, Firehouse Sub & More

 

Celebrate it's Friday

We had a super day. It's Friday so celebrate with a happy dance.

 The morning temperature was 55 degrees and the high temperature was 89 degrees. We had a little breeze, which made it very comfortable.

We spent most of the day doing a few more Minnie projects. First project was fixing a refrigerator shelf. While we were on our trip one of the shelves fell off the door of the refrigerator. This is the second one. that had done this. The bracket that hold the shelves in place are made of plastic. They are cheaply made so after having the weight from the jars and other containers in the selves they will break. Larry made a thick plastic hinge on his mill. He made sure that the shelf would slide over the hinge to hold it in place. Then he JB Welded the hinge to a plastic plate he made. He's letting it setup overnight. Tomorrow he'll glue it to the door using a Goop. He was going to use the Goop today but it dried up.

Bottom is the hinge Larry built years ago and the above it is the factory hinge

Second project was fixing the vent in the bathroom. The vent in the bathroom is over 30 years old and it has become brittle, a couple of the screws that hold it in place had broken through the plastic. Larry found some washers that were large enough to cover the broken piece. He screwed the screws back into the frame of the vent. 

The vent finished result with washers

The top part of the vent is factory screws in frame of vent

Third was working on the window board for installation. Larry had made covers using foamboard for the overhead windows years ago to help insulate the sleeping area. The covering on one of them has been coming off for a long time. Today Larry decided to fix it. He took the foamboard out and wiped down the board and the cover. Then he sprayed a glue on the board and back of the cover. Then he laid the cover down onto the board and smoothed it with his hand. Then he used a rolling pin to make sure the cover was smoothly on the board. He's letting the board dry overnight. Tomorrow we'll put the board back on the window.

Overhead window

The cover coming off the foamboard

Larry spraying the glue on the board and cover

   The finished project

Fourth Larry decided to remove the satellite radio from the Minnie because we don't use it anymore. He had to remove the dash to get to the wiring. This took a while. Then he removed the wiring and bracket, that holds the radio. Once he removed the wiring he put the dash back together. 

After doing the first project for the Minnie we went to Ace Hardware Store. Larry needed to pick up some more Goop. Ace Hardware is the only place, that sold a small tube of the Goop. We have a new Ace Hardware Store, that opened in Temple. It is very close to where we live. It's smaller then the one in Belton but it's a lot closer. We walked around the store and checked it out. It's very nice.

After buying the Goop we went to Little Caesar's to buy a Hot-N-Ready pizza. They said they ran out of them and the replacement pizzas weren't going to be ready for a half hour. So we went to Firehouse Sub. We had a pleasant surprise. Our friends Jeanne and James Blackwell were there waiting for their son, daughter in-law and great grandson to show up. We hadn't seen them in a long time because they stopped square dancing due to medical reasons. We visited with them and met their family. It was a great visit. Larry and I shared an Italian and a bag of chips. 

Our lunch

When we got back home Larry went back to doing the Minnie projects. While he did the projects I kept him company and if he needed my help I was there for him.

After the projects were done I played my games. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The Daily Event was Event: Spider Adventure of 20 games. It took me 2 hours, 41 minutes and 25 seconds to complete, which put me in 11th place in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

I played six games of pinball. I played three games on the mini cabinet, which were Fun House, Great Houdini and Theatre of Magic. I played three games on the big cabinet, which were Indiana Jones, Michael and Willow. While playing Indiana Jones I got a new high score for the weekly challenge.

 

Fun House (Mini)

Great Houdini (Mini)

Theatre of Magic

Indiana Jones (Big)

Michael (Big)

Willow (Big)

In the evening I attended Ett McAtee's Weekly A2 dance at 6:30 for an hour. Ett called four tips to 7 participants. I had fun dancing to Ett and with friends. In between the tips we visited with each other.

I love square dancing

We watched YouTube videos.

After the dance we watched a movie on Kanopy called The Astronaut. It wasn't a good movie. After Larry went to bed I watched Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. By the end of the day I had done 3,000 steps. I also worked on my puzzle.  

 

  

  

   

Thursday 10-22-26 Minnie Projects, Games & Jigsaw Puzzle

 

Beautiful Day

We had a beautiful day with a lot of sunshine. The morning temperature was 55 degrees and the high temperature was 86 degrees.

We started the day off going to town for my appointment for my floor therapy with Rebecca at 8:00 am. Today I was introduced to a standing exercise. She was impressed, I'm doing good with the exercises. But it will take time to strength my pelvic muscles.   

Minnie Projects

We kept busy doing Minnie projects. After my appointment we took the Minnie to Discount Tire to get the tires rotated. We stopped in the old mall's parking lot to check the transmission fluid because it made a loud noise. Larry found the fluid was low so he put a half a quart of transmission fluid in it. Our appointment for Discount Tire was at 9:15. They got us in and out in about 40 minutes.

Discount Tire

Next up was to fill the Minnie with propane at Ace Hardware Store.

By the time we got home it was time for lunch. When we finished our lunch we went outside to do a few more projects on the Minnie. Larry backed the Minnie on the side of the house so he could change the oil and oil filter. He crawled under the front and removed the oil filter and drained the old oil. Then he put fresh oil in. Next he started the Minnie to see if he needed to add any more oil. Then he used a funnel and put the old oil in the oil container. Then he cleaned the oil pan and funnel. 

Larry changing the oil filter and draining the old oil

Putting fresh oil in the Minnie

Then he backed the Minnie further back so he could dump the tanks. Then he moved the Minnie in front of the third bay of the garage. Next project was putting a Calgon and Dawn mixture into the toilet and kitchen sinks to flush them a little bit. While Larry did this I washed the wheels. The wheels had a lot of brake dust on them. After I finished Larry put the air pressure sensors back on. Before he did this he replaced the batteries. Once the sensors were installed we checked the air pressure on each tire. One was a little low so Larry put air in the tire so all the tires were the same, which was 60 to 61 psi. Next Larry put the hub caps back on the Minnie. The last project was refill a propane container for the portable gas grill. Now, the Minnie is close to being ready for it's next trip. We kept busy doing projects for a few hours.

One of the back wheels before it was clean

The back wheel after it was clean

PSI gauge in the Minnie

Yesterday, I did play games. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Experts Only of 10 games. It took me 1 hour, 45 minutes and 38 seconds to complete, which put me in 22nd place in my group. Today I played the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The daily event was Event: Pyramid Mini of 5 games. It took me 20 minutes and 30 seconds to complete, which put me in 32nd in my group. I played Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds 2.

I didn't workout today but I did play 10 games of pinball. I played five games on the mini cabinet, which were Ace of Speed, Dead Pool, Nightmare Before Christmas, No Fear and The Goonies. While playing No Fear I became high score #2. I played five games on the big cabinet, which were Elvira Scared Stiff, Indiana Jones, Medieval Madness, Metallica and Monster Bash. I had a super day of playing pinball. 

Ace of Speed (Mini)

Dead Pool (Mini)

Nightmare Before Christmas (Mini)

No Fear (Mini)

The Goonies (Mini)

Elvira Scared Stiff (Big)

Indiana Jones (Big)

Medieval Madness (Big)

Metallica (Big)

Monster Bash (Big)

Before playing pinball on the big cabinet I asked Larry to fix the my headset so I could take pictures. Meta made a change and broke the photo taking feature. Larry found a new fix so I'll have to get use to using it.

We watched YouTube videos.

In the evening we watched F1 from our movies collection. It's about Formula 1 car racing. The movie was very good. After Larry went to bed I watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from our movies collection. 

Relaxing in front of the television

By the end of the day I had done 5,000 steps.