Saturday 3-6 Saturday Night Fever Dance

 

Have a great day

We had a super day with the temperature 65 degrees. We had a breeze, which kept it cool. It was gorgeous with a lot of sunshine.

Gorgeous Day

I spent most of the day playing Solitaire games. I started out by doing the Daily Challenges and the Event: Spider Mini of 5 games. It took me 14 minutes and 13 seconds to complete, which put me in 12th place in my group. Then I moved on to the Star challenges Solitaire World Tour, I did Free Cell and Tri Peaks. 

While I played games Larry worked on a paper project on the Cameo. 

After lunch I got the Minnie ready to go on our camping trip to Lake Somerville. I made the bed yesterday. Today I loaded up the most of the food, in the morning I'll finish loading the food. Then I did laundry, cleaned the house and mopped the floors. I cooked some coconut shrimp for dinner.

 

Doing housework

In the evening we attended Don Moger's Saturday Night Fever dance at 6:00 for an hour and a half. The format was four tips of A2 and two tips of C1. This evening Don invited Ett McAtee to come and call with him. They did a tip of A2 and C1 by themselves and the other two A2 tips they called together. During the A2 session we had 75 participants and the C1 session had 60 participants. We had a fun night of dancing to Ett and Don and with friends.

After the dance we watched two documentaries.The first was The Internet of Everything, which was about how technology is changing our lives. The second one was Heads Up: Will We Stop Making Cents. It was about the cost of the penny and the debate on should we keep making it. It was very interesting. I finished watching The Circuit. It was about a lawyer Drew Ellis, who returns to where his father was born to meet his ancestors and work on the British circuit. He works as a lawyer for the people in the rural areas of Western Australia. I ended up doing 25,000 steps, which put me in third place in my group with 157,609 steps.     

Friday 3-5 It's Friday!!!

 

We had a fabulous Friday with a lot of sunshine and temperature in the low 70s. We had a little wind which kept it cool.

In the morning Larry finished his Cameo paper project. I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Free Cell Mini of 10 games. It took me 53 minutes and 24 seconds, which put me in 9th place in my group. I also played Solitaire World Tour Free Cell games in the Star Club. 

We attended three virtual dances. The first was Joe Uebelacker's Weekly C1 at 10:00 for an hour. We had 10 participants. We had fun dancing to Joe.

The second was Dayle Hodge's Weekly Four Couple A1/A2 at 11:00 for an hour. This is the first week of this dance. The format for the dance is 2 tips of A1 and 2 tips of A2. Dayle had 33 participants but had internet problems so he only called three tips. We missed the first tip because we were dancing to Joe but we did dance an A1 tips and an A2 tip. 

The third dance was Di Green's Weekly C1 Workshop at 2:00 for an hour and a half. She had 42 participants. This week Terry wasn't feeling well so she danced by herself, she still danced with her back to us. She worked on Linear Action and Cross By and we practiced just dancing. We had a great time dancing with Di and friends.

This morning Larry placed a home delivery grocery order with Walmart. Our last order was just before the snow storm and it ended up being cancelled but since Walmart cancelled it they gave us a $20 discount coupon. This was the second time they gave us a $20 coupon. They must be fully restocked, we got everything we ordered with the exception of two items which they substituted with other items. We continue to be very happy with their home delivery.

In the evening we watched two documentaries. The first was Go Gentle, which was about Artist Shirley Rosenthal's last two months life. It was a journey she took to seek options to end her life before the health problem takes the quality of life. It was very good. The second one was Dive, it was about dumpster diving. The documentary concentrated on how much food is wasted and thrown out everyday. It was an old documentary but it was very informative. It was also good. I finished the first season of The Circuit and started the second season. I ended up doing 26,000 steps, which put me in fourth place with 132,606 steps.  

 

 

Relaxing in front of the television

 

Thursday 3-4 Replacing Mattress in the Minnie

 

Sunny Day

We had a beautiful day with sun and a wind out of the south. It got up to the mid 70s.

Since our winter storm we have had the Minnie at the house. We were thinking about putting it back in storage but instead Larry made reservations at Lake Somerville State Park. Weekends are always full but he booked a site for Sunday through Wednesday. After that spring break starts and everything is full for a couple of weeks.

Larry has been having problem sleeping comfortably on the mattress in the Minnie. Over the years we have found that foam mattresses work well but it doesn't take long for them to break down and start to sag, it doesn't bother me but it is a problem for him. When we got back from our last camping trip Larry ordered a mattress that folds in thirds, which makes it easier to carry. It came in a few weeks ago and has been airing out in the second bedroom. Today we decided to change the mattresses. We hope this will work.

In the morning we did our everyday things. I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Pyramid Mini of 5 games. It took me 14 minutes and 10 seconds, which put me in 28th place in my group. I played other Solitaire games and Jewel games.

We attended three virtual square dances. The first was Dayle Hodge's Weekly C1 at 11:00 for an hour and fifteen minutes. He invited Ett McAtee to come and call with him. We had 32 participants. Dayle and Ett both called two tips a piece and the fifth tip was a full square tip and Dayle called it. This week was the first week for the four couple square so I struggled a bit and kept losing my six phantom dancers. But it will get better the more I do them. We had an outstanding time dancing to Dayle and Ett.

The second one was Joachim Ruehenbeck's Bi-monthly C1/C2 at 12:30 for two hours, we only attend the C1 session. We had 31 participants. We had a lot of fun dancing to Joachim.

The third one was Jeremy Butler's Weekly A2/C1 at 6:00 for an hour. This week Jeremy invited Buddy Weaver to come and help him call the dance. They both called two A2 tips and they called the C1 tip together. During the A2 tips we had 17 participants and during the C1 we had 14 participants. We had a very pleasant hour of dancing to Jeremy and Buddy.

 

Grab a partner and dance

In between dancing we watched YouTube videos and an episode of GizWiz. I continued watching the first season of Circuit. I ended up doing 27,500 steps, which put me in fifth place in my group with 106,603 steps for the week so far. 

     

Wednesday 3-3 Oral Surgeon

Gorgeous Day

We had another gorgeous day with sunshine and temperature in the low 60s.

We started the day doing our everyday activities. I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Solitaire World Tour of 30 games. It took me 1 hour, 54 minutes and 13 seconds, which put me in 17th place in my group.

For months Larry has been having problems with a tooth. He has been back and forth with the oral surgeon and the dentist more than once, neither of them are completely sure what the problem is. The dentist remade one of the crowns on an implant and that did not help. Larry had her remove the crown and leave it off, without it the pain is gone, he believes the problem is coming from the tooth above. That tooth is all the way in the back and has not been in very good shape for years, after consulting with the dentist he was back at the oral surgeon this morning and they decided to remove the tooth. They got him in in the afternoon. I waited in the car while he went inside and they took out the tooth. We sure hope this solves the problem. 

On the way home we stopped by the post office and mailed a birthday card he made to one of his friends who owns a small plane.

 

Mike's birthday card

By the time we got home it was after 6:00. We spent the evening relaxing in front of the television. We watched YouTube videos and a documentary on PBS Out North. It was about the history of the MNLGBTQ movement in Minnesota. It was very well done. Then I watched a three episodes series on Acorn called Alibi. It was a thriller about a husband accidentally killing his wife's lover. It started Michael Kitchen and Sophie Okonedo. It was an ok series. Then I started watching The Circuit first season. It's about a lawyer who defends people from the remote region of the Australian outback. I ended up doing 27,000 steps, which put me in 6th place in my group.

 

Relaxing in front of the television

 

 

 

Tuesday 3-2 Dancing and Sunshine

 

Beautiful sunny day

We had a beautiful sunny day with a little breeze. The temperature got into the low 60s.

We started the day out by going to Hobby Lobby to get supplies so Larry can complete his paper project. 

I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Two Game Tango Mini of 10 games (5 Klondikes and 5 Tri Peaks). It took me 35 minutes and 12 seconds, which put me in 11th place in my group of 50 participants.

We attended three virtual square dances. The first one was Dayle Hodge's Weekly Plus at 11:00 for an hour and fifteen minutes, which was five tips. We had 42 participants. The fifth tip was a four couple tip. Dayle did an outstanding job of cueing throughout the dance. We had a few new dancers to virtual dancing so this helped them a lot and me. We had a great time.

The second one was Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly A1/A2 at 1:30 for two hours with a fifteen minutes break. During the A1 session had 43 participants and the A2 session had 45 participants. I danced the A1 session by myself and Larry joined me for the A2 session. Di and Terry did an awesome job of calling. They are always a pleasure to dance with because they dance and wiggle with the dancers. Everyone laughs and celebrates throughout the sessions. We had a super afternoon of dancing with friends.

The third one was Don Moger's Weekly A2 at 6:00 for an hour and a half. We had 53 participants. Don called six tips. The third tip was a workshop where Don went over Check Mate the Column. We had a super night dancing to Don and with friends.  

 

  

Get a partner and dance

After Don's dance we watched a documentary on Amazon: Best of British BSA. It was about the history of the British motorcycle BSA. It was good. Then I watched a movie on Peacock: The Town. It was a crime movie about a longtime thief and a F.B.I agent, who wants to bring him and his crew down. The movie starred Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm and Titus Welliver. The language was bad but overall it was good. Then I started watching Murder She Wrote. I ended up doing 26,000 steps, which put me fifth place in my group.  

Monday 3-1 First Day in March

 

Happy March

We had a chilly 50 degree day with the wind out of the north. 

Larry started the day out by working on a paper project. He watched the video for the project. Then he cut out the pieces and started assembling it. He was almost done with the project when he changed his mind on how to finish it up. So we went to town to pick up a couple items at Walmart to finish his project. While at Walmart we picked up a few items we were low on. We also picked up our mail.

 

Doing errands

I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Hard Road Mini of 5 games. It took me 44 minutes and 21 seconds, which put me in 21st place in my group. I also worked out on my Wii Fit, it had been 61 days since I did this. I worked out for a half hour.

 

Working out

We attended one virtual square dance, which was Daryl Murphy's Weekly A2/C1 at 5:45 for two hours with a fifteen minute break in between each session. During the A2 session we had 14 participants and the C1 session had 10. Each session Daryl called four tips and the fourth tip were full square material. We had a super evening of dancing to Daryl.

 

 

After the dance we watched a documentary on Amazon called A River's Last Chance. It was about the history of the Eel River in California. It was a great documentary on how the river and its ecosystem changed with the times and survival. Then I watched a couple of movies on Peacock TV: The Blues Brothers and Notting Hill. I ended up doing 26,000 steps, which put me in fifth place in my group.

 

   

Sunday 2-28 Tie Die Palooza and More

 

Today was the last day of February. We had an outstanding day of dancing with friends. 

Before the dances we did our everyday activities. I did the Daily Challenges and the Event: Two Game Tango Mini of 10 games (5 Klondikes and 5 Spiders). It took me 1 hour, 13 minutes and 52 seconds, which put me in 27th place in my group. Larry continued working on a paper project on the Cameo.

A few years ago we put some artificial flowers in the frontyard, they have faded terribly and need to be replaced. Michael's put flowers on sale today so this morning we went to purchased replacements, we got them for 50% off. I took the old flowers out but at the moment I am enjoying the new ones inside the house. 

 

Replacement flowers

More replacement flowers

We attended three virtual dances. First was Doren McBroom's Bi-Monthly DBD at 1:30 for an hour and a half. This week Doren invited Dayle Hodge to come and help him call. We had 35 participants. Doren and Dayle both called three tips a piece. We had a few new dancers so there were a lot of cuing and it wasn't too complex but we had a great time.

The second one was a special dance called Tie Die Palooza, where a lot of dancers wore tie die outfits. Glen and Char Larson's dog Denali was the mascot, they looked great. The dance was for two hours from 3:00 to 5:00. It was a Mainstream, Plus and A2 dance and 9 different callers called the dance. There were over 100 folks who Zoomed in. The callers were Karin Rabe from New Jersey, Dayle Hodge from Maryland, Betsy Gotta from New Jersey, Di Green from the U.K., Greg Moore from New Jersey, Kevin Lovell from the U.K., Terri Sherrer from California, Ett McAtee from Maryland and Patty Greene from North Carolina. We danced five Mainstream tips, three Plus tips and two A2 tips. The Mainstream and Plus tips had singing calls and I danced by myself. Larry danced the A2 tips with me. We had super time dancing with all our friends and callers.

 

Glen, Char and Denali

 

Dancers Zooming in for Tie Die Palooza

Terri McCann and Di Green danced up

 

Dayle Hodge Tie Die cupcakes

The third dance was Loren Smith's Weekly A2/C1 at 7:30 for and hour and fifteen minutes. This week Loren invited Doren McBroom to come and help call the dance. We had 37 participants for the A2 tips and 33 participants for the C1 tips. We danced three A2 tips, one C1 learn tip and two C1 tips. During the C1 learn tip Loren went over Pass the Axle. We had a fun evening dancing to Loren and Doren.

After the dance we watched an episode of GizWiz. Then I finished watching Tin Star. I ended up doing 25,000 steps, which put me in fifth place in my group for the week with 183,063 steps.