Saturday 11-13 Waxing the Minnie & Saturday Night Fever Dance

 

Happy Saturday

We had an outstanding day with a lot of sunshine. It started out in the 30's so we hung indoors.

Larry continued working on his Christmas cards. I did the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong and the Event: Easy Street of 30 games. It took me 1 hour, 13 minutes and 44 seconds, which put me 24th place in my group. 

After lunch when it warmed up we went outside to wax the Minnie. We started in the back Larry waxed the back and he didn't like how it looked so he decided to polish it with rubbing compound. He had to do it a couple of times before he was satisfied. I helped him by using a sponge and wax and did under the ladder and places he couldn't reach. We worked on it for about 3 hours and we are still on the back. The sides are are much bigger but they are in better shape so hopefully they will go a bit faster.

 

Waxing the Minnie

Polishing the Minnie

We loaded into the truck and went to the UPS Store. A couple of weeks ago my niece Ashley was promoting a fund raiser for the radio station she and her husband works for. She had designed a tee shirt to sell for the fund raiser. Larry bought me one and donated some money. It and a package from the Seeds Program were at the UPS Store.

 

Tee shirt designed by Ashley

We attended Dayle Hodge and Don Moger's Saturday Night Fever dance at 6:00. Dayle was getting ready to call a live dance so he only had a half hour, he called the first A2 tip by himself, he and Don did the second A2 tip together. Don called two A2 tips and three C1 class level tips. During the A2 tips we had 36 participants and the C1 tips had 31. We had a great evening of dancing to Don and with friends.

After the dance we watched three episodes of Royal Flying Doctor Service on PBS. Then I finished watching the first season of Death In Paradise. I ended up doing 28,500 steps, which put me in 3rd place in my group. 

   

Friday 11-12 Doing Errands & More

 

Celebrate it's Friday

We started the day by going to town to do some errands. First we stopped at The Dollar Tree to pick up rice rolls, I think they're delicious. It was very busy. It was 9:00 and the check out line was really long. There was only one cashier who was very friendly like always. Next stop was Walmart to pick up a few things. Next we were going to go to the Post Office to mail some Thanksgiving cards but decided it would be easier to mail them from the UPS Store, while we were there we picked up our mail. Then we stopped at Best Buy, didn't buy anything but was amazed by how many TV's they have on display and how many they have sitting around in boxes. Looked like they plan on selling a lot this holiday season. The last stop was Walmart to fill up the car with gas. We had a busy morning doing errands.

 

Doing this and that

When we got home. Larry continued working on making Christmas cards. I did the Solitaire and Mahjong Daily Challenges and the Event: Spider Mini of 10 games. It took me 1 hour, 35 minutes and 31 seconds, which put me in 22nd place in my group.

I attended Et McAtee's Weekly A2/C1 dance at 6:30. Ett called four tips of two couples A2 with 22 participants, one tip of four couples A2 with 20 participants and one tips of C1 at the class level with 19 participants. I had a great time.

We donate yearly to PBS so we are Passport members. When a new series starts or a new season of a current series we are notified by e-mail. Sometimes they have the whole season or an episode. In an email today there was a new series, the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The entire season is available, we watched two of the six episodes. Then I started watching the first season of Death in Paradise on Brit Box. I ended up doing 27,000 steps, which put me in 5th place in my group.

 

Relaxing in front of the television

   

  

Thursday 11-11 Washing the Minnie

 

Today was a pretty day with a lot of sunshine and wind.

I did the Solitaire and Mahjong Daily Challenges and Event: Pyramid Mini of 5 games. It took me 11 minutes and 1 second to complete, which put me in 15th place in my group. I also did some Coral Cove and Tropical Breeze games. 

When we got back from our fall trip the Minnie was filthy but Larry couldn't work on it because of his elbow. His elbow is not completely healed but its much better so we decided to wash the Minnie. It took us about two and a half hours. We had killed so many bugs and they were very hard to get off. Larry started by washing the roof, he scrubs the roof at least twice a year. Then he cleaned the back and worked his way around the Minnie. I helped him by scrubbing the cab and front end. After washing the Minnie Larry washed the wheels. By the time we were finished we were tired.

 

Washing the Minnie

 

Washing the roof

Rinsing of the roof

 

Washing the back

We attended Jeremy Butler's Weekly A2/C1 at 6:00. Jeremy called five tips: four tips of A2 with 12 participants and one C1 tip with 9 participants. The last A2 tip Jeremy called to a full square. We had a great time dancing to Jeremy and with friends.

After the dance we finished watching the 4th season and started the 5th season of Vera. Afterwards I watched the second season of Manhunt. I ended up doing 27,000 steps, which put me in 5th place in my group.  

Wednesday 11-10 Dance Day, Crafting & Gift

Get a partner and dance

We had another beautiful day with the high in the mid 70s.

We started the day off going to Ponders Fleet Service to pick up the Minnie. They replaced the power steering pump and checked the rear breaks. The Minnie now has close to 140,000 miles and the rear breaks are still original. Larry has replaced the front breaks twice.

We attended four virtual square dances. First was Di Green and Terry McCann's Plus at 10:00. Di and Terry took turns calling five tips with 18 participants. Di and Terry work very well as a team. I attended the dance by myself. I had a fun hour of dancing to Di and Terry and with friends.

Second was Dayle Hodge's Weekly A1/A2 at 11:00. Dayle called two A1 two couples tips and two A2 two couples tips with 22 participants and one four couples tip with 20 participants. We were pleasantly surprised to see our friends Char and Glenn form Sun City. We hadn't seen them in awhile. We pinned them so we can see where we should be. We had a wonderful hour of dancing with friends and Dayle.

Third was Ett McAtee's Weekly C1 Workshop at 1:00. I attended by myself. I hadn't been to this session in a very long time but she no longer does the C1 workshop on Monday nights. Once again Char and Glenn were there so I could pin them, they are excellent dancers and I can see where I should be. Ett called four tips with 21 participants. Ett worked on Tally Ho from Waves & Lines, Stretch Recycle and Siamese Concepts. I broke down now and then but had fun.

Fourth was Dave Eno and Dave Hutchinson's Weekly C1/A2 at 6:30 for two hours. The dance started out with two C1 tips with 10 participants. Then five A2 tips with 11 participants. The last tip was a C1 with 9 participants. Both Daves did a great job calling. Larry and I had a great time.  

While I danced Larry worked on Christmas cards and got his Thanksgiving cards ready to be mailed.

I did my Daily Challenges in Solitaire and Mahjong and the Event: Two Game Tango Mini of 10 games (5 Spider and 5 Free Cell).

While our neighbor Jason was building his home we helped him out with power and water along with anything else that we could. They wanted to thank us so they bought us a indoor tree and gift card for The Home Depot. Very nice of them.

 

Thank you gift from Jason and his family

After the last dance we watched an episode of Vera. Then I finished watching the 23rd season of Silent Witness. I ended up doing 26,000 steps, which put me in 3rd place in my group.

Tuesday 11-9 Smile and Have Fun

 

Smile and have fun

We had just another Tuesday.

We started the day out by attending two virtual square dances. First was Di Green and Terry McCann's Weekly A1/A2 at 10:00. They took turn calling five tips with 23 participants for the two A1 tips and 21 participants for the three A2 tips. When Di called she put called four couples moves now and then. Larry and I had a great time dancing with Di and Terry and friends.

Second was Dayle Hodge's Weekly Plus/DBD at 11:00. Dayle called three Plus tips with 16 participants, one DBD tip with 15 participants and one Four Couples tip with 13 participants. During the Plus tips Dayle did call DBD put not as much as in the DBD tip. DBD stands for Dance By Definition. We had fun with friends and Dayle.

 

Larry continued making Christmas cards.

I did the Daily Challenges in Solitaire and Mahjong and the Event: World Tour Mini of 10 games. It took me 1 hour, 11 minutes and 38 seconds, which put me in 19th place in my group. I took a nap.

In the evening we started watching the 4th season of Vera. Then I continued watching the 23rd season of Silent Witness. I ended up doing 27,500 steps, which put me in 3rd place in my group.

 

Monday 11-8 Foggy Morning, Crafting & Dancing

Foggy Morning

When I woke up this morning we had a lite fog covering. It was gone within an hour.

We attended Di Green's Weekly C1 dance at 9:00. She called five tips with 30 participants. She worked on Tally Ho, Check Over, Linear Action and other moves that were requested. We had a super time dancing to Di and Terry and with friends.

 

After the dance Larry continued working on making Christmas cards.

I did the Solitaire and Mahjong Daily Challenges and the Event: Klondike Mini of 10 games. It took me 30 minutes and 14 seconds, which put me in 25th place in my group. I also did some Sudoku games.

I worked out for an hour using my Wii Fit and Just Dance. We watched YouTube videos.

When I went out to feed the deer I checked on my flowers. I saw that there were a few more flowers bloomed.

 

New blooms on the right

In the evening we watched the last two episodes of the 3rd season of Vera. Then I finished watching the 22nd season of Silent Witness and started watching the 23rd season. I ended up doing 27,000 steps, which put me in 4th place in my group.

 

Sunday 11-7 Daylight Saving Ends

 

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Last night before we went to bed we reset the clocks on the microwave, stove, above the television and the one on the desk. We didn't have to set the Amazon devices because they do it automatically. We gained an hour.

 

Clock on the desk

We started the day out by going to the storage center. The Minnie has a small power steering leak and Larry wants to get it fixed. We dropped it off at Ponders Auto & Fleet Service. He left a note for them explaining what he needed to get repair. Larry does most of the repairs himself but this one requires a couple of special tools that he does not have.

Larry is starting to work on making Christmas cards. He made a couple today.

I did the Solitaire and Mahjong Daily Challenges and the Event: Two Game Tango Mini of 10 games (5 Free Cell and 5 Pyramid). It took me 1 hour, 14 minutes and 51 seconds to complete, which put me in 25th place in my group. Then I played some more Tropical Breeze games. 

We attended two virtual square dances. First was Dixie Cups Bi-Monthly DBD at 1:30. The Dixie Cups Club hasn't had a dance in months because they couldn't get enough dancers interested for the caller to call. Jeremy Butler said he would call no matter how many dancers showed up. He called five 2 couples tips with 9 participants and one 4 couples tip with 7. We were the only couple dancing so the single dancers pinned us to help them see where to go. We had a great time.

Second was Loren Smith's Weekly A2/C1 at 7:30. Loren called three A2 tips with 19 participants, one C1 Teach tip with 19 participants and two C1 tips with 14. Once again we were the only couple dancing so the single dancers pinned us to help them see where to go. We had super evening of dancing to Loren and with friends.

 

 We watched two episodes of the GizWiz. I continued watching the 22nd season of Silent Witness. I ended up doing 26,000 steps, which put me in 2nd place in my group for the week with 188,144 steps.