what did you do today? (2008-2015) (closed)

[freebird5825]

At Mr B's request, I made homemade sauce with meatballs and sausage, served over capellini for dinner. We eat pasta very rarely. I enjoyed every forkful.
He had a meeting to run tonight. I usually go and hang out while he herds cats, but tonight I decided to put on my flannel pajamas and just hang out at the house. I need my energy for tomorrow night's table bussing.
It will probably be busy, which means I will be cruising at high speed
from table to table clearing dishes for several hours. I am loving the improved muscle tone in my upper arms, legs and kiester.

 

[traineeinvestor]

Bought a laptop from Dell on Monday that was supposed to ship on Tuesday. Received an email yesterday afternoon saying that they were sorry, but the item would arrive after 12/26. This happened to me the one other time I tried to buy from Dell so I sent them a note saying to cancel the order and told them of my first experience, said I wouldn't consider them for any future purchases. Note back said sorry, "stuff happens". I think it's a bait and switch to sell a more expensive unit. Ordered another laptop from Best Buy that will supposedly be at the store on Monday.

I also ordered a new laptop from Dell on line. A sales rep called within an hour of placing the order and told me it would take about ten days to deliver because one of their factories had been damaged by the floods in Thailand and was still getting back to full production mode. I appreciated the fact that they actually made the call so quickly.

 

[FIREd]

Our dryer bit the dust this morning. I was thinking about going low cost and replace it with an old-fashioned clothesline. DW said no. So I went shopping for a new dryer at Sears. When I came back home, I could not find a package UPS had supposedly left on my porch while I was gone. So I spent an hour on the phone with the UPS/Amazon customer service to try and sort it out. Thankfully, the package was delivered by mistake to one of my neighbors and I was able to recover it pretty quickly. Finally, today marks the first day of my Christmas baking marathon, so I was busy planning for it.

 

[Moscyn]

Mini spring clean today - focus is on clothings. Gave away two big sacks of my clothes. I still could not part with the last 2 suits I bought when I was working. I bought them to wear for a 2-day series of interviews for my last job which I worked for 3 years before ER. Guess I'll hang them in my closet for another year. I think I can wear the jacket with jeans or slacks and have the smart casual look.

 

[Walt34]

Belatedly I took DW out for dinner for her birthday. (I had to work on the actual day, and the place I took her wasn't open then anyway).

A guy at work told me about this place: West Virginia Bed and Breakfast | Lodging at our Charles Town WV Inn

It turned out to be as advertised. What a surprise when the maître d informed us upon arrival that we were the only ones there for dinner. My first thought at that was "Gee, this is how horror movies start out. The location is several miles down a long dark windy deserted road, we arrive after dark, a nice old lady is in charge of the old house built in the 1930's, we're the only ones there for dinner, and they're going to drug us and harvest our organs or something." The only elements missing were the rain, thunder, and lightning. But maybe I was a cop for too long. And our organs are probably too old to be any good to anyone else anyway.

But seeing the photos on the web site I threw the camera and tripod in the back seat and when told we were the only ones there I brought the camera in and put it on the tripod and tripped the shutter with the remote. Got a few nice photos out of it. The chef, who has been there since 1986, came out to ask how the meal was. We told her "excellent", which it was.


DW liked the dinner.

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[freebird5825]

...What a surprise when the maître d informed us upon arrival that we were the only ones there for dinner. My first thought at that was "Gee, this is how horror movies start out. The location is several miles down a long dark windy deserted road, we arrive after dark, a nice old lady is in charge of the old house built in the 1930's, we're the only ones there for dinner, and they're going to drug us and harvest our organs or something." The only elements missing were the rain, thunder, and lightning. But maybe I was a cop for too long. And our organs are probably too old to be any good to anyone else anyway.

Was there entertainment?

 

[citrine]

Worked on a client, laundry, waiting for the counter guy to come and measure for the countertop....pick up bf's son then chinese buffet for dinner **YUM**

 

[Rustward]

Warning most people are worse at multitasking than they think.

Absolutely true.

 

[Huston55]

Worked on a client, laundry, waiting for the counter guy to come and measure for the countertop....pick up bf's son then chinese buffet for dinner **YUM**

I presume the "YUM" is for the chinese buffet versus the BF's son...

 

[TromboneAl]

I finished our 2011 Christmas Video. I wasn't going to do one this year, but then I thought of a funny intro for it. I'll post it here after some proofing.

 

[REWahoo]

I finished our 2011 Christmas Video. I wasn't going to do one this year, but then I thought of a funny intro for it. I'll post it here after some proofing.

Good. Your video has become something of a holiday tradition on the forum.

 

[Nords]

Finally got a Zostavax shingles vaccine. If you're a veteran on Oahu then I highly recommend talking to the VA clinic. If you're a Tricare retiree on Oahu then I also recommend Tripler's Immunization clinic-- I was in & out in 15 minutes. No charge.

Just a little light touchup painting in the familyroom today. The trim is all finished and I'm just fixing the goofs. Tomorrow I'll go back outside to finish the ladder work under the back lanai ceiling and on the fascia boards/eves. The end is in sight.

Now that the Dept of Plans & Permits has finished their parade of home inspectors, I can reconnect the unpermitted electrical connection that we installed to bring electricity to our storage shed. The electrician who re-wired our familyroom even left things set up for me.

Shoveled six inches of snow off the walk. First time this year. AAAAAAAAAAAGH! Time to book the tickets to Arizona.

Our Hawaii-born-and-raised daughter just posted 28 Facebook photos of her college dorm hiring a snowmaking machine to turn their common area into a six-inch snowbank. They're making snow angels and throwing snowballs. They're having such a good time because it's still 64 degrees there after sundown!

Somehow this wasn't the college experience I envisioned.

 

[bbbamI]

Not much going on today.

Tonight I poured myself a glass of wine. After consuming some of said wine, I lost my wine glass twice and my phone three times.

 

[Free To Canoe]

Regenerated a cryo pump, in between goofing off...

Cryopump - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There's a blast out of my past. What sort of a high vacuum apparatus do you have out there in Stepfordville?

 

[M Paquette]

Began preparing to commence preliminary steps towards correcting a home security problem...

Somewhere in an hour or so around Oh-dark:30, our front door was unlocked and left open. No, no strangers in the house or anything bad, although the cats were delighted with their new-found freedom, since removed. No damage, the lock wasn't forced, and the hour was far too early for our local free-market wealth redistribution specialists to be out.

The leading theory is that we have a sleepwalker. (and this isn't the first time...)

I just popped a special safety latch on the door in question, on the remote chance that someone did manage to unlock it from the outside. Next I'll add door switches linked to an alarm/annunciator panel, which I'll set to chime if a door opens so we can catch and redirect our night walker.

 

[Nords]

Next I'll add door switches linked to an alarm/annunciator panel, which I'll set to chime if a door opens so we can catch and redirect our night walker.

Will the chime remind you to shut the door behind you on your way out?

 

[M Paquette]

Will the chime remind you to shut the door behind you on your way out?

At 140 dB, it should be reasonably effective as a subtle reminder. Everyone here knows how much I enjoy subtle hints...

 

[freebird5825]

I went to bed last night with very sore muscles and aching feet. We had a record number of diners at the club last night. I ran around like a whirling dervish all night, clearing dishes and cleaning/resetting tables. The 4 waitresses could barely keep up. I didn't even have time to shoot the breeze with the regular customers. Whew!
The kitchen w*rkers and dining room volunteers all sat around afterwards and had a few cold ones.

Mr B is cramming for an online final exam that he has to take before Sunday night. I need to figure out something to do outdoors so I don't distract him. Hmmmmm...

 

[bbbamI]

When momma passed away, daddy gave me all of her jewelry. For a while, it was difficult for me to even touch them since the reason I have her jewelry is because she is gone.

But another reason I have her possessions is because she wanted me to have and wear her jewelry..she was so proud of the things she had. I took a pic of her/my rings today. I started wearing some of them yesterday.

 

[Moemg]

When momma passed away, daddy gave me all of her jewelry. For a while, it was difficult for me to even touch them since the reason I have her jewelry is because she is gone.

But another reason I have her possessions is because she wanted me to have and wear her jewelry..she was so proud of the things she had. I took a pic of her/my rings today. I started wearing some of them yesterday.

Beautiful rings ! They will bring you many happy memories of your momma . When my Mom moved she gave me all her antique wine glasses . I love to bring them out around the holidays .

 

[simple girl]

When momma passed away, daddy gave me all of her jewelry. For a while, it was difficult for me to even touch them since the reason I have her jewelry is because she is gone.

But another reason I have her possessions is because she wanted me to have and wear her jewelry..she was so proud of the things she had. I took a pic of her/my rings today. I started wearing some of them yesterday.

Those are beautiful rings. I have several pieces of jewelry that are my mother's, and I absolutely treasure them!

 

[bbbamI]

Beautiful rings ! They will bring you many happy memories of your momma . When my Mom moved she gave me all her antique wine glasses . I love to bring them out around the holidays .

Those are beautiful rings. I have several pieces of jewelry that are my mother's, and I absolutely treasure them!

Thanks Moe and simple girl....

Heirlooms are precious...especially when they come from our moms.

Soon DH will be retrieving some items that belonged to his mother. He'll be bringing back her china, a rocking chair and a sewing machine. This means we'll need to make room for them...but, that's ok.

 

[davemartin88]

I also ordered a new laptop from Dell on line. A sales rep called within an hour of placing the order and told me it would take about ten days to deliver because one of their factories had been damaged by the floods in Thailand and was still getting back to full production mode. I appreciated the fact that they actually made the call so quickly.

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A phone call with an explanation would have been a great piece of information but no effort whatsoever on their part to try to make this right. A flood from a few days ago should have been something that could have been reflected in their online inventory so you could have seen they wouldn't be shipped for 10 days without having to receive a call. I admit at this point, I'm a bit jaded against them and I'll see the downside in most anything they do!

I received an email today from Best Buy that the laptop I ordered is at the store waiting for pickup, hope it works out. Good luck with your Dell laptop, betting it will work fine if it arrives!

 

[Bestwifeever]

Those rings are gorgeous, bam--and I'm supposing at least a few were gifts from your father to your mother? Those are extra special and your mother would appreciate the love you'll feel when you wear them.

 

[MichaelB]

bbbamI, those are really nice rings. Hope you get lots of opportunities to use them. I think it's fantastic when families pass jewelry down from parents to children. My DW has worn her mothers wedding ring for years and it always looks the best.