What did you do today? - 2022 version

[Gumby]

I bundled up my fig tree for the winter and then mowed and bagged a bunch of leaves. I also did some genealogical research and, in the course of that, learned about the British scheme to settle foreign Protestants in Nova Scotia from 1749-1752 as a counter to the Catholic Acadians. The were mostly recruited from the Rhineland in Germany and Montbéliard in France, and some of them were my ancestors. It was an interesting bit of history that I did not know.

 

[Walt34]

I'm not sure if this should be posted in this thread or the joke thread but since it's true I'll post it here.

This is DW's story but I have to pass it along. She and her sister went over to DW's niece's house today to babysit the two boys, ages 6 and 8, and take them bowling to get them out of the house and their parent's hair for a bit. (Parents mostly work from home.) So they play a couple of games and then little one says he has to go to the bathroom and DW takes him there and waits a while. And waits. And waits some more. Finally she goes back and gets her sister, who is a retired nurse, and asks her to check on him.

She announces her intent to enter the men's room to check on the little one, who by now is finally finishing up. As he exits the stall he says "I guess that Lego I swallowed yesterday finally came through".

 

[street]

I'm not sure if this should be posted in this thread or the joke thread but since it's true I'll post it here.

This is DW's story but I have to pass it along. She and her sister went over to DW's niece's house today to babysit the two boys, ages 6 and 8, and take them bowling to get them out of the house and their parent's hair for a bit. (Parents mostly work from home.) So they play a couple of games and then little one says he has to go to the bathroom and DW takes him there and waits a while. And waits. And waits some more. Finally she goes back and gets her sister, who is a retired nurse, and asks her to check on him.

She announces her intent to enter the men's room to check on the little one, who by now is finally finishing up. As he exits the stall he says "I guess that Lego I swallowed yesterday finally came through".

OMG!!! Now, I don't know, if I could have kept a straight face or not but that could have been a serious ordeal. Lol

 

[RobbieB]

Yeah kids.

Pops told me he found me sitting in the grass chewing with half a grasshopper in my hand. Followed by me in the driveway chewing on a dried earth worm.

Never much into eating plastic I guess, wanted protein -

Out to the boat again and replaced the engine room bilge pump and auto switch. Parts ordered for the forward switch too. Forward pump works, just not on automatic.

 

[aja8888]

My DW is now in a skilled nursing facility and will be in there until probably Xmas. Tomorrow, the staff is serving Thanksgiving lunch and I will be attending with her. She may have to eat in a wheelchair, but that's OK as she will have me for company along with 100 or so new friends.

 

[Marita40]

On my way home from a fabulous vacation in Austria and Slovenia. The Christmas markets and the light dusting of snow made it magical. Crossing my fingers that I make all my connections today.

 

[W2R]

My DW is now in a skilled nursing facility and will be in there until probably Xmas. Tomorrow, the staff is serving Thanksgiving lunch and I will be attending with her. She may have to eat in a wheelchair, but that's OK as she will have me for company along with 100 or so new friends.

Well good! She is making progress in the right direction, and what a relief that must be after all she has been through. Hope you two have a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch together.

 

[Walt34]

aja8888, I'm glad to hear things are working out as well as they could for you and your wife.

Today I went over to a BIL's house to retrieve the snowblower I gave to him several years ago when I bought a new one that is much easier to handle. Yesterday (Thanksgiving) he mentioned that it was getting hard to back up and "wasn't working right". I found that it needed a lot of maintenance stuff that hadn't been done and the friction drive wheel was past worn out and one of the shear pins (that are intended to break before an expensive gear case does) was broken. So I ordered a bunch of repair parts that should be in next week and I'll get it fixed up for him, hopefully before we get any snow.

They've had some major medical issues this year with DW's sister developing cancer in her mouth and she underwent some extensive surgery last month at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. So far, she's doing very well so we're all grateful for that. So if I can help lighten their burdens by fixing the snowblower I'm happy to do it.

 

[Car-Guy]

As per our family tradition, I put up the outside Christmas decorations today. (day after Thanksgiving)...

How come I can put them up in about 90mins but it takes almost twice as long when I put them away for another year.

 

[braumeister]

My day today was mostly engaging in my new hobby, as were the last several days.

Hitting the "Unsubscribe" link on all the damn Black Friday emails that keep filling up my inbox.

 

[Jerry1]

My day today was mostly engaging in my new hobby, as were the last several days.

Hitting the "Unsubscribe" link on all the damn Black Friday emails that keep filling up my inbox.

Yeah, they came out of the woodwork today. I got emails from sites a had not ordered from or gotten any emails from in years. Maybe a sign of the stress these companies are under.

 

[pacergal]

Heading to Jurassic Quest with two dinosaur loving grandsons. Should be a fun, but loud day!

 

[ls99]

Recovering from a 700 mile round trip visiting my nieces and the extended clan. Got caught up on everyone's peccadillos, events, misdeeds and good deeads.
Good for another year.

 

[Dreamer]

aja8888, I'm glad to hear things are working out as well as they could for you and your wife.

Today I went over to a BIL's house to retrieve the snowblower I gave to him several years ago when I bought a new one that is much easier to handle. Yesterday (Thanksgiving) he mentioned that it was getting hard to back up and "wasn't working right". I found that it needed a lot of maintenance stuff that hadn't been done and the friction drive wheel was past worn out and one of the shear pins (that are intended to break before an expensive gear case does) was broken. So I ordered a bunch of repair parts that should be in next week and I'll get it fixed up for him, hopefully before we get any snow.

They've had some major medical issues this year with DW's sister developing cancer in her mouth and she underwent some extensive surgery last month at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. So far, she's doing very well so we're all grateful for that. So if I can help lighten their burdens by fixing the snowblower I'm happy to do it.

That is so kind of you to do this for them.

 

[Jerry1]

Put up the Christmas tree. I wish I could convince DW to get a smaller tree. When we bought the tree, we lived in a different house that actually had storage space. Our current house has very limited storage so the tree ends up in the garage on the top shelf of a shelving unit. It’s getting to the point where I can barely drag it down and I definitely need help from my SIL to put it back at seasons end. Anyway, the hard part is over for now. Listening to Christmas music now and look forward to the Christmas/New Year’s season.

 

[Gumby]

I went to a funeral service for one of my neighbors today. Liver cancer. Within about a month of her diagnosis, she was gone.

Get busy living. It's later than you think.

 

[Ronstar]

Went for a hike and found a few sticks to make hiking sticks from. Did some woodworking and watched the Bears lose. Waiting for Yellowstone to come on tv.

 

[Timeisprecious]

I went to a funeral service for one of my neighbors today. Liver cancer. Within about a month of her diagnosis, she was gone.

Get busy living. It's later than you think.

+1

 

[oldtrig]

I installed two wireless security cameras at my shop which is 18 feet up in the air. It was really nice up there . I did use my scaffold. At age 75 most think I am crazy but I have no problems getting up and down. Both cameras are now working fine and I can view my property from home again.

Also while I was up there I fixed a few places on the metal roof which was even higher that had leaks. I know where to walk as I have did this for 50 years.

 

[Philliefan33]

Today DH and I will be recovering from having my dear parents visiting since Friday. I love them, and know that I am lucky to still have them, but they are exhausting!

 

[Venturer]

Not just yesterday but over the weekend. We put up interior decorations. Then yesterday We put up outside decorations. We only put the lighted wreaths on windows and front door,and put up 1 lighted tree outside. We have a bunch of yard "art",lighted deer,snowmen,horse and carriage,spiral & string tree ect. that we normally put out every year but it gets harder and harder. We have always enjoyed decorating like this, but this year it just seemed like too much work. I have one of the Amish storage "barns" with an attic on each end that we keep the decorations in. The 10ft tall inside tree is heavy and last year I had to get darling son/nlaw to help lift it back up,so this year we put up a smaller tree inside.One good thing to come from this will be a lower Dec. electric bill! Merry Christmas to all!

 

[MBAustin]

After watching Senegal win over Ecuador this morning and 30 minutes of the US v Iran match, I went to my (poorly) scheduled appointment for a clinical trial of an RSV vaccine for over-65. The office staff was very nice and figured out how to get the game on their TV while I was doing paperwork. And they came back to the exam room to tell me that USA won, which helped get my blood pressure back to normal before the physical.

I’m pretty sure I got the placebo as I always have a sore shoulder after vaccines , and am not feeling it at all, but that’s what clinical trials are all about. They thanked me many times for signing up. And they had snacks and sodas in the waiting room plus Whataburger coupons on the desk. So it was a good day.

 

[MC Rider]

Finally got the internet hooked up at our new place in the 93285 after a week here. View from our new porch.

 

[street]

Didn't get much done today but a long walk some reading and took wife to volunteer work and picked her up. It was a cold breezy day so hunkered down and rest of the day. I ended up getting a deer last Saturday and went back in to pack it out on Sunday so I could do it all in daylight. A day of rest was a good feeling today.

Tomorrow head to the ranch again for the day.

 

[Ronstar]

^^Congrats on the deer!

I organized my desk with some DIY drawer organizers, epoxied a charcuterie board and finished making a knife.