Done last month (20131124 Su - 1130 Sa)

[mdlbear]

All in all a pretty eventful week. Not clear whether the big event was Thanksgiving -- which the YD did much of the work for, thankfully -- or Colleen moving upstairs. And I did a huge amount of puttering around the latter, including (in no particular order) a lot of laundry, installing grab bars, moving the support pole, folding up the couch and putting the carpet back down, and no doubt a lot of thngs I've forgotten.

Some of our king-sized sheets appear to have gone missing. Grump. But it's really nice to be back in our own bed, in our own bedroom. Wow.

Hmm. More visits with Uncle Ken, Susan, and company, including dinner at a local pizza joint called Talarico, where we met Susan's daughters. She hasn't met Chaos yet.

Some good links in the notes.

1124 Su
  * up 7:15ish; W=207.2; d, n; shower
  * take turkey out of freezer, put in fridge to thaw
  * re:  fix back gate -- add handle outside and fix the loose board
  * re:  fix trellis/arch:  parachute cord
  * re:  longer string on front gate
  : Damned if I know where all the king-sized sheets went.  At least two are missing:  one
    of the red ones, and the black one.  Broke open the new set.
  @ How To Meet People | www.succeedsocially.com many other articles on site.

1125 Mo
  * up 7:15; W=206.2; d, n
  * Carpooled with N, who had a 9:30 appointment at Cortiva
  * feeling slightly feverish.  Grumph.  Still functional, though.
  @ Family Recipe - Metropolis Magazine - June 2013 
    "For most of us, preparing instant pancakes from a box is an easy, three-step
    affair. Gather and mix a few ingredients, pour the batter into a hot pan, flip. For
    Steven Savitzky, however, the process isn’t so simple. He was diagnosed with autism
    spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months and today, at age 20, still lives at home with
    his parents on Long Island, New York. For him, the kitchen is a distressing
    place. “It’s a sensory-rich environment, and that can be a barrier for someone with
    autism,” says Steven’s 23-year-old sister, Amanda Savitzky" Amazing what you can turn
    up with a vanity search on google images.
  % 10pm very congested.  Probably a cold.  
  % finally resorted to afrin, and slept well.

1126 Tu
  * up 6:30; W=204.6, BP=124.80, P=81; d, n

1127 We
  * up 5am; W=204; d, n; snuggle, shower
  * 7:30am call with Naomi, Louise Owen, Jack ? of Firestone
  * drive to work - leave early (8:45, after call)
  * leave work 4pm
  * 5pm Talarico's 4718 California Ave SW, with Uncle Ken, Susan, Dan, and their daughters
    (don't remember the younger one's name; the older is Jenna, 22.  She asked me about
    web comics and I pointed her at Digger, xkcd, and Girl Genius.  She's already a QC
    addict.)
  : Colleen fell getting out of the car; nothing injured but her dignity, thank goodness.
  & I'm finishing off the gin, and it doesn't look like we're moving upstairs tonight.

1129 Th Thanksgiving
  * up 6:30; W=205.4; d, n; shower
  % ok; that makes me feel better.  I was worried last night that I still had bills due
    the 28th, but there's nothing earlier than 12/3 in the stack.  Of course, that's next
    Tuesday, but if I pay them this evening I'll be fine.
  % left to pick up the kids with my computer glasses instead of the regular ones.  Didn't
    make much of a difference.  They're pretty much only correcting the astigmatism.
  * Emmy made a caramelized onion fritatta for her cooking class lab.  Yum!
  @ A "personal cloud": percloud [LWN.net]
  & minor set of kerfuffles over the turkey.  The kids seem to have it in hand now, but I
    had to come in and get the plastic dealy-bob out of the bird's butt; this required
    using the kitchen shears as first an icepick, then a pry-bar.
  % BP=150/85, P=70 -> BP=129/86, P=66
  * 15min:  mount pictures on Rainbow Room mantle.  The hammer-drill makes short work of
    brick.  Wants a slightly smaller bit for walldog screws, though:  brick's soft enough
    that they strip out a 3/16" hole.  ETA: as it turns out, 5/32 is too small, however.
  * 15min:  puttering.  Random cleaning and straightening around the house.
  * Thankful Thursday post.

1129 Fr
  * up 7:30; W=205.2; d, n
  * in to work for 4 hours.
  @ patstam/git-exile · GitHub
  @ Neville Longbottom is the Most Important Person in Harry Potter—And Here’s Why |
    Tor.com (Friday Five: Good Reads | Home of the Autographed Cat)
  @ Author Turns His Closet Into the Best Home Office Ever
  * Upstairs!  Got Colleen upstairs, she took a shower, and we went to bed.
    We moved into the house in May and this is the first time the two of us have slept
    together in our own bed since then.
    ! contented bear

1130 Sa
  * up 7:30; W=205.2; d, n
  * 10am Susan, Dan, Ken for morning tea
  * 15min:  lots of puttering, mostly around moving upstairs

Comments

[jcfiala.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that Colleen can go upstairs. Hooray!