Cold, but not freezing. Probably. Forecast says, low in the low 40s. It was freezing yesterday morning, and it warmed up during the sunny day. In fact it was pretty nice until sunset.Today should be similar but warmer.

I got skunked at my one pickup (of three invoices) yesterday which threw today’s plan into disarray. I did get some other things done -costco, auto repair, post office, etc.

Today I’ll start by doing the pickup I should have done yesterday. Then I’ll do some other pickups as well. I had planned to do mostly pickups today anyway. If I can get some decorations up, or some items moved or sorted, it will be a bonus.

Of course every day is a bonus day.

Do what you can. And stack.

nick

Cold this morning, and colder tonight. Supposedly we’ll be freezing, but I hope not. It was colder yesterday but not freezing during the day. It did get colder as the day went on. It was 40F at midnight with some breeze.

I did very little yesterday to advance my list. I did have a relaxing day although it wasn’t as relaxing as laying around reading while the heater runs.

Today I have to make some progress. My hobby potluck is out of the way, and I have a clear path to do my stuff leading to Christmas, New Year’s Day, and the end of the year. I have gifts to buy, gifts to wrap, and gifts to find in the back of the closet. I’ve got cleaning to do, maintenance, and shopping. Normal stuff in other words. It may be normal, but it still needs to be done.

I’ve been stacking tasks, but now I need to use my stack and get some done.

Stacking is always easier. 🙂

nick

Cool but maybe not cold. Yesterday was partly cloudy, partly sunny, mostly depending on what part of town you were in. At my house, we got some very light misty drizzle at around dusk. Nothing more, but I did empty the back of the pickup to be sure.

I did all my pickups. Lots of driving, but I got everything but one done. Didn’t get to the shop to get D1 her welding helmet. She’s not supposed to need one, but having your own is always nice. I did get the sleeves, gloves, and beanie that I bought for her. They are all medium sized and should fit better than whatever the class is using. W says the class will have all the gear sized for girls as it’s a girls welding class… I guess we’ll see.

Today while the kid is doing that, the other one has a competition to attend, starting with dropoff at school at 7am. That’ll be W’s job. I’ll be catching a bit of sleep before starting my hectic morning. We’ve got a whole committee of volunteer hosts for today’s potluck and gift exchange, but I’ve still got plenty to do. And start time for setup is 11am.

The festivities should take me through to evening, late afternoon at least. Then it’s home to clean up and set up the tree. Dunno why we’re so late this year, but I suspect having the room full of my stuff has contributed. All the rooms are full of my stuff to some degree. I am working on that.

No auctions won last night, so I’ll have a pause in pickups. That’s a good thing.

Later today I might have time to look through the freeze dried buckets and see what I got for my $6. Mostly breakfast cereal and side dishes if my guess is correct. I get the feeling that Wise is better than some of the “emergency food bucket” sellers, but not as good as Auguson or Mountain House. The pre-packaged buckets are not what they suggest they are… you will need a lot of additional protein.

So stack some. Use the FDs as supplemental, or really ‘just in case’ and stack real food. Keeping in mind, something is better than nothing. And even overpriced, under calorie’d buckets are better than hunger.

nick

Cool and clear, warming later. I hope. It was nice at the BOL this morning, a bit chilly but the sun was beating down. I was sweating while hanging Christmas lights. I’m hoping for similar here in Houston today.

Got up reasonably early. Did stuff. Little stuff, but mostly stuff that needed to be done. The extra Christmas lights on the dock went up when the mower didn’t start… no idea why, no time to troubleshoot or recharge the battery. Eventually drove home and did the thing I needed to do here.

Today I’m taking the truck in for a look-see at the drive line and rear end. I noticed a small visible wobble, really small, in the rear wheel that was hit, and there is a slight pull to the right. Getting it checked out is probably prudent.

Before that though, I’ve got a pickup to do, or maybe more than one, and some stuff that needs to be moved to the shop. I’ll have to leave the truck at the repair shop overnight, so I need to do some stuff today.

Other than that it is another normal day here at Casa de Nick.

Stack!

nick