Time Lapse

I read the directions of the GoPro camera this morning and got it set to take time lapse pictures.  I set it up in the kitchen window taking a picture every 2 seconds.

It took 2852 pictures and got the Fedex driver delivering some Christmas presents.  We made a trip to Costco today, it was a great day for a drive.  While we were down in Vancouver, I went over to Wheel Masters and picked up a couple of new center pieces for the motor home's wheel covers, I noticed the other day one was missing, now I have a spare.  After filling our cart at Costco, Vera picked up hot dogs and pop from their deli.  It is a great buy, a big hot dog and a refillable 20 oz. drink for $1.50.  After we unloaded at home, I downloaded the GoPro pictures and tried to make a video out of them, today's attempt was better, but still not what I want.  Thursday Night football and Wipeout finished up my evening.

It's beginning to look like Christmas

After Vera went to bible study this morning, I headed over to see what was new with Ava and Harper.  Harper wasn't feeling good, but Ava was in a good mood.  She started bringing me food from their play kitchen and by the time she was done I had just about every toy food they have.  I went into the shop to see what project would interest me today and decided to put up Christmas lights.

I got everything out to do the shop, then ended up doing the house first.  One of my garage sale buys last summer had a bunch of brass cup hooks in it.  I used most of them today as I had removed all the old ones last summer.

I had all the lights up by the time Vera got home, so she got a little surprise.  The little snowmen on the deck had some burned out bulbs, and of course we had everything but clear ones, so it was off to town.  Vera picked up some electronic candles for the hearth while we were in the store, they look pretty nice!  By the time I got all the tools and such put away, my leg was getting a little tired, so I settled into my recliner for dinner, which led to a nap after dinner.  When I went out to take these pictures, I discovered it is a beautiful night for looking at the lights, the sky is clear and the moon is really bright.

Getting Better

Monday

I had an early appointment to check on my leg this morning.  My doctor was happy with the way it looked and I am to continue what I have been doing.  I got a hair cut before heading home.  I got the garbage can loaded and down to the road after I got home.  Puttering in the shop and Monday Night football finished my day.

Tuesday

After Vera's walk and when I was done playing on the computer, we made a recycling run and did some grocery shopping.  This afternoon, I started looking at my next project, a P-51B Mustang.  James had a choir concert this evening, so we headed down to that about 7.

It was a Christmas concert and James was one of a trio that did a solo and then had a solo part at another point in the program.  The kids did a great job and we really enjoyed it.  Afterwards, James, Michelle, Vera and I went for a treat at Coldstone.

Here is a link to a short video from the concert.

http://vimeo.com/33267227

Foggy Flying

It was a cool foggy day of flying, the forecast called for clearing in the afternoon, but it never happened, in fact, it got worse!  This picture was as good as it got, there were times when the tree in the background was hard to see!

The first thing I did when I arrived was set up the propane heater, that turned out to be a really popular spot all day.  I got 2 flights on the new Super Cub, the lights showed up pretty good in the fog.  I ended up getting 6 flights in before the fog got really bad.  I was part way home, when I remembered the GoPro camera was still at the field.  I was trying to take a time lapse video with it, but ended up with one picture.  I guess I will have to read the directions some more.  Shortly after I got home, we got a call from Michelle that they wanted to stop by and were bringing pizza, Yum!

They brought up a poinsettia for Vera and rice crispy cookies, another Yum!  Sunday Night football and popcorn finished our day until it was time to do my blog.

Another one ordered!

8 hours sleep again last night!  Boy, does that feel good.  Right after breakfast, I ran down to the Country Cousins Bazaar and bought this center piece.  Lots of nice things there, they will donate all the money to charities, my nieces and nephews are a good bunch of kids.  I got another present ordered today, then I spent the day charging batteries for flying tomorrow and puttering in the shop.  I got a wing repaired that has been sitting around for quite a while, I also repaired and made a couple of improvements on a balancer that I had knocked off a shelf and broke.  It will not break in those spots again!  We had a nice sunset this evening, so I went out on the deck and took some pictures.  It is sure nice to feel good again!

Almost back to normal!

Well as normal as I ever get!  It was great to sleep in our bed last night, instead of on the couch with 2 cushions and a couple of pillows under my leg to keep it elevated, I slept great also!  I made a trip over to see the twins this morning, Dianne was heading for a bazaar with Taylor, so Steve was in charge of the twin's bath.  Things went great until it was time to get out.  It seems grandma always does that and she was gone.  They were not happy campers for a bit, but they got over it and started playing.  When I got home, we made a mail and grocery run to town, the first one since my trip to Kaiser.  I hauled wood pellets this afternoon and since I had the 4 wheeler out, I ran Laury's pie tin back.  I got our first Christmas present sent off this afternoon, that felt good!  I spent the evening puttering on the computer and watching Top Gear.

Cyber Thursday

8 hours of sleep last night sure made me feel good today.  The swelling is down in my leg and the redness is going away.  I made one trip outside, I took some recycling out, filled and started the shop stove before heading back in.  I did notice it was pretty nippy out there.  I was just going to give money for Christmas, but decided to have a Cyber Thursday, I got online and did a whole bunch of shopping.  By the time I was done there are only two more gifts to get!  I spent the evening with my leg propped up, watching the Seahawks win and eating brownies that Vera made.  There is nothing better than warm brownies fresh out of the oven.  Maybe I will go online tomorrow and look for a good white elephant for Christmas Eve.