16 December 2018, a day from Mark’s past

Status: Living room full of tubs and bags from our Florida trip and our  “Pre Lit” Christmas tree has no lights left on it from yesterday’s efforts.

Plans: Church Christmas play is today, then a Christmas party in the afternoon.

Narrative: Well, it’s 9PM and I’m just now getting settled.  It has been a long day.  I got up around 6AM and made sure I was set for today, then went back to bed until 7 when the alarm went off.  My wife made me eggs and toast for breakfast and I was out the door by 7:40 to the school.  Set out the cones and the handicapped signs, people were already trying to park in between the buildings.  It makes me sad that people try and find the closest spot to the door knowing that we’ve got so many people with handicaps.

Christmas service went better than usual, but it was still a lot of work for everyone.  I had two helpers on stage today, that helped immensely.  We were done by 12 and I was headed home by 12:30, which is pretty good considering.

Christmas party also went pretty well, it was good to spend time with J&J.  There was plenty of food and fresh coffee of plenty!  We had fun and played a couple games before heading home.  We attempted to take a nap, but we were too restless to stay down more than a half an hour.

My son called from Tampa and he setup a Raspberry Pi to contribute to Flight Aware with a seriously small receiver  (USB dongle.)  I was able to log into it from Atlanta and see the traffic over his house for about 150 miles in all directions.  If that wasn’t amazing enough, it was using a 7″ magnetic mount antenna for a car.

Mom’s money for the farm has not posted and she apparently did not buy groceries today as planned.

Tomorrow: Finish the tree and clear the dining room table so the wife can wrap presents.

https://www.verywellfamily.com/feelings-words-from-a-to-z-2086647

From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT set clear goals for the day? No
Did I DMBT make progress to those goals? No
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT fix something today? Yes
Did I DMBT improve something today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
Did I DMBT be fully engaged? Yes
*Did My Best To
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