21 December 2018, a day from Mark’s past

Status: Still raining, living room still full of stuff. One day to clean it.

Narrative: Checks arrived today, the deposit will be available tomorrow. Gathered up all the recycling I’ve been saving up all year. Took the batteries to Batteries & Bulbs, electronics to Best Buy and the burnt out compact fluorescents to The Home Depot. Looked at tubs and flower pots to cover and seal the chimney. The top of the chimney is bigger than I had thought. Last year I put a drop cloth on it. I suppose a garbage bag would do. The Home Depot still had a lot of Christmas lights left, couldn’t buy any until these silly checks clear.

My Flight Aware receiver and antenna arrives today. I’ve downloaded the operating system and have an idea of how i’m going to mount it and the antenna. Being winter time will make it easier to find a permanent home for it. (Nobody wants to go roaming around in a hot attic.)

Wife cooked Taco’s for dinner and we watched an old movie “Holiday Inn” before retiring to bed.

Performed a couple of long run tests on the rather large 18AH batteries I brought back from Florida. The batteries that were in the stall solar lights are about half gone and need to be tossed. The two new ones we bought for the CPAP UPS last month worked flawlessly.

  • To Do List:
    • Burn the wood.  (Sent Doug a message asking his price for the job.)
    • Bug treatments. (Ricky will get a chance first.)
    • Make a plan to sort pile in Grandpa’s shed.
    • Cover chimney.
    • Ask Lawyers about Gifts.

Tomorrow: Watch the munchkins in the evening.

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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