A quiet week

It almost seems a shame to waste space writing about nothing... and yet it was a good week.

I got a review back on the emails I was writing for Eagle, and it was pretty positive.  I kept working on the package and now I'm over 1/2 done with the first draft. 

I also got feedback on the new outline for the Chad promo.  She liked the direction and had some other good ideas.  Chad's response was encouraging as well... but the data I need will likely be very slow in appearing.  So either I wait... or I pick something and say... will this do?

Monday night we had Empty Nesters.  I wanted to make tortellini, but wasn't sure how to keep it warm. I heated a crockpot with water in it. Then when the tortellini was done I emptied out the water and put the food in. It stayed nice and warm to church and through the serving.

For my bitcoin trading platforms, they encourage you to set up a two step authentication system. One easy way is with google authenticator app for your smartphone. It produces a new number every minute, so it's harder to duplicate than an email address.  When you create it, they also give you a 16 digit number to remember.  That way, if you lose your phone, you can reset the authenticator on a new phone.

Except I didn't know this the first time I set up the system. And I didn't realize the little blue dot that disappears is the minute countdown so you can tell when the number is about to change.  So I went back into CoinBase to change the authenticator, so I could write down the new number.  Had I been smart, I would have turned off the 2 stage... then turned it back on again.  But no.

I went through all the steps to set up the new number and write it down. The final step was to input the new code generated by the new authenticator number. As I was putting it in... the number changed.  When I hit what I thought was the back space... the entire program page for the change disappeared on my CoinBase.  So I had the old system on Coinbase and the new one on the phone. GAAKKK!

Good thing I don't day trade there.  It took about a week, but they finally sent me the way to fix it.  Then it took a few days (because they are really busy) to get my ID accepted. And I hope by Monday I'll be back on the site.  So if anyone wants to do the Google Authenticator.... just be sure to write down the 16 digit number correctly.... the first time.  Just saying.

Tom finally gave up on me. There was a sister in the ward that needed some extra money. So he hired her to come and clean the house.  She's not fast, but she's thorough. It's nice to have a clean house.  I'm not sure we can afford to have her on a weekly basis... but maybe every other week?

Thursday I went out to lunch with my neighbor. Had a nice chat. Thursday afternoon, I was so tired, I took a nap in front of the fire downstairs.  Tom fixed Macaroni and cheese for dinner for us.

Friday Tom worked off some of the things that needed fixing at the rent houses.  In the afternoon we went out to chop down the undergrowth along the back fence line. In some places the fence is okay. Other places, it's pretty crummy and needs replacing.  That evening, we still had leftovers from the Tortellini, the Mac and cheese and my leftover lunch, as well as some Spinach Quiche. So we invited our friend Barb over for a choose-your-own-leftover dinner and a nice visit.

Saturday Tom went off to cut wood for a priesthood work project. 14 people showed up along with 4 log splitters, a chain saw,several mauls... and some donuts. I guess they got a lot done in 2 hours.In the afternoon, he was supposed to go to one of the rent houses that had a previous bat problem in the attic. We'd been told it was all taken care of and that once there were no more bats, there would be no smell.  But when we were out there last time... there was still a smell.

So Tom planned to enlarge the crawl space and see what the problem was.  But the guy who was going to help, couldn't.  So he napped and cleaned out the fireplace instead.  I made three dozen rolls for the Christmas dinner.  There was some leftover dough... so I was forced to make cinnamon rolls.  Mmmm.... good.

The ward Christmas dinner was Saturday night and it was well attended with at least 190. I think they used every table in the building. There was ample food to go around and gorgeous table decorations.  I think a good time was had by all.

Sunday was our last Self Reliance class. It's been a great experience and many class members have seen their lives improve. After Tom's 3-5 class, he's been babysitting some of the kids in my 4-6 class. And tonight he stayed later to home teach one of the families in my class.... the one with the kids.  The inquisitive 5 year old pulled the fire alarm... creating loud sirens and flashing lights... but not all the lights worked.  And surprisingly, it didn't trigger a 911 call. Tom called to say it was a false alarm... and they came out based on that call. Apparently the alarm rang through to Salt Lake City.  I'm not quite sure how that is totally helpful. Anyway... Tom was somewhat delayed getting home and was forced to drown his sorrows in more cinnamon rolls.