end of testing

This term the students have been working on designing robotic arms to aid in household tasks for people with disabilities. They spent so much time working on their arms they started to name them. Sometimes typical person names like "Gary" or "Sally" but one team named theirs the "Automated Personal Helper Robotic Arm" (acronym APHRA). A different team said I could share their picture- their robotic arm is mounted on an old cast so that it can be used as someone's helper arm on their arm. Very creative!

testing day 1

 Today was a 12 hour day of testing and sorting out parts.

I talked on the phone with the guy building Rustle's fence and had about 20 interruptions. Such is my life.

This is the fun part though when they see the results of all their work. But sad if it doesn't work. 

Tomorrow Brandon is going to be helping me so I won't have to do another full day. I needed today to figure out what needed to be done and then he happened to be in the room watching his teams and offered to help.

Player profile

 James had a player profile posted on the team site!

https://www.rapidshockey.ca/en/player-week/player-profile-james-rogers/

Yesterday I wore new winter leggings and they were so nice!

Boots

 I was so pleased to wear my purple boots yesterday as they were much warmer than the shoes from the day before. But I wore them today in the snow and realized that they aren't as waterproof as they were last year. So I brought up a new pair of boots (I bought a whole pile of the same boots on sale as I love them so much) and they were so wonderful. And they worked out well.

Yesterday I did manage to get in touch with chef's plate to ask about the chorizo skillet with potatoes issue as it had neither chorizo or potatoes after my email was rejected. I got in touch on their chat and they were puzzled. It took a while to explain. They said they had to talk to some people and they would get back to me the next day. I haven't heard from them so far!

I had to renew my drivers license and the service ontario has an appointment booking system so I booked an appointment after work. I walked over - they had not used this system previously- during Covid the waits were very long. Using the appointment system they serve you first over walk ins and they were super efficient. I was in and out in a few minutes. Seems to be a good system at that service ontario!

frozen squirrel water

 The water in the bowls in the backyard must have been frozen as it looked quizzically at one bowl and then moved to the next, but no drinking for it. I put out some fresh water.

It was a long day today -13 hours.

I was trying to select my chef's plate meals for next week.

There was a "chorizo skillet with potatoes" but if you look carefully at the ingredients there is neither chorizo nor potatoes! I tried to send them an email but their email is no longer a "channel" that they use. Read the ingredients carefully!

Birthday

 Yesterday was in Brighton for a birthday dinner with my parents:

I didn't sleep well last night because I fell asleep watching a video and took a 10 minute nap and then my body didn't want to sleep and I was up until 4am and then woke at 9:30am with just enough time to get to Rustle.

Worked on Rustle fencing issues and booking James a hotel for his return to Grand Falls in January.

Made chicken Tinga and got the weekly course message launched.

Lots of email and work to do in the morning! (Have meetings all afternoon so nothing will get done in the afternoon!)

preparing for rain

 Knowing that the rain would roll in later in the day in the morning I didn't take my backpack, just a bag that I knew would dry quickly. Raincoat and rain boots.

Watching out my window I saw the rain rolling in. The walk home was as wet as expected.

woken by a murder of crows

 A murder of crows slept in the backyard trees and had a lot to say when they woke up. Were they talking about how they slept? What they were going to do during the day?

time change

 Hopefully it will be lighter in the morning with the time change!