Yesterday was Chickie's 50th birthday so we celebrated. By the end of the day she had amassed some cash, a balloon, and several assorted baked goods - cakes, streusel, more cake, a filled horn pastry, and more cake. She had so much (and a duplicate of one), so asked me to please take one home for DH and I to share, which I happily did. We enjoyed our piece of cake while watching the finals of this year's "American Ninja Warrior" which we had missed earlier in the week because of a scheduling conflict.
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I think this was Season 12 of American Ninja Warrior and they did a great job working around the pandemic by using a single location, restricting in-person to competitors only, and using video to allow remote viewing by friends and family for each athlete. It was a tough course, but not quite the same intensity. Instead of a million dollar payout, it was only $100,000, but that, plus the trophy, were still very welcome by the eventual winner. |
Now DH and I can sink into our Fall viewing season - Holiday Baking Championship for me, and The Curse of Oak Island and Forged in Fire for both of us, along with other baking and fun shows. We're pretty low-key, and even though we can stream, we usually don't bother. The bedroom TV is where all the bells and whistles are and that's DH's territory. I might keep him company, but the various remote controls are his responsibility.
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I think this is Season 8 for "The Curse of Oak Island", and from what I've been seeing in interviews and previews, it will prove to be very exciting, and possibly historical. I'm really looking forward to diving back into it once again. |
I'm excited that Oak Island will soon be starting up again. It's been a long quest, and they're getting closer and closer to finding something monumental - something that will change history, and we'll be there watching (along with a LOT of other people). There's something special about buried treasure that captures the imagination, and the Louganis brothers have been willing to spend the money and time to satisfy that itch, and have done it in style.
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For fans of "Forged in Fire", that show is also scheduled to resume in November, a bit later in the month on the 18th. We'll have the same judges, but according to the talk I've been hearing, we'll have a new host! No more Wil Willis! I'll be disappointed, but with a new baby in the house, maybe he decided doing the show during a pandemic with a new kid wasn't a wise idea. I guess we'll find out in less than two weeks. |
It's also the last really nice weekend we'll have, so we have steaks defrosting in the refrigerator and we'll fire up the grill one last time before putting it away for the winter. Next week we'll return to normal fall and early winter weather - back to cold, grey skies, and sleet/snow falling from the skies. This week has been a wonderful break from the upcoming winter season, and we've taken full advantage by raking up the leaves and winterizing the house. Now, I guess it's going to be time to deal with ice and snow once again and I'm not really looking forward to it, although I deal with it every year.
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Right now, with Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania still tabulating, Biden has 264 of the total 270 he needs to win this election. I'm darned proud that every state I've lived in voted Blue. That's enough politics for today - LOL. |
So, maybe by Monday we'll have a decision in states that are still counting their ballots. Of course, some states won't have their cut-off until next week (including my own, which will process ballots until November 10th, as long as they were postmarked on or before Election Day). I'm SO ready for this to be over with, and I just want it ended. So, have a great weekend, be kind, stay safe, and please wear your mask. I'll return on Monday.
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