Started the day at 5:30 am to get ready for the busy day. The sky was full of dark clouds and rain. I woke the kids up at 6:30 am to go grocery shopping and head home before the solar eclipse starts. Shopping went uneventful, got this week’s shopping done quickly with no lines to deal with.

Once home, the skies cleared, and I was able to see the sun. We grabbed the chairs and went to the front yard to watch the eclipse. The weather held up until just after the peak of the eclipse. I got some good pictures of it. The clouds started coming in at the end, but I was grateful to be able to see it.

Afterwards we went to drop off the bikes and unwanted items at Goodwill. Once we dropped the items off, we headed to a phone repair shop to see if they could fix my phone. They said it wasn’t possible (due to the part not being available) but gave me some ideas to repair the phone. I am going to fill the cracks up with resin and allow it to harden. Once done to put a skin on top of it and call it good. Tomorrow I will start the process.

In the afternoon, my daughter and I made Halloween cupcakes. They came out perfect. We used to do it when I was working full time at home and was with the kids 24/7.  I’m not sure why we stopped doing it but will continue to bake with the kids. It’s fun and a fantastic way to learn about cooking.

I watched TV and played Uno with the kids before bed. Tomorrow I will start work on the phone and the staging area in the garage. I’m going to help my daughter clear out her room. She has too many things in her room. I can’t even walk in there because the floor is littered with stuff.

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