Sunday Mother’s Day 2025

I nearly forgot to finish the blog on Sunday. Finally, I finished it after 6 and published it. Deborah asked me where the blog was. Oops!

I had just watched another episode of the bright and fun murder show, Colombo-like, “Elsbeth,” when Deborah reminded me to write the blog. The second episode was excellent and gave me a more NYC feel; the murder involved real estate. Often, these shows, well done, do not connect as well to the location, but “Elsbeth” connects to NYC. I was catching up on the next Doctor Who when Deborah called. It was also good and was about a god of storytelling.

After the blog, I started another 3D print run. I got a half-melted 28mm figure and two puddles. Ugh! I cleaned up the mess. Remembering to use a mask this time, I collected the unused resin, put it back in the bottle, heated it to 32°C in a bucket of warm water, and tried again with warmed resin. Another three hours of printing and my second try on Sunday. It would fail again with the same results, precisely the same.

Dinner was reheated: a breaded chicken thigh and pasta I made a few days ago. I covered it in Costco’s Rao’s overpriced sauce. My colon and tummy had been bothering me, and I was dizzy and had moments of feeling hot. I decided to take it slow on Sunday.

I loaded the dishes into the dishwasher and ran it. Then, I washed the larger pans by hand, cleaned the knives, and put them back. I hold them on a magnetic board, which I recommend.

I finished the night reading until I started to nod off. I put on my PJs and soon fell asleep.

Sunday, Mother’s Day, started with me rising around 8 and finding coffee made. A pot of liberal Fair Trade coffee to start my day; perfect! I spent most of the morning writing the blog, doom-scrolling the news, and updating my Quicken summary. I use Quicken to download all the transactions and categorize them. I know what is transpiring in all my accounts.

I talked to Deborah with her ‘Good morning’ greeting me when I woke up around 7. I had to ring off at 9:15 to shower and dress. Air VW the Gray carried me across Beaverton in light traffic and arrived at 10:30, for the 11 worship service. The steps to the side door were sprinkled with rice and other food items. I said good morning, got a broom, and cleared the steps. I ushered and had to admit I could not follow the service that well. Ken had two people talk about their experiences at the church, and then tried to connect that to living a righteous and full life. His point was that little things and community matter. Dondrea and Z supplied tulips for Mother’s Day. There was also a cake, and I had one small piece.

I returned home in the EV and reheated the wonton soup. I always order the large to have another meal later. I also wanted the container, as it is perfect for pouring out the resin from the tank. I reheated the soup twice in the microwave and let it sit to let the heat spread through the soup. It was good.

I poured the unused resin into the previous soup container, cleaned up the Egloo Mars 3D printer, reset it, and poured it back into the bottle. I then reheated the resin in the bottle with warm water to 33°C and repeated the print–it would fail again.

Aside: I learned that the resin’s optimal temperature is 25-30°C.

I looked at new models and discovered that the new Egloo printer has a built-in heater for the resin, a fan to kill the fumes, and works much faster. The tariffs are not yet worked into the prices, so I am tempted. I have an expensive, large Egloo 3D resin printer that seldom worked for me, and I am not tempted to try it again. The reviews of this Kickstarter printer are poor, and the amount of resin in the tank makes it hard to work with. For the moment, I will try to make my old original and often successful printer work. I did see that Egloo sells a little heater to put in the printer, which is very tempting.

Deborah spent most of Mother’s Day with her boys, and we talked for a long time after she was in bed. We like to start and end our days together.

And that closes the loop on Sunday’s story!

Thanks for reading!