Cherkey

 

Friday

I got up after 8:30, having slept well. Chris was asleep on the couch. I got dressed and took supplements and prepared fiber gel. I called Jamie and we talked about 83 and 111. I called John and asked him to clean the baseboards at 83. Then I took off the plastic toilet seat and went over there to exchange it for the wooden one. I installed the wooden one in my house. So much better.

I ate fiber gel and read outside in the sun. I made and ate breakfast. We went to the commissary for groceries. We took them home and put them away. There seemed to be no pressing reason to go to Tooele.

I perused Black Friday sales emails. I made some orders, then put supper in the toaster oven. I finished up some purchases. I read messages for a bit and ate supper.

I looked at Rama walkthroughs and took notes. I worked on my blog, then looked at more Rama walkthroughs.

I made a cherkey (cheese turkey) for Michelle since her turkey went bad. I made a bottle of tea and went to her house for Game Night. She ate the cherkey. She had a gift for me under the tree. When I opened it, there were two yards of beaded butterflies on pink netting. It was so beautiful.

We talked for awhile, then I loaded the saved game from last week. I used my notes to guide my next steps. I did quite well.

Then about 10:45, I saved the game. The next step was a lethal one. So I reloaded and tried again. Still lethal. What was I supposed to do?

I thanked her and went home. I couldn't resist looking at the walkthroughs but was unable to determine just what I could do to save my life. Then I went to bed.

Thanksgiving

 

Thursday

It wasn't a great night, but no RLS. I got up at 8. I took supplements and read online. I wasn't feeling great. I got dressed for the turkey trot. But then I decided I shouldn't go. I put on a recurring one minute timer while I sipped vitamin C water and watched craft videos that Faye sent. Chris went to the event and was back in half an hour. He said only a handful of people came.

He had Michele with him. But then they both left. He took a set of glasses to the Popkens who were having company. I guess he dropped her off at home. He cleared his stuff from the diningroom table, so then I cleared mine. He made up some pecan pies and put them in the oven. I fed the starter, but it seemed to be too late. I threw regular yeast and the other ingredients in the bread machine. I used whey as the liquid.

I watered the plants. I listened to a podcast. The bread wasn't rising. I figured out that the whey had too much vinegar in it. I meant to use the sweet one. The starter wasn't rising either, so I mixed some of the starter with yeast and let it bubble. Then I threw that in the bread machine and let it mix again.

I read e-mail. I walked to the post office to get the mail. Michele and John drove up as I left. Of course they did. When I got back, Chris was finishing up the broccoli and we sat down to Thanksgiving dinner.

We conversed as we ate Cornish hen, broccoli, stuffing, and mushrooms. Later I checked on the bread and noted it had finally risen. John's rejoinder was 'it is risen indeed'. I made it into rolls and put them in a warm oven to rise.

Chris, John and Michele watched Legend. I listened to podcasts and read articles to clear my e-mail. After the movie, John collected all the glass bottles that we have been saving for him in a very full garbage bag. Then they went home.

I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then I worked on my blog and went to bed.

Thanksgiving Eve service

 

Wednesday

I got up at 7:30. I got a slow start to the morning and I don't remember why. Part of it was watching a video Faye sent and responding to it, then looking up a segment of a show that dealt with the same topic so I could send her the link I promised.

Then I exercised, drybrushed, meditated and tapped. Later I cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms. I washed dishes, vacuumed and mopped. I read outside for awhile. I cut up bacon and made cheese squares. I checked e-mail. I finalized an AllStar order and worked on the Swanson one.

I realized it was late, so I jumped in the shower, then put on a black dress and shoes. I bundled up the cheese squares and a water bottle. I went to the chapel 'cause we were told to be there at 5.

Only a few people were there, not enough to start practice. However, as I talked to who was there and got my instrument assembled, others began to arrive. But it was 45 minutes later till we started going through the routine of the evening. We discovered that my copy of Amazing Grace was in the wrong key. So we had to make a copy from the hymnal, which was spread over two pages. Rick went home and did it, then brought me the copy. However, it wasn't any larger than in the hymn book.

Chris arrived around 6, but it didn't start till 6:30. We talked to people. Chris introduced Michele and John to John and his wife. I drank from my water bottle. The chapel filled up with people.

Then the service started. It was fairly simple, but with lots of us going up to play and coming back to sit in the front row. Readings and songs. Then people were invited to say what they were thankful for. Then the last song and we were done.

Well, except for the fellowship hall and the food. People lined up to eat. I wandered here and there, talking, or wondering what to do next. I found the easels in the sewing room. I closed the door so the sewing stuff would be undisturbed. But the door locked. I asked around and only Bryce could find the key. He opened it for me.

There was more talking and waiting around. I got really tired, but wasn't leaving until I could rescue my cheese squares. Finally Bryce came out and handed them to me. So then I put my Sunday music on the stand, and took the rest home, leaving my trombone there.

When I got home, I put the remaining cheese squares in the fridge. I fed the starter. I worked on my blog. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Chris went to bed but I looked at Christmas carols in one octave for handbells.

File recovery

 

Tuesday

I got up at 7:30 with a sore throat. I sat in the morning light to read for awhile. Later I took supplements and skipped exercise and practice. I tied up some loose ends. I went to 111 to clean for 2h. I called John but he said he couldn't come till afternoon.
I went home to make and eat breakfast.

At 2, I stopped at the post office, then went to the chapel to pick up my music. Then I proceeded to Saronna's house to practice hymns and Christmas music. She gave me a pint of apple-pear sauce.

By 3:30, I was back at 111 to clean. John came over for a few minutes to move the furniture back into place. I finished walls and floors and started on the bathroom. Jamie called to say that they are moving to Germany in January. Yikes!

At 5:30, I went home. I heated up supper in the toaster oven. I checked e-mail. Chris came home from work. My laptop rebooted yesterday and lost three weeks of notes. I couldn't find the solution I used last time. I spent an hour or more trying to recreate work and service hours from past blog posts. Then I found the backup address, right under my nose. And there it all was. Whew! I checked to see how accurate my estimates were, and not so great. BTW, the address is: C:Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice\4\user\backup.  

It kind of makes you wonder why it doesn't pull that file when you ask to recover the file.  Instead, I get one that is weeks or months old.

Then I worked on my blog, posting for yesterday and jotting notes for today.  I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds.  Then we read for awhile and went to bed.

Last practice before Thanksgiving eve

 

Monday

I got up at 7:30. I took supplements and brushed my teeth. I watered the plants. I brought in the milk and eggs delivered this morning. I hardboiled two batches. I made and ate egg salad. I played through the Christmas music and sent the list of songs to Keli. I heated up half of the milk and put it in the dehydrator. I heated the other half on the stove, then added vinegar.

I went to 111 to clean. John showed up at 11 and worked till noon, cleaning the oven and windowsills and moving furniture. I vacuumed where the furniture used to bed.

I went home at 12:15ish. I ate fiber gel and read outside. Then I made and ate breakfast while reading e-mail. I scooped the curds for the vinegar cheese.

At 3, I went back to the apartment. I cleaned until 4:45, making a total of 4 hours for the day. I went home to finish off the fiber gel and heat up supper. I scooped the curds for the rennet cheese. I ate supper, then took the new hymns and went to the chapel for band.

I showed the hymns to Keli, then went back to my spot. I announced the numbers and we played through two that were in the same key. Then Rod took over rehearsing for Thursday night. There was a lot of standing around. We played through those hymns twice. There were two other hymns that we sang. But at the end of the rehearsal, Rick said it sounded so much better when we were playing along. So I asked Keli to text me the numbers.

Everyone left except Michelle. She talked about what was bothering her. At length. There seemed to be no talking her out of it or offering another perspective. But we did resolve to take some funny pics together at some place called Sheels.

It was after 8:30 when I got home. I made tea with vitamin C in it and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. Then we read on our laptops. I started an order for supplements that were running out. I nearly went to bed when I realized I hadn't posted to my blog. So I drank C, posted, and went to bed.

My first 3-D snowflake

 

Sunday

I slept in late. I had left the blinds open so I wouldn't have to get up for the plants. When I did get up, I took supplements, exercised, and serenaded the plants with Christmas music. They seem to like it. As the cherry tomatoes ripen, its like they are decorating themselves for Christmas. And then I pick and eat the decorations.

I read e-mail, etc for awhile. Then Chris gave me a massage. As he took his shower, I made and ate fiber gel. Then I worked on my linen nightgown. Finally I washed up and made breakfast. After eating, I got dressed. I took the cheese squares and went to church.

We sang three praise songs. There was prayer and scripture. He gave a sermon on fellowship and the band played two hymns. I asked if he was speaking about 'service' next week, but he said he wouldn't be here.

I went home and changed clothes. We folded laundry. I worked more on my nightgown, sewing the major seams and working on binding. I even sat outside and slipstitched for awhile. When I came in, Chris was working on supper. We ate. I read until 5 then signed into Discord for the game. We chatted with James and Becca for 25 minutes. Then I called Michele to find out why they hadn't signed in. She was sick. So after I got off the phone with her, I called John. He hadn't realized what time it was. But since Michele was sick, the game was called off.

I read e-mail. I finished the 3D snowflake. I tried to text to the band group. But my phone said it could only text 10 people at a time. So I called Michelle and she did it. We talked for a bit, then we both had to run. I got ready for practice and took the snowflake to the chapel.

When I got there, others were ahead of me. We got the bells table trimmed and set up. The bell players arrived. I subbed for Michele. We got in some practice while Rod was setting everyone else up. Then we played with the whole group. Rod made a nook for two girls to sit and read some verses. He had us line up in the hallway and troop in on que. It felt more like production than worship.

After a little more than an hour, he dismissed us. I stayed to make sure everything got put away and to answer questions. Then I went home. I spent over an hour finding some hymns about service, scanning them, cleaning up the scans and printing them out. Then I sat down to write my blog post before going to bed.

Not my kind of music

 Saturday

I tried to sleep in, but got up around 8. Chris was still home, but soon took a shower and went to church. I did the usual first things. I think the plants like when I play trombone.

I made a week's worth of supplements and noted those that were running out. I read e-mail and messages for awhile.

At 10:30 I went to the swap shop to open it for someone donating tires. But Tarah was already there, filling boxes with clothing for the D.I. I talked to him a bit and then to her. By the time I got home, it was 11. Chris asked if he could give me a massage tomorrow instead.

So I took a shower and got dressed. I ate fiber gel and read outside. Then I made and ate breakfast. I looked at scoodie videos, hoping to find one that used half a yard or less per scoodie. Watched part of a Rama walkthrough.

I went cleaning about 3:15. I cleaned until 5, then came home to change clothes. Michelle invited a UJAM instructor to do a session at 5:30. I wanted to support her. So I got there at 5:30 and signed in. We waited a few minutes for other people to show up. Then the lady started the class. Well. It was fast and complicated and suggestive. I guess I am more the Richard Simmons type. After half an hour, I thanked the instructor and went home to have supper and get ready for Project Night.

I put supper in the toaster oven. I read e-mail and messages. I took supper out and ate it. Then I headed to the chapel where Erynne was waiting.

I unlocked the door and we went in. We set up in the fellowship hall. She got out the #6 plastic cups. We decorated some and the kids decorated some. She melted them in the oven and they reduced to discs, but not nice round flat ones like in the pictures. I ripped some flipchart paper into squares to make a 3D snowflake. She gave me a glue stick to use. I glued and folded six squares like I remembered, but I wasn't sure how to glue those six together. We talked for some time then.

Michelle called and she was upset about something. So we talked for some time. While she talked, I ironed the linen pieces, and laid the dress on them and cut out what will become my next nightgown. It will NOT leave this house. Then I packed everything up and put it away. When I got to my car, we wrapped up the conversation and I drove home.

Chris was still up. But he went to bed while I worked on my blog.